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Seattle City Light Crews Working to Restore Power for 28,000 in South Seattle

Seattle City Light crews are working to restore power for 28,000 customers in South Seattle.

City Light Report to the Mayor on Snow, Ice, Wind Storms

The snow, ice and wind storms of Jan. 15-25 challenged the City of Seattle and utilities throughout the Puget Sound area. Here you’ll find Seattle City Light’s report to Mayor Mike McGinn on our response to sustained outages that affected 29,200 homes and businesses.

Power Restored for UW Area

Seattle City Light repair crews restored power Wednesday morning to the final 245 customers affected by the failure of splices on two underground, main stem power lines near University Bridge.

UW Power Outage Down to 245 Buildings

Seattle City Light crews continue working to restore service to 245 buildings on the University of Washington campus that remain without power.

2,000 Without Power Near the UW

City Light crews are investigating an outage affecting 2,035 customers in the Ravenna/University District/Laurelhurst area. The cause of the outage is not known at this time. The outage was detected at 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 31. For outage boundaries, visit our map at https://www.seattle.gov/light/sysstat/ . Seattle City Light is the… [ Keep reading ]

Power Restored in Burien, Fallen Trees Responsible for Outages

Trees that fell into power lines were responsible for two outages in Burien late Tuesday night. Seattle City Light crews restored service to all customers by 6:25 a.m.

Burien Customers Affected By Two Outages

Scattered outages affected 7,500 customers in Seattle City Light’s service territory, with two outages in Burien accounting for most of the customers without power.

Power Restored to Shoreline and North Seattle Customers

Seattle City Light crews restored power overnight to 2,600 customers in Shoreline and North Seattle. The outage started at 9:30 p.m. last night, Sunday, January,22. Crews found wire down in a wooded area and made repairs by 5:30 a.m.

Power Outage Affecting 2,600 Shoreline/North Seattle Customers

2,600 customers in Shoreline and North Seattle are being affected by a power outage that started at approximately 9:15 p.m.on Sunday, January 22. The cause and estimated time of restoration are not known at this time.

Tips to Stay Warm and Safe Should You Experience a Power Outage

Ice and snow can cause tree branches to sag or break, leading to power outages. Here are some tips to stay warm and safe if you experience an outage.