After 5:30 p.m. this evening, a breaker failure in the North Substation caused a power outage to more than 43,000 customers. The cause of the breaker failure is still being investigated.As of 8:30 p.m., all 43,000 customers have been restored by crews.
Seattle City Light has completed its conversion of more than 40,000 residential streetlights to energy efficient LED technology ahead of schedule, General Manager and CEO Jorge Carrasco announced today.
Seattle City Light crews restored service to all customers affected by Saturday’s windstorm by approximately 5 a.m. today, Monday, Nov. 4. Seattle City Light experienced hundreds of outages throughout its service territory, starting about 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. A low pressure front moved through the area causing wind gusts… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light crews restored power to more than 33,000 homes and businesses by 10 p.m. today after high winds knocked down trees and branches throughout the Puget Sound Area, causing widespread outages. About 13,000 customers were still without power and crews planned to work through the night restoring service. An estimate for full… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light crews continue to work to restore power to customers affected by today’s winds. At the height of the storm, about 46,000 customers were without power as trees and branches came down into power lines. By 3:30 p.m., the number of customers without power was down to just… [ Keep reading ]
A storm system rolling into the Puget Sound area today is forecast to bring gusts of 30 to 45 mph before tapering off this evening. With many trees still holding most of their leaves, such gusts could break branches or push branches into power lines, increasing the risk of power… [ Keep reading ]
Twelve winning students will have their artwork and energy conservation ideas featured in City Light’s 2014 Shrinking Bigfoot calendar, which will go on sale in November. All proceeds will go directly to Project Share, a one-time emergency assistance program that helps customers with their electric utility bill.
Seattle City Light has partnered with 10 large non-profit affordable housing providers to enroll eligible income-qualified customers in the Utility Discount Program that provides a 60 percent discount off Seattle City Light bills and 50 percent discount off Seattle Public Utility bills.
At 11:30 a.m. today, a construction contractor driving a backhoe at a Seattle City Light work site near Denny Way and Pontius Avenue North, snagged an overhead power line, bringing it down and breaking four poles. No one was injured.
Emergency responders from several regional agencies gathered today at Seattle City Light’s North Service Center to emphasize the need for Puget Sound residents to be prepared for potentially treacherous winter weather and power outages.
