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Green Up Program


Renewable Energy


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Top 25 List

January 2009

The Green Up Top 25 List highlights the annual green power purchases of leading Seattle City Light business customers.

Green Up works with all types of organizations — from small businesses owners, design professionals and retailers, to public institutions, commercial property managers and major corporations. Visit Business Sign-up for further information on Green Up.

  Top 25 Green Up Partner Annual Green Power Use (kWh) Award Category
1 University of Washington 14,956,000 Gold
2 Seattle University 2,541,600 Platinum
3 Starbucks (SODO) Center 1,913,600 Gold
4 King County Chinook Building 1,533,153 LEED
5 U.S. GSA 684,800 Silver
6 PCC Natural Markets 638,311 Gold
7 FedEx Kinkos 600,000 Platinum
8 Mosler Lofts 558,160 LEED
9 Mithun 489,600 Platinum
10 Seattle Public Utilities Operations Control Center 460,128 LEED
11 Pagliacci Pizza 430,000 Platinum
12 McCallum Print Group 387,200 Gold
13 Antioch University 320,000 Gold
14 Waste Management of Seattle 290,400 Platinum
15 North Cascades Environmental Learning Center 290,000 LEED
16 Seattle Storm 2008 Home Games 241,434 Event
17 Theo Chocolate 219,600 Platinum
18 ColorGraphics 178,400 Participant
19 Northgate Civic Center 153,935 LEED
20 Charter Construction 140,000 Platinum
21 West Seattle Community Resource Center 132,861 LEED
22 City of Burien 120,800 Gold
23 Synapse Product Development 120,000 Platinum
24 Chief Seattle Club/Monterey Lofts 81,805 LEED
25 The Schuster Group 76,800 LEED


These Top 25 purchases amount to 27 million kilowatt-hours annually, which is more than 35 percent of total Green Up purchases made by all Seattle City Light customers, and enough energy to power 3,000 homes.

Purchasing green power through Green Up helps support the development of new renewable energy projects in the Northwest and a sustainable green economy.

Click here for more contact information! Green Up Customer Service

(206) 684-8822


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To sign up, click the appropriate link below:
Green Up for Residential Customers
Green Up for Business Customers


For information on your household carbon emissions and how to calculate them, see: www.zerofootprint.net/ calculators/seattle/


 

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