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Seattle City Light Plans Community Meeting on Electric Cable Injection in Burien’s Hurstwood Neighborhood

Seattle City Light will be upgrading the underground electrical cable system in the Hurstwood neighborhood of Burien beginning in late October. A community meeting will be held to explain the project tomorrow night, Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. The meeting will be held at Mount View Elementary School, 10811 12th Ave. SW.

Seattle City Light Rebuilding Project

Tears of joy from the appreciative homeowner provided reward for the City Light volunteers who spent the day on Saturday, Oct. 13, bringing a little sunshine into the life of Carolyn, an elderly homeowner in Judkins Park, on a damp and dreary day. The Seattle City Light Rebuilding Day was… [ Keep reading ]

Powerful Neighborhoods Program Returns to Southern Service Areas

Seattle City Light’s Powerful Neighborhoods program to install free compact fluorescent light bulbs is back at work in the southern part of the utility’s service territory.

Seattle Promotes Innovation in Achieving Energy Efficiency

Today, Mayor McGinn announced an innovative approach to helping commercial electric utility customers achieve energy savings through a pay-for-performance approach.

Seattle City Light Warns That Coming Rain Could Mean Outages

Seattle City Light has crews ready for possible outages with forecasts calling for an end to the 80-day dry spell that has been in place in the Puget Sound area.

Seattle City Light and Northwest SEED Launch Innovative Solar Program

Seattle City Light and nonprofit Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (Northwest SEED) are excited to announce a new partnership to accelerate clean energy adoption across the region.

Public Comment Period Begins for Denny Substation Environmental Impact Statement

Seattle City Light is beginning the environmental review process for the Denny Substation Project by announcing the public comment period and associated public meetings.

Public Invited to Arbor Day Tree Planting Event Oct. 20

Anyone who has ever enjoyed the brilliant fall colors of maples, the majesty of giant Douglas firs or climbing an oak tree is invited to celebrate Seattle’s 27th year as a “Tree City USA” city with an Arbor Day tree planting and maintenance project Saturday, Oct. 20.

Seattle Celebrates Public Power Week Oct. 7-13

In recognition of community ownership, Seattle City Light is joining with more than 2,000 other public electric utilities to celebrate Public Power Week Oct. 7-13.

Young Artists Sought for Shrinking Bigfoot Calendar Contest

Seattle City Light is looking for young artists to participate in a Shrinking Bigfoot art contest. The utility is asking them to share their ideas for shrinking their carbon footprints by reducing their energy consumption.