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What Does Public Power Mean To YOU? Celebrate Public Power Week, Oct. 5 – 11

This week, Oct. 5-11, local citizens, communities and government officials are taking part in celebrating the the 28th annual Public Power Week, a nationwide program that celebrates the importance of public power.

City Light Submits Advanced Metering Report to Seattle City Council: Outlining Benefits, Research and Addressing Concerns

Seattle City Light is making a White Paper report on the benefits, cost, research and customer outreach plan related to the advanced meters in plans to install.

Work Continues as City Light Improves Electrical Service to the Duwamish Valley

City Light is working to increase the electrical capacity and reliability to the Duwamish Valley with the H-Frame Replacement and Feeder Installation Project.

City Light Completes Phase 2 of H-Frame Project Ahead of Schedule — Planned Traffic Impacts Cancelled for Sunday (9/14) and Monday (9/15)

Seattle City Light crews completed the steel pole installation two days early as part of a larger project to replace H-Frame towers for high-voltage transmission lines in the Duwamish neighborhood. With the second phase of work done ahead of schedule, traffic restrictions planned on the southbound MLK/SR900 on-ramp and southbound MLK/SR900 Sunday and Monday night have been cancelled.

H-Frame Construction Work Continues

Construction work continues as City Light works to increase the electrical capacity and reliability to the Duwamish Valley with the H-Frame Replacement and Feeder Installation Project. City Light is replacing eight outdated H-Frame structures and cables that transmit electricity on high voltage lines across I-5 due to their age and… [ Keep reading ]

Construction to Impact Traffic on I-5

City Light is working to increase the electrical capacity and reliability to the Duwamish Valley with the H-Frame Replacement and Feeder Installation Project. This project will impact traffic on I-5 with intermittent ramp closures, lane closures, rolling slowdowns and traffic detours and surface street closures between the West Seattle Bridge… [ Keep reading ]

Skagit Tours Diablo Lake Boat Tour Nominated for Best Northwest Escapes – Vote Today!

Breathtaking views, amazing glaciers and historical stories that will never be forgotten. Those are just some of the ‘many’ experiences one will encounter through the Diablo Lake Boat Tours. With your vote(s), we hope to show everyone that the rugged beauty of the North Cascades and history of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project should be Evening Magazine’s “Best Northwest Escapes” Best Boat Tour.

City Light Addresses Strategic Plan Updates on KUNS-TV (Univision) Sat., March 29 at 6 p.m.

Tune in Saturday, March 29, at 6 p.m. to KUNS-TV (Univision) and learn about Seattle City Light’s Strategic Plan Update. Jorge Carrasco, City Light’s general manager and CEO, served as a special guest joining a “Community Conversation” for 30 minutes entirely in Spanish. Community involvement is a founding element of City Light’s Strategic Plan.

Bright Ideas for Seattle City Light

UW students presented their ideas on renewable energy generation and promotion this month at a case competition for Seattle City Light. This was a capstone project for senior students in UW’s Foster School of Business. A total of 46 teams offered innovative solutions on how to meet increased renewable energy requirements posed by I-937, voted on by Seattle residents in 2006. The teams proposed utilizing solar, wind, tidal, geothermal and other types of renewable energy. The business students presented their ideas along with an analysis of City Light’s Community Solar initiative and recommendations on how to structure, market and price the program.

City Light Crews Restore Power to 20,000+ Customers in 3 Hours — 8,000 Customers Still Without Power

 SEATTLE — Mother Nature knocked out power to more than 28,000 customers before 5 a.m. City Light crews responded and continue working to restore power to various neighborhoods in Seattle and its service territory. The outages are all weather-related. Below are some of the major outages in the area: North… [ Keep reading ]