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Historic Georgetown Steam Plant Goes Steam Punk

Steam Punks are invited to wear their gear and add to the Victorian industrial vibe at Seattle City Light’s October free open house at the historic Georgetown Steam Plant this Saturday, Oct. 10.

Seattle City Light Nears Incentive Cap as Solar Generation Increases

Rapid growth in the installation of solar energy systems is pushing Seattle City Light to the state-imposed cap for solar production incentives.

ALL RISE at Denny Substation Site Concludes with Artist Jesse Sugarmann

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s collaborative temporary art program ALL RISE at the site of Seattle City Light’s future Denny Substation is concluding a year and a half of programming with artist Jesse Sugarmann.

Department of Energy Outlines Roadmap to City Light-backed Efficiency Goal

U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz’s recent release of A Strategic Roadmap for American Energy Innovation: Economic Growth and Competitiveness demonstrates national support for doubling the country’s energy productivity by 2030, a goal Seattle City Light has championed as a partner in the Alliance to Save Energy.

Diablo Lake Lowering Delayed Until Sept. 23

Seattle City Light is delaying the start of a drawdown of Diablo Lake until Sept. 23.

Seattle City Light Helps Drive Stronger Battery Charger Efficiency Standards

Seattle City Light’s advocacy for energy efficiency is helping make the battery chargers for hundreds of millions of devices sold in the United States each year more efficient.

Crews Make Progress on Outage Restorations, Focus on Lake Forest Park, Push for Monday Finish

Seattle City Light crews continued to make progress Sunday to restore service to customers affected by Saturday’s windstorm, reducing the number of homes and businesses without power to under 7,000.

How Seattle City Light Restores Power Outages

As Seattle City Light’s crews work to restore power to all customers affected by Saturday’s windstorm, they follow a set of guidelines for determining which job to work on next.

Seattle City Light Crews Defend Skagit Hydroelectric Project from Fire

Seattle City Light crews are working today to reduce the risk of additional damage to the Skagit Hydroelectric Project from the advancing Goodell Creek Fire and are preparing to start repairs to damaged transmission lines.

Seattle City Light Evacuates Diablo as Goodell Creek Fire Approaches

Seattle City Light started evacuating employees Wednesday from the town of Diablo and helped evacuate visitors at the North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center on Diablo Lake and at the Ross Lake Resort as the Goodell Creek Fire approached facilities at the utility’s Skagit Hydroelectric Project.