City Light Names System Operations Director
February 8, 2013
Pawel Krupa has been appointed to the position of System Operations Director, Superintendent Jorge Carrasco announced.
Plan to Double US Energy Productivity by 2030 through Energy Efficiency Announced
February 7, 2013
The Alliance to Save Energy’s Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy announced this morning at a National Press Club media briefing its plan to double the United States’ energy productivity by the year 2030.
LOCAL YOUTH TEAM WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP MARK START OF DENNY SUBSTATION WORK Students and South Lake Union community join forces on mural project
February 6, 2013
Seattle City Light chose Urban ArtWorks to create a mural that will line Denny Way while clean-up work gets started in preparation for future construction of the Denny Substation. The mural was designed to illustrate the history and future of the neighborhood and site.
Seattle City Light and Nucor Enter Innovative Agreement for Energy Savings
February 4, 2013
As a result of today’s Seattle City Council vote approving an ordinance to allow Seattle City Light to enter into an innovative energy conservation contract with its largest customer, Nucor Steel, enough energy will be saved to heat 540 Seattle homes for a year.
Seattle City Light to Discuss Light Rail Utility Work at Roosevelt Station Open House
January 25, 2013
Seattle City Light staff will be on hand to answer questions at Sound Transit’s open house for the planned Roosevelt light rail station Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Weekend Field Work in Advance of Central Waterfront Transmission Line Relocation
January 25, 2013
Seattle City Light will be working over the next several weekends to locate and verify existing underground utilities prior to relocation of the final section of central waterfront transmission lines.
Arboretum Drive Gets a Multi-agency Makeover
January 25, 2013
Seattle City Light and four other public agencies have completed a facelift on Arboretum Drive, including new LED streetlights.
Lake Forest Park Pole Replacement
January 24, 2013
Seattle City Light’s contractor, Potelco, will be replacing fifty-nine aging utility poles in portions of Lake Forest Park beginning the week of February 4. The project is necessary maintenance and will improve electrical reliability.
Technology and Innovation Land Ladder Creek Falls Outdoor Lighting Design Award
January 24, 2013
Seattle City Light’s restoration of the historic Ladder Creek Falls light show at the Skagit Hydroelectric Project won a Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting Design Excellence from the Illuminating Engineering Society.
Warm Winter Weather Elsewhere Can Affect Electricity Prices Here in Seattle
January 16, 2013
While the Pacific Northwest is experiencing cold temperatures and mountains are covered with snow, unusually warm conditions in other parts of the country are holding down prices on the surplus electricity Seattle City Light sells to other utilities.