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How City Light’s Vegetation Management Team uses LiDAR to keep the grid safe

Anabel Roza is Seattle City Light’s Vegetation Management & Wildfire Mitigation Manager Every year, utilities across the country report vegetation-related outages. In fact, some of the worst wildfires in history have started when trees touched power lines. In a region like ours, where forests and infrastructure often overlap, the stakes… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Mohamed Mumin, Electrical Power System Engineer

The Basics Division: Engineering and Technology Operations How long have you been at City Light? I started full time work on August 27, 2007. Tell us about your role: I work in Distribution Engineering Services at the South Service Center as a lead engineer. I check new engineers’ work orders… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City Light Earns 2025 Trusted Business Partner Award

Seattle City Light has been named a 2025 Trusted Business Partner by Escalent, a leading data analytics and advisory firm specializing in human behavior research. This recognition places City Light among the top-performing utilities in the nation. The award highlights our commitment to providing exceptional customer service. We are proud… [ Keep reading ]

How to Save Money with Our Time of Use Rate

Starting in fall 2025, we are introducing a Time of Use (TOU) rate for homes and small to medium businesses. With TOU, when you use electricity affects how much you pay. Electricity will cost more during peak hours (from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.), when demand is highest, but it… [ Keep reading ]

Clean Energy Leaders Discuss Federal Policy Changes in Seattle

Today, Senator Patty Murray brought together leaders from clean energy and climate action to address a critical threat to Washington’s energy future. The roundtable brought urgent attention to cuts to clean energy tax credits and their far-reaching impacts on the region’s environment, economy, and energy security. These cuts threaten clean… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Thanh-Huyen Ho, Account Tech

The Basics How long have you been at City Light? Since July 2001 Division: Customer Operations Tell us about your role: I am an account technician in the Account Validation group within Customer Operations. My job involves taking care of the key customer accounts and making sure everything is right… [ Keep reading ]

How City Light Prepares for Summer Energy Needs

The Seattle region has been getting hotter and drier each summer, making it harder to meet energy needs. At City Light, we plan ahead to make sure there’s enough electricity by adapting to challenges like reduced snowpack, longer heatwaves, and fluctuating energy prices. Here’s how we’ve been adapting to these… [ Keep reading ]

New lineworkers shine on National Lineworker Appreciation Day

Every year on July 10, National Lineworker Appreciation Day honors the hard work and dedication of lineworkers across the country. We recognize their commitment to keeping the lights on and the importance of safety in this demanding trade. This day holds special meaning at Seattle City Light. We celebrate the… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Brent Matthias, Journeyman Lineworker

The Basics How long have you been at City Light? I started at City Light in January 2019. Division: Transmission & Distribution Field Operations Tell us about your role. I work in the underground residential distribution (URD) division at the North Service Center as a Journeyman Lineworker. URD crews build,… [ Keep reading ]

City Light completes EV charger network transition

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 ]