Ford, Seattle Team Up to Prepare for Electric Vehicles
August 26, 2010
Ford Motor Company and the City of Seattle today announced a partnership to help prepare the city for the operation of electric vehicles.
Seattle City Light Seeks Energy Vampire Slayers
August 24, 2010
Just in time for Halloween, Seattle City Light is holding a “Slay Your Energy Vampires” video contest. The utility invites residential customers to upload videos of up to 90 seconds in length to show the energy vampires in their homes and what they’re doing to get rid of them.
New Rules for Transmission Lines Drive Enhanced Vegetation Management
August 24, 2010
New federal regulations designed to protect the reliability of electric transmission lines require Seattle City Light to step up its vegetation management and access protection efforts on the 230 kV power line that runs from south Snohomish County to Renton.
Forebay Recreation Area to Close Longer Than Expected for Boundary Dam Maintenance
August 20, 2010
A major maintenance project at Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille River in northeast Washington will require closing the Forebay Recreation Area and campground longer than expected.
Cash For Appliances Rebates Growing
August 18, 2010
The state of Washington is enhancing its Cash for Appliances rebate program, which could mean additional savings for Seattle City Light customers who buy Energy Star appliances.
Reservoir Drawdown to Start for Boundary Dam Maintenance
August 11, 2010
Seattle City Light is preparing for a major maintenance project at Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille River in northeast Washington that will require lowering the reservoir behind the dam in September.
Power Restored in Rainier Beach, Tukwila
August 11, 2010
Seattle City Light crews are restoring power to Rainier Beach, Tukwila and unincorporated King County after a tree knocked down power lines on Beacon Coal Mine Road S.
Customer Equipment Failure Causes Seattle Center, Monorail Outage
August 7, 2010
A power outage affecting a portion of the Seattle Center and the Seattle Monorail is the result of an equipment failure at Seattle Center.
LED Streetlights Installed for Belltown, Coming for Central District
August 5, 2010
Seattle City Light crews have installed LED streetlights in Belltown and the Central District to test their use on arterial streets.
Power Restored for 3,200 Customers in NE Seattle
August 4, 2010
Seattle City Light repair crews restored power to about 3,200 homes and businesses in the Pinehurst and Cedar Park neighborhoods of northeast Seattle within an hour of an outage that started about noon today.