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Georgetown Flume Project Approved by Council Committee

The Seattle City Council Transportation & Utilities Committee voted today to approve the transfer of the unused Georgetown Flume site. In doing so, a vacant property takes a step toward a new life in service to the Georgetown and South Park communities. This decision allows Seattle City Light to transfer… [ Keep reading ]

YMCA Global Teens get City Light Tour

City Light’s Bill Devereaux and Christopher Peguero, along with Boeing’s Brian Anderson, led a tour for a group from YMCA’s Global Teens program to the South Park neighborhood in Seattle as well as Boeing’s cleanup and habitat restoration worksite on the Duwamish River.

Communications Upgrade Will Impact Traffic Sunday Morning, April 12

Drivers using state Route 99 (SR 99) just south of Boeing Field should plan for rolling slowdowns as Seattle City Light crews pull fiber optic cable over the highway Sunday, April 12, from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Crews overcome challenges to upgrade south-end electrical system

City Light crews and contractors are putting the final touches on a project that climbed hills and crossed swamps, railroads, an interstate freeway and a state highway, all to improve City Light’s distribution, transmission and communications systems in the south end of Seattle.

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.

City Light Completes Phase 1 of H-Frame Project Ahead of Schedule

Seattle City Light crews completed the removal of transmission wires one day early Monday morning as part of a project to replace H-Frame towers for power lines in the Duwamish neighborhood. With the first phase of work done ahead of schedule, traffic restrictions planned on Interstate 5 tonight have been cancelled.

Artists Draw Inspiration from City Light’s Historic Georgetown Steam Plant

Eleven artists visited Seattle City Light’s historic Georgetown Steam Plant in August to sketch, paint photograph and draw inspiration for collages, screen presses and other works as part of the 2013 Duwamish Residency.

Artists to Seek Inspiration at Georgetown Steam Plant During Duwamish Residency

Seattle City Light will host 11 local artists at the historic Georgetown Steam Plant for two days of inspiration during the 2013 Duwamish Residency.

City Light Uses Rubberized Covers on High Voltage Lines to Protect Duwamish Osprey

Osprey and electrical equipment don’t belong together, and City Light is working hard to separate the two.