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Puget Sound Energy outlines Green Power challenge to Sammamish Sustainability Commission
Summary
Puget Sound Energy told the Sammamish Sustainability Commission about a Green Power Challenge that aims to add 100 new enrollments in the city (entry-level $4/month) and offers a $10,000 award for a local solar site; PSE staff explained renewable energy certificates, community solar shares, low‑income options, and program outreach including Earth Day tabling.
Puget Sound Energy staff on Monday briefed the Sammamish Sustainability Commission on the company’s Green Power Challenge and related voluntary renewable-energy programs, saying the city campaign seeks 100 new enrollments and includes outreach, monthly reporting and a $10,000 award to support a local solar project if the goal is reached.
Leslie Myers, who oversees voluntary renewable programs at Puget Sound Energy, told the commission the campaign counts enrollments at any price tier and that “the entry point is $4” a month for Green Power participation. She described renewable energy certificates (RECs) as the accounting mechanism used to claim renewable generation: “a renewable energy certificate…is basically like a receipt that matches every megawatt hour of the electrons…
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