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Nearly 15,000 Without Power in University District and Capitol Hill

Seattle City Light Crews are working diligently to restore power to about 10,000 customers affected by an outage in the University District, Capitol Hill neighborhoods. The outage was caused by an equipment failure at the University substation. Estimated time of restoration is 1:00 am. For precise outage boundaries, visit our… [ Keep reading ]

Central Waterfront Transmission Line Relocation Fieldwork Continues This Weekend-April 13 and 14

This Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, crews will continue investigative fieldwork for Phase 2 of the Central Waterfront Transmission Line Relocation Project. This includes potholing activities inside and outside of the Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) fenced-off work zone.

Call for Partners for Innovative Neighborhood Solar Program

Local non-profit Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (Northwest SEED) and Seattle City Light are seeking community partners for a new Solarize Washington campaign in central and southeast Seattle area neighborhoods.

City Light Employees to Volunteer for Earth Day at Duwamish Hill Preserve

In honor of Earth Day 2013, a team of 25 Seattle City Light employees and their family members will join hundreds of other volunteers at the Duwamish Alive event April 20.

City Light’s Jim Baggs Part of Next City Business Casual, April 11

Seattle City Light Interim Power Supply and Environmental Affairs Officer Jim Baggs will be one of the special guests when the Seattle Office of Economic Development’s City Business Casual networking program returns April 11 with a “What’s Next for Green Business” theme.

Central Waterfront Transmission Line Relocation Field Work Continues Sunday – April 7

This Sunday, April 7, crews will continue investigative fieldwork for Phase 2 of the Central Waterfront Transmission Line Relocation Project. The work is necessary to complete the design that will lead to the relocation of transmission lines off the Alaskan Way Viaduct before it is demolished.

City Hall Open House this Saturday

Join Mayor McGinn, the City Council, and City Attorney Pete Holmes, and city departments, including Seattle City Light, at an open house on Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at City Hall, 601 Fifth Ave. in downtown Seattle (enter via Fifth Avenue doors). City Light will provide information… [ Keep reading ]

Experience the North Cascades through Skagit Tours

Looking for an outdoor getaway this summer? Experience the rich beauty of the North Cascades through Skagit Tours, brought to you by Seattle City Light. Since 1928, City Light has offered tours of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project to visitors, and that tradition continues to this day. Northwest Backroads host, Grant… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City Light-Backed Researchers Win Awards

Two Western Washington University graduate student wildlife researchers who received some of their funding from Seattle City Light’s Wildlife Research Program won awards from the Washington and Oregon chapters of The Wildlife Society during the organization’s 2013 annual meeting.

Seattle City Light Offers Instant Discounts on LED Bulbs

Seattle City Light has added several light-emitting diode (LED) products to its Twist & Save discount program for energy efficient light bulbs and fixtures.