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How to Prepare for Winter’s Unpredictable Weather

Weather forecasts this week have a veritable kitchen sink arriving in the Seattle region. The windstorm earlier this week left numerous downed trees and power lines across City Light’s service area. And with cold temperatures and the potential for snow and flash freezing rain on the horizon, outage activity may… [ Keep reading ]

What You Want to Know About Power Outages

The months of October through February have a tendency to bring with them some unpredictable weather. Wind, snow, ice, and rain – sometimes all in the same week, like last Christmas – have been known to make an appearance and cause disruptions in power service. Let’s take a moment to… [ Keep reading ]

Four Safety Tips for Your Fourth of July Weekend

The Fourth of July holiday is upon us, and it’s a great time to get together with friends and family and enjoy the sun. City Light has four safety tips to ensure that you stay safe, and your power stays on, over the holiday. Check out other ways to beat… [ Keep reading ]

Winter weather is coming. Now is the time to prepare.

All week, we (along with most of the region) have been tracking the forecasted snowfall and frigid temperatures that will begin Friday and go into the following week. City Light is staffed and ready to mobilize if and when outages occur. We have prepared for the worst and are hoping… [ Keep reading ]

Sunday, Oct. 24 Wind Event Update

We’ll continue to update this post as we have more information. 10/26 5 p.m. update: After over 48 hours of nonstop work to clear fallen utility poles, power lines and trees along East Marginal Way South, Seattle City Light (SCL) and Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews have completed clean… [ Keep reading ]

Extreme Heat Wave: Seattle City Light’s System Capability and Response

As our region grapples with a historic heat wave, Seattle City Light is carefully monitoring external conditions and our systems to maintain reliable power to our customers in Seattle and our surrounding communities. We have brought in extra crews to respond to unplanned outages and we have postponed planned outages… [ Keep reading ]

February Snowstorm Recap

Last weekend brought record amounts of snow to the Seattle area, which created challenges for City Light crews and employees to keep the lights on for our customers. In addition to responding to outages and restoring power, City Light employees stepped up to support other City department operations and traveled south to Oregon to assist our neighboring utility that experienced greater damage to utility poles and infrastructure than we did in Seattle.

Another snowstorm in February? We’re ready.

All week, we (along with most of the region) have been tracking this winter weather and the possibility of significant snowfall. Starting tonight, according to our friends at the National Weather Service in Seattle, our service area can anticipate between 3 to 7 inches depending on where you live. City… [ Keep reading ]

Windstorm Outage Update – Jan. 15

Our team continues to work tirelessly to restore electricity to customers still without power in our service area. Since yesterday, City Light has reduced the number of customers without power to 153 out of the initial 74,000 customers. We will continue to update our outage map and provide more updates on Facebook and Twitter as they are available. We know this has been a tough week and we understand how… [ Keep reading ]

Windstorm Outage Update – Jan. 14

We understand how challenging the past few days have been as our region recovers from one of the largest storms in recent memory. Our crews have been working non-stop since the storm began. In addition to our field crews, personnel from vegetation management, system operations, emergency management, fleets, warehousing, substations,… [ Keep reading ]