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Power restored to more than 45,000

City Light crews worked through a windy and wet night, restoring power to about 45,000 customers by 10 a.m. today. The outages began at around 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 25, and quickly escalatated. The combination of wet soils from a week of rains, and high winds on trees with leaves… [ Keep reading ]

Windstorm knocks out power to thousands

More than 51,000 customers are without power after the arrival of the first big windstorm of the season. The first outages began before 6 p.m. and picked up the pace after 8 p.m., with large outages in Shoreline, Wedgewood, and South Seattle. As of 10:30 p.m. the number of new… [ Keep reading ]

Crews Restore Power to Customers in NE Seattle

Power has been fully restored to customers in NE Seattle. The outage affected 9,800 customers from Wedgwood to Lake City. High winds and toppled trees were the cause of the outage.

Wind, Trees Cause Power Outages in NE Seattle

Seattle City Light crews were working to restore service to about 9,800 homes and businesses Tuesday evening after high winds blew trees into power lines in Northeast Seattle.

Power Restored to All Customers in Ballard, Crown Hill

Power has been fully restored to all customers  in the Ballard and Crown Hill neighborhoods. An underground cable failure was determined to be the cause of the outage. General outage boundaries:  N 112th Street on the north, NW 46th Street on the south, 6th Avenue NW on the east and Seaview Avenue NW… [ Keep reading ]

Crews Responding to Outage in Ballard, Crown Hill

Seattle City Light crews were responding to a power outage in Ballard and Crown Hill Saturday night that affected about 11,200 customers. An underground cable failure was determined to be the cause of the outage. An initial estimate for restoration of service was set for 4 a.m. The general boundaries of… [ Keep reading ]

Crews Restore Power in Lake Forest Park, Shoreline

Repair crews restored power outage for about 4,400 homes and businesses in Lake Forest Park and Shoreline about 2:30 p.m. today.

Power Restored After Fire at Broad Street Substation

Power has been restored to about 325 customers, including the Seattle Center, the Space Needle, Experience Music Project and the Monorail, that were affected by an outage caused when a fire broke out in Seattle City Light’s Broad Street Substation at 319 6th Ave. N.

Power Outage Affecting 7,900 Customers in the Burien/White Center Area

A power outage is afffecting approximately 7,900 customers in the Burien/White Center area.

Power Restored to All Customers Affected by Windstorm

Seattle City Light crews worked through the night to complete the restoration of service for every customer affected by a windstorm that started pounding the Puget Sound region early Saturday morning.