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Experience the American Alps Just 90 Miles from Seattle with a Skagit Tour

Summer’s return opens a whole host of opportunities for exploring the North Cascades on one of the always popular Skagit Tours at Seattle City Light’s Skagit Hydroelectric project, starting June 21.

Shoreline outages restored overnight

Two power outages in the north Seattle and Shoreline areas were restored overnight, and everyone was back online by 4 Wednesday morning.

Revised restoration of Shoreline outage

 Just before 10 p.m. this evening, a power outage affected Shoreline and approximately 3,874 customers in that area. That number was quickly reduced to about 1,046 customers. An immediate cause for the disruption is unknown. Crews are on the scene and assessing. An estimated time of restoration, originally set at… [ Keep reading ]

New outage in Shoreline

Just before 10 p.m. this evening, a power outage affected Shoreline and approximately 3,874 customers in that area. An immediate cause for the disruption is unknown. Crews are assessing the situation.

Update on north Seattle power outage

Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon, a power outage affected the northSeattle and Shoreline areas. The number of customers affected is now down to about 768 from the original 2,700 customers.

Power outage north Seattle and Shoreline

Just before 4 p.m. this afternoon, a power outage affected the north Seattle and Shoreline areas. Approximately 2,700 customers are affected, with restoration time estimated at about 7 p.m. this evening.

U.S. Conference of Mayors Supports Use of LED Streetlights

On Saturday, the U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted Mayor Mike McGinn’s resolution endorsing the nationwide use of LED streetlights at the group’s annual meeting in Orlando.

Seattle Hosts National Public Power Conference

Public power stakeholders from across the country are in Seattle this week for the American Public Power Association’s national conference. Seattle City Light is serving as the host utility for the conference, along with Tacoma Power and Snohomish PUD.

Power Restored To Shoreline Customers

City Light has restored power to Shoreline customers following a power outage that began at about 4:30 p.m. on June 12. About 2,765 customers were affected by the outage, which was caused by a bird in the power lines. Crews restored electrical service to all customers in the area at about… [ Keep reading ]

Power Restored To Most Shoreline Customers

City Light has restored power to all but 569 customers in Shoreline following a power outage that began today at about 4:30 p.m. About 2,765 customers were affected by the outage, which was caused by a bird in the power lines. Crews are expected to restore electrical service to all… [ Keep reading ]