For the second year in a row, the Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition has ranked among the top ten performing coalitions in the country. This designation is based on the Coalition's overall progress towards reaching the goals of the Clean Cities Program. 

Specific factors that were considered by the Department of Energy include the Coalition's ability to increase the number of alternative fuel vehicles, increase the number of alternative fuel refueling stations and the amount of alternative fuel used, increase the number of Coalition members, host stakeholder and outreach events, secure grant funding, obtain media coverage of Coalition efforts, and take steps towards self-sustainability. The Coalitions progress in all these areas placed it among the top ten out of 83 Clean Cities organizations around the country.

The "top ten" announcement was made at the 2004 National Clean Cities Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Department of Energy announced other Clean Cities Coalition and Coordinator Awards , as well as the year's National Partner Awards .

These other awards included presentation of the Coordinator Excellence Award for the Western U.S. Region to Linda J. Graham, Director of the Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition and AFV Hero of the Year to Ron Shipley, Vice President of Maintenance for Pierce Transit in Tacoma, Washington.