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Seattle City Light Releases 2012 Annual Report

Seattle City Light’s 2012 Annual Report is now available online, highlighting the municipally owned utility’s accomplishments for the year, starting with adoption of its first six-year Strategic Plan.

Solar Group Purchase Campaign Launches for Central and Southeast Seattle

Solar energy is currently powering hundreds of Seattle homes, and residents of Capitol Hill, the Central District, Beacon Hill, Rainier Valley, and other central and southeast Seattle neighborhoods are about to get a special opportunity to add their rooftops to our city’s growing solar array. Through a nonprofit-led program called Solarize Seattle, homes and small businesses can qualify for special pricing and take advantage of many incentives that make solar installations more affordable than ever.

Help City Light Stuff the Bus for School Kids

Seattle City Light is teaming up with Communities in Schools of Seattle to collect school supplies for the annual Stuff the Bus drive on behalf of low-income families from July 15 until August 16.

Power Restored to Most Customers in Skyway/Tukwila

Seattle City Light crews restored power by 4:50 p.m. to most customers affected by a fallen tree and wires down near Martin Luther King Way S. and S. 68th Avenue Twenty customers are still without power. The estimated time of restoration for all customers is 11:30 p.m. tonight.

Power Outage Affecting 3,200 Skyway Customers

Power is out to approximately 3,200 customers in the Skyway area. There is report of a tree and wires down and a brush fire at Martin Luther King Way and S. 68th Avenue.

Skagit Steelhead Coming Back in Record Numbers

Natural Resources and Environmental Planning field surveys carried out this spring showed that steelhead redd (or nest) counts in the 27 miles of river below City Light’s hydroelectric project are 20 percent higher than any other year since 1997.

Safety Tip From the Field

City Light Electrician Constructor Wanda Davis offers a simple safety tip for any outdoor work you might do this summer: Look up for power lines.

Seattle U Engineering Students Win Awards for City Light Projects

Two teams of Seattle University engineering students mentored by Seattle City Light employees each won $7,500 prizes in the 2013 National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Engineering Awards for Connecting Professional Practice and Education.

Solar Group Purchase Campaign Launches for Central and Southeast Seattle

Residents of Capitol Hill, the Central District, Beacon Hill, Rainier Valley, and other central and southeast Seattle neighborhoods are about to get a special opportunity to add their rooftops to our city’s growing solar array.

Cookin with Kilowatts Contest Seeks Energy Efficient Deliciousness

This Summer, Your Seattle City Light is challenging customers to a put an energy saving spin on their most creative, tasty recipes.