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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.

Seattle City Light Crews Restore Power to SE Seattle After Mylar Balloons Cause Outage

Seattle City Light crews restored power to about 5,600 homes and businesses in southeast Seattle about 30 minutes after mylar balloons became entangled on power lines and caused a power outage today.

Seattle City Light Hosts Take Your Daughters/Sons to Work Day

More than 150 City Light employees and their children participated in City Light’s annual “Take Our Daughters/Sons to Work” day, held at the South Service Center.