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Top 25 List
July 2010
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.
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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 – – Jackson Federal Building and US Seattle Courthouse |
684,800 |
Silver |
| 6 |
PCC Natural Markets |
638,311 |
Gold |
| 7 |
Rosetta Inpharmatics |
496,000 |
LEED |
| 8 |
Mithun |
489,600 |
Platinum |
| 9 |
Seattle Public Utilities Operations Control Center |
460,128 |
LEED |
| 10 |
Pagliacci Pizza |
430,000 |
Platinum |
| 11 |
McCallum Print Group |
387,200 |
Gold |
| 12 |
Antioch University |
320,000 |
Gold |
| 13 |
Shoreline City Hall |
291,426 |
LEED |
| 14 |
North Cascades Environmental Learning Center |
290,000 |
LEED |
| 15 |
Theo Chocolate |
219,600 |
Platinum |
| 16 |
ColorGraphics |
178,400 |
Participant |
| 17 |
Northgate Civic Center |
153,935 |
LEED |
| 18 |
Opus Northwest |
146,229 |
LEED |
| 19 |
Charter Construction |
140,000 |
Platinum |
| 20 |
Institute for Systems Biology |
114,680 |
LEED |
| 21 |
Chief Seattle Club/Monterey Lofts |
81,805 |
LEED |
| 22 |
The Schuster Group |
76,800 |
LEED |
| 23 |
Genelex Corporation |
72,800 |
Platinum |
| 24 |
Measurement Technology NW |
70,682 |
Platinum |
| 25 |
Seattle Parks – – Montlake Community Center Expansion |
67,918 |
LEED |
These Top 25 purchases amount to nearly 27 million kilowatt-hours annually, which is more than 33 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.
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