City Light Customers Lowering Costs, Saving Trees with eBilling
July 22, 2011
More than 50,000 Seattle City Light customers are saving themselves money and reducing their use of paper by receiving and paying their utility bills electronically.
Power Restored for All Customers in Beacon Hill, Surrounding Neighborhoods
July 21, 2011
Seattle City Light repair crews restored service about 4:30 p.m. for the last customers affected by an earlier outage in the Mount Baker, Beacon Hill, Leschi, Industrial and Atlantic neighborhoods.
Seattle City Light’s 2010 Annual Report Available Online
July 21, 2011
Your Seattle City Light’s 2010 Annual Report is now available online.
Power Outage in Mt. Baker, Beacon Hill, Leschi, Industrial, Atlantic Neighborhoods
July 21, 2011
A pad mount switch that failed about 9:15 a.m. caused a power outage for about 3,300 homes and businesses in the Mount Baker, Beacon Hill, Leschi, Industrial and Atlantic neighborhoods.
City Light’s Popular Streetlight Tracker Back in Action
July 19, 2011
Seattle City Light has completed a software upgrade on its popular streetlight tracker and customers can once again report streetlight outages and track the progress of repairs online.
Failed Switch Caused Outage in Ravenna, Wedgwood, View Ridge, U District
July 13, 2011
A failed switch was the cause of a power outage that affected about 3,600 customers in the Ravenna, Wedgwood, View Ridge and University District neighborhoods, including the University of Washington.
Power Outage in Ravenna, Wedgwood, View Ridge, U District
July 13, 2011
About 3,600 customers in Ravenna, Wedgwood, View Ridge and the University District, including part of the University of Washington campus, lost power about 8:15 p.m. today. Crews isolated the outage to about 200 customers within 30 minutes. Full restoration is estimated for midnight.
Seattle City Light to Add Eight All-electric LEAFs
July 13, 2011
Mayor Mike McGinn announced this morning that the City of Seattle is buying 35 all-electric Nissan LEAFs for the city fleet. Seattle City Light will get eight of those vehicles.
City Light Engineer Helps Raise $1,500 for Tsunami Relief
July 13, 2011
“The People Now,” a local band that includes Seattle City Light temporary Engineer Arman Birang, raised a total of $1,500 at May fundraising event for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
One Block of Washington Street Closed in Pioneer Square
July 12, 2011
Seattle City Light construction crews had to close a block of Washington Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue Extension in the Pioneer Square neighborhood today when part of a trech for a new duct bank collapsed.