A power outage in West Seattle that began just before 7 pm this evening was restored just after 9:30 pm. About 2,800 customers were affected. The cause was an underground cable failure. the original boundaries were: N: SW Findlay St S: SW Henderson St E: 34th Av SW W: Puget… [ Keep reading ]
OUtage in West Seattle due to cable failure. Restoration by about 9 p.m.
A power outage in West Seattle this evening leaves almost 2,800 customers without electricty.
An estimated 1.2 million pink salmon and 25,000 Chinook are crowding into the upper Skagit River below Seattle City Light’s three hydroelectric dams to spawn. It is the best spawning run on the Skagit in at least 35 years.
Seattle City Light holds a public meeting this evening, Oct.13, 2009, 6:30–8 p.m. on lower Queen Anne to discuss recent power outages on the hill and in Magnolia. Seattle City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco will be talking to residents who may have been affected by as many as four power outages during September.
Today Seattle City Light is the first utility to announce that it is offering customers the ability to link their electricity consumption data with Microsoft Hohm, an online application that tracks energy use and provides personalized energy conservation recommendations.
Seattle City Light is helping the historic Paramount Theater reduce its energy consumption and save money by replacing incandescent lighting with energy efficient fluorescent and LED fixtures — including a rebuild of the theater’s signature neon sign.
City Light employees, along with their friends and families, turned out for the Oct. 3, 2009 Puget Sound Heart Walk at Qwest Field in support of the American Heart Association. At last count, 58 walkers from the utility had signed up for the fundraiser, with both walkers and their supporters contributing $5,600.
Starting Oct. 7, Seattle City Light will provide 20,000 randomly selected homeowners with bi-monthly home energy reports as part of a pilot program to help them reduce their energy consumption and save money.
Seattle City Light crews are working to restore power in the Northgate area.