Seattle City Light Presents On-field at Seattle Mariners Game
August 26, 2015
Seattle City Light recognized ArtHouse Apartments on-field at the Mariners’ game Aug. 26 for their participation in the Powerful Neighborhoods Program.
Archives for August 2015
Seattle City Light Crews Defend Skagit Hydroelectric Project from Fire
August 26, 2015
Seattle City Light crews are working today to reduce the risk of additional damage to the Skagit Hydroelectric Project from the advancing Goodell Creek Fire and are preparing to start repairs to damaged transmission lines.
City Light Employees Participate in 3rd Annual Car Show, Raise Money for Heart Walk
August 24, 2015
City Light employees organized their third annual car show and barbecue to raise money for the 2015 Puget Sound Heart & Stroke Walk.
City Light System Reliability Work Will Impact Traffic on I-5
August 21, 2015
Seattle City Light is enhancing the reliability of its electrical system by replacing two transmission line poles on the east and west sides of Interstate 5 at NE 60th Street. The work requires transferring the existing transmission line onto the new poles.
Newhalem, Diablo residents safe – Goodell Creek fire continues to burn
August 20, 2015
Seattle City Light has evacuated the company town of Diablo and reduced staffing at Newhalem to essential workers, as a lightning-sparked forest fire continues to burn out of control in the North Cascades National Park. Fire crews are on watch to protect the Gorge Powerhouse, the closest facility to the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light Evacuates Diablo as Goodell Creek Fire Approaches
August 19, 2015
Seattle City Light started evacuating employees Wednesday from the town of Diablo and helped evacuate visitors at the North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center on Diablo Lake and at the Ross Lake Resort as the Goodell Creek Fire approached facilities at the utility’s Skagit Hydroelectric Project.
Seattle City Light and the Office of Arts & Culture Announce Partnership with the Pollinator Pathway
August 19, 2015
Seattle City Light is partnering with the Office of Arts & Culture to work with design thinker Sarah Bergmann to develop a plan to create a Pollinator Pathway through City Light’s Creston-Duwamish transmission line right-of-way, a 60-acre, 14-mile long power line corridor stretching from south Seattle to Tukwila.
Diablo Lake to Be Lowered for Construction Work
August 19, 2015
To continue construction of a new heavy barge landing dock, Seattle City Light will lower the water level of Diablo Lake at the utility’s Skagit Hydroelectric Project by up to 10 feet. The drawdown will start on Sept. 10 and take up to six days to complete. Low lake levels are scheduled to last until Nov. 5.
Seattle City Light-Funded Researchers Publish Scientific Paper on Pikas
August 17, 2015
A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia studying pikas with help from a Seattle City Light grant issued under the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project Wildlife Research Program has published a scientific paper with its findings about the biodiversity of the tiny mammals.