PSE’s Green Direct program expands with WUTC approval

The second offering of Green Direct expands to accommodate additional customers

BELLEVUE, Wash. (12/5/2018) With the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission’s approval, Puget Sound Energy will be able to increase capacity of the second phase of Green Direct to allow additional customers to participate in the program. As we announced back on Oct. 16, the program has been fully subscribed and will take energy from the largest solar project built in the state.

“We are thankful to the commission for recognizing the demands of our customers for more renewable energy options,” said Will Einstein, PSE director of Product Development and Growth. “By increasing the capacity of Green Direct, we will be able to help more customers achieve their long-term carbon goals.”

With the WUTC approval to increase the capacity of Green Direct from 75 aMW to 85 aMW, customers like Amazon, University of Washington Bothell and the Issaquah School District are now signed on to participate.

“Environmental sustainability has been a driving force throughout University of Washington Bothell’s evolution,” said Tony Guerrero, UW Bothell associate vice chancellor for Facilities Services and Campus Operations. “Getting 100 percent of our energy from local, renewable sources when we begin our 31st year in 2021 supports our commitment to keep our campus purple, gold and green.”

Issaquah School District is the first school district in PSE’s service area to join the program.

“The program, which enables us to purchase electricity from PSE that is 100% carbon free, aligns with the District’s commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship,” said Issaquah School District Spokesperson L. Michelle. This program will certainly help us achieve our sustainability goals and enhance our ability to operate our facilities in an environmentally efficient and responsible way.”

Sound Transit, which is already signed up for Phase 1, will also be able to do another 2.8 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy as a participant in Phase 2.

“When we use green energy to power green transportation, we are doubling down on making our region more sustainable,” said Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff.

The expansion also allows T-Mobile to power more than just its headquarters with renewable energy. It means the wireless provider will be able to power all of T-Mobile’s accounts served by PSE – more than 640 sites in total – with 100% local renewable energy by 2021.

Green Direct Phase 1 customers	Green Direct Phase 2 customers
City of Anacortes	Bellevue College
City of Bellevue	City of Bellevue Utilities
City of Bellingham	Bellevue College
City of Issaquah	City of Kent
City of Lacey	City of Redmond
City of Mercer Island	Kaiser Permanente of Washington
City of Olympia	Port of Bellingham
City of Snoqualmie	Providence St. Joseph Health
City of Tumwater	T-Mobile
City of Langley	Walmart
City of Kirkland	Washington Department of Transportation
King County	Washington Dept. of Ecology
Port of Seattle	Washington Dept. of Health
REI	Washington Dept. of Labor & Industries
Sound Transit	Washington Dept. of Social & Health Services
REI	Washington Dept. of Labor & Industries
Starbucks	Washington State Patrol
State of Washington	Capitol Campus Amazon*
Target	University of Washington Bothell*
Western Washington University	Sound Transit*
Whatcom County	Issaquah School District*

*Customers added as a result of Phase 2 expansion