Elliot and Alissa Jerud of Issaquah have won the 2013 Green Power Program Solar Power Sweepstakes from Puget Sound Energy. The Jeruds will receive a free solar electric system worth $10,000.

“Doing our part to protect the environment is important to us. That’s why we joined the Green Power

Program, and winning the solar panels is a big bonus,” Elliot Jerud said.

West Seattle Natural Energy will install the system with 11 SolarWorld panels which can produce up to 3 kilowatts of power.

PSE’s voluntary Green Power Program gives PSE electric customers a way to guarantee that some or all of the energy they use is matched in the electric grid with clean electricity from wind, solar, biogas and other renewable energy sources from the West.

None of the renewable energy in PSE’s Green Power Program is generated by PSE; it all comes from independent producers of renewable power.

PSE residential customers can purchase 100 percent green power for approximately $10 to $12 a month based on their actual usage or buy a specific amount, with a minimum purchase of $4 per month for 320 kilowatt hours (kWh). Additional green power can be bought in increments of $2 for 160 kWh.