Seattle City Light is launching a survey for residential customers to understand awareness of transportation electrification, access to electrified transportation, and trust in City Light. The survey is open from August 14-September 11, 2026. This is the first time City Light is fielding this survey. We plan to field the survey every year and look forward to understanding the changes… [ Keep reading ]
There’s a lot that goes on behind the plugs that power your life. We work every day to improve the reliability of our electrical system. It starts at our generating facilities and continues across hundreds of miles of our overhead transmission and distribution power lines. At each step along the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light’s electric vehicle (EV) chargers have now been transitioned to the ChargePoint charger management system from Shell Recharge’s software. In December 2024, Shell Recharge (previously Greenlots) announced it would discontinue supporting its Shell Sky software system on third-party commercial electric vehicle (EV) chargers starting on April 30. Shell Sky was the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light is excited to share the completion of Beacon Pacific Village, a new affordable housing development, in partnership with the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda), the Housing Development Consortium, and others. At a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony, we joined community members, partners, and stakeholders to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s waterfront is undergoing a major transformation to become one of the greenest and most energy-efficient ports in North America. At the heart of this endeavor is maritime electrification. Here’s what that means: Join us as we take a look at this exciting journey towards a greener port and sustainable… [ Keep reading ]
Welcome to National Drive Electric Week! As public interest and technological innovation in the electric vehicle (EV) sector continue to accelerate, we invite you to join us on a knowledge drive with our Electric Vehicles 101 blog post. Embracing the electric revolution: An introduction to EVs Electric vehicles are no… [ Keep reading ]
The energy landscape is quickly evolving to be greener, smarter, and more resilient. Seattle City Light’s six-year Strategic Plan is our roadmap to ensure that we are also evolving to safely deliver affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible service for many years to come. Our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Update was formally… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light is excited to share our latest collaboration with the Seattle Housing Authority and Housing Development Consortium on the recent completion of the Sawara Building at Yesler. On July 26, we attended a grand opening event to celebrate the partnerships that made this remarkably efficient affordable housing building… [ Keep reading ]
The light turns green as I idle – well, not exactly idle, but sit – in a City-issued, all-electric Toyota bZ4x on the corner of 6th and Cherry in downtown Seattle. I press on the accelerator and the car shoots forward with a surprising amount of torque. It’s my first… [ Keep reading ]
School shuttles, delivery vans, recycling trucks, and public transit buses are the next wave of electric vehicles to be hitting our roads. Reduced costs, ambitious policies, and advances in technology are driving forces behind the electrification of medium-and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs). Their adoption is expected to increase dramatically over the… [ Keep reading ]
