Power Restored in Ravenna, Wedgwood
April 12, 2011
Seattle City Light restored service to about 3,600 homes and businesses in Ravenna and Wedgwood in about an hour after a falling tree branch cut power to the area.
Power Outage Affects 3,600 Customers in Ravenna, Wedgwood
April 12, 2011
Seattle City Light crews responded to reports of a power outage affecting about 3,600 customers in the Ravenna and Wedgwood neighborhoods about 1 p.m.
Seattle City Light Testing Osprey Protection Device
April 11, 2011
Seattle City Light is testing a new device built by a local osprey expert to see whether it can protect the growing population of osprey along the Lower Duwamish River by keeping them away from hazardous high voltage power lines.
Abundant Snowpack Assures Healthy Electricity Supplies
April 7, 2011
Seattle City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco expressed cautious optimism about power production this year. The utility entered April with near-record amounts of snowpack above its hydroelectric dams on the Pend Oreille and Skagit Rivers, promising a healthy supply of electricity this summer.
City Light Acquires Wind Farm’s Renewable Energy Credits
April 6, 2011
Seattle City Light has reached an agreement with Idaho Winds to purchase all the renewable energy credits from the company’s 22 megawatt Sawtooth Wind Project from 2015 to 2029 for approximately $1 million per year.
Bill Collection Scammers Back in Action
April 4, 2011
Seattle City Light reminds all its customers to guard against telephone con artists posing as utility bill collectors.
Powerful Neighborhoods Expands to Central District
April 4, 2011
Seattle City Light’s Powerful Neighborhoods program to install free compact fluorescent light bulbs is moving to the Central District, starting April 4.
Power Restored in South Lake Union
April 2, 2011
City Light crews have restored power to all customers affected by an earlier outage in the Cascade neighborhood. The outage began at about 8 p.m. and affected more than 2,000 customers. The cause was a failed cable. Seattle City Light is the 10th largest public electric utility in the United… [ Keep reading ]
2,000 Without Power in South Lake Union
April 2, 2011
City Light crews are responding to an outage that left 2,016 customers without power in the Cascade neighborhood. The outage began at about 8 p.m. The cause has not been determined yet. The rough boundaries of the outage are: North: Republican Street South: Denny Way West: Aurora Avenue North East:… [ Keep reading ]
Power Restored in U-District
April 1, 2011
City Light crews have restored power to all customers in the University District area after an outage that originally affected more than 2,000 customers. The outage began at about 6 p.m. and was caused by a downed wire. Seattle City Light is the 10th largest public electric utility in the… [ Keep reading ]