Seattle City Light has temporarily shut down power to the Seattle Center in order to make repairs in its vaults. This outage is a result of damage that occurred in three separate locations earlier today. It is estimated that power will be restored by 6:00 p.m. tonight. In addition to the organizations and businesses on the Center grounds, there are approximately 50-70 businesses around Seattle Center, as well as two apartment complexes that also will lose power during the repairs.
Power restored to NE Seattle
Power was restored just after 1 p.m. to all customers in NE Seattle following outages that began at 10:10 Saturday morning. At that time, there were 7,023 customers without power. The causes of both outages have been determined to be cable failures.
The original boundaries of the outages were:
N: N 80th St
S: N 55th St
E: Lk City Wy NE
W: Aurora Av N
And
N: NE 60th St
S: NE 35th St
E: 53rd Av NE
W: 9th Av NE
Most power restored in NE Seattle
The loss of two feeders caused an outage to 7,023 customers this morning. Crews have been able to restore power to an area within these boundaries:
N: N 80th St
S: N 55th St
E: Lk City Wy NE
W: Aurora Av N
The second outage is 99 percent restored, affectng more than 33 customers, down from more than 3,300. The boundaries are:
N: NE 60th St
S: NE 35th St
E: 53rd Av NE
W: 9th Av NE
The outage began just after 10 a.m. and the causes are under investigation.
More than 7,000 affected by outage in NE Seattle
The loss of two feeders has caused an outage to 7,023 customers. No cause or restoration times are known at this time. The current boundaries of the first outage are:
N: NE 60th St
S: NE 35th St
E: 53rd Av NE
W: 9th Av NE
Boundaries of the second outage are:
N: N 80th St
S: N 55th St
E: Lk City Wy NE
W: Aurora Av N
The outages began about 10:10 a.m.
Power restored to West Seattle
A power outage in West Seattle that began just before 7 pm this evening was restored just after 9:30 pm. About 2,800 customers were affected. The cause was an underground cable failure. the original boundaries were:
N: SW Findlay St
S: SW Henderson St
E: 34th Av SW
W: Puget Sound
West Seattle outage due to cable failure
An outage in West Seattle that began about 7 pm this evening was due to an underground cable failure. About 2,800 customers affected. Restoration to all customers is expected about 9 p.m.
The original boundaries:
N: SW Findlay St
S: SW Henderson St
E: 34th Av SW
W: Puget Sound
Power outage in West Seattle
An outage in West Seattle that began just before 7 pm leaves almost 2,800 customers without power.
The boundaries are:
N: SW Findlay St
S: SW Henderson St
E: 34th Av SW
W: Puget Sound
The cause and restoration time are unknown as crews investigate
Residents meet with City Light Superintendent tonight
Seattle City Light holds a public meeting this evening, Oct.13, 2009, 6:30–8 p.m. on lower Queen Anne to discuss recent power outages on the hill and in Magnolia. Seattle City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco will be talking to residents who may have been affected by as many as four power outages during the month of September. He’ll address what happened during those outages and what the utility is doing to fix the problem.
The meeting will be in the Rainier Room of the Seattle Center, 305 Harrison on the northwest corner. For more information, contact City Light’s Mike Eagan (206) 615-1691.
City Light takes a Heart Walk
SCL Heart Walkers
City Light employees, along with their friends and families, turned out for the Oct. 3, 2009 Puget Sound Heart Walk at Qwest Field in support of the American Heart Association. At last count, 58 walkers from the utility had signed up for the fundraiser, with both walkers and their supporters contributing $5,600. This was part of a City of Seattle effort to rally employees from all City departments and raise thousands for the cause of heart health.
The American Heart Association provides more than $6.7 million in research grants to five local institutions each year, and City Light considers Heart Walk an excellent opportunity to volunteer and raise awareness for an organization that saves lives. For more information on the Puget Sound Heart Walk, visit their Web site at www.pugetsoundheartwalk.org
