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electricitybills.Morethan14000customersparcipateinthiseortwhichalsosupportsrenewableenergydemonstraonandeducaonprojects.ThelatestGreenUpdemonstraonprojectisSonicBloomasolar-poweredworkofartconsisngofveowersupto33feettallatPacicScienceCenter.CityLightfurtheroersavarietyofwaysforcustomerstogosolarincludinganaward-winningCommunitySolarprogramwithlocaonsatJeersonParkandtheSealeAquariumandbypartneringwiththelocalnonprotNorthwestSustainableEnergyforEconomicDevelopmentonaSolarizeSealecampaign.CommunitySolarparcipantsownaporonofalargerpublic-orientedsolarinstallaonandreceivecreditsontheirbillthrough2020.Solarizeprovideseducaonandtechnicalsupportthatempowerneighborhoodstogosolarthroughfreeworkshopssolarsiteassessmentsandaordablegrouppurchasingandnancing.TheseeortshavesignicantlycontributedtoincreasedawarenessaboutsolarpowerandthenumberofsystemsinstalledintheulitysserviceterritoryCommunitySolaratJeersonParkandtheSealeAquariumtotal73kW.SolarizeNorthwestSealeJanuaryJuly2013resultedin141newsolarinstallaonsequalingallpreviousSolarizeSealecampaignscombined.SolarizeCentralSoutheastSealeMayDecember2013resultedin75newinstallaonsasofmid-November2013.Thetotalnumberofcustomerswhoinstalledhomesolarsystemsnearlydoubledin2013from234toapproximately450customers.CityLightishometothelargestcustomersolarinstallaoninthestateatCenturyLinkEventCenter780kWandthegreenestcommercialbuildingintheworldtheBulliCenterwhichhasa240kWsolarinstallaon.600500400300200100020072010201120122013est.2014est.20092008AnnualNewCustomerSolarInstallationByadoptinginnovativetechnologyandworkingwitharchitectsengineersaswellastradealliesCityLightleadsthewaytoincreasedenergysavings.SeattleCityLightEnvironmentReport201413SupportingNewRenewableEnergyResourcesSealeCityLightdemonstratesitsconnuingcommitmenttocleanenergybybuildingonitshydroelectriclegacywiththeacquisionofnewrenewableresources.SinceJanuary2009CityLighthascontractedfor1.1millionmegawa-hoursofelectricityfromtheColumbiaRidgelandllgasplantandKingCountysWestPointcogeneraonplantalongwiththeassociatedenvironmentalaributescalledrenewableenergycreditsthrough2021.Theulityalsocontractedfor2.4millionrenewableenergycreditsfrom16windprojectsonegeothermalplantandonelandllgasprojectthrough2021.ThesepurchaseswillallowCityLighttoreliablyserveourcustomersneedforenergyandhelptheulitymeettherequirementsofI-937.Thevoter-approvedmeasurerequires15percentofCityLightsenergyporolioby2020tocomefromrenewableenergyresourcesdevelopedaer1997.AddionallySealeCityLightsGreenUpprogramallowscustomerstoinvestinnewsourcesofrenewableenergygeothermalwindbiogassolarbypayingalilemoreontheirSolarpanelsontopoftheowersandthePacicScienceCenterroofprovideallthepowerforSonicBloom.