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1,200 Without Power in Lake Forest Park

Seattle City Light crews are working to restore power to 1,205 customers in Lake Forest Park. The cause of the outage is not known at this time. The rough boundaries for the outage are: North: NE 197th Street South: Lake Washington East: 61st Avenue NE West: Perkins Way For a… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City Light, Woodland Park Zoo to Power Carousel with Sun

In partnership with Seattle City Light, Woodland Park Zoo will install solar panels this month on the roof of the carousel pavilion located on the zoo’s North Meadow.

Streetlight Inspections Update Jan. 14

Seattle City Light contractors identified six instances of contact voltage of at least 30 volts related to streetlights and associated equipment in its latest round of safety testing Thursday night. City Light crews immediately cut off power and started repairs. No people or pets were injured in any of the incidents.

Streetlight Inspections Update Jan. 13

Seattle City Light contractors identified five instances of contact voltage of at least 30 volts related to streetlights and associated equipment in its latest round of safety testing Tuesday and Wednesday night. In each case, City Light crews immediately cut off power and started repairs. No people or pets were injured in any of the incidents.

Seattle City Light Helping with Skagit Eagle Surveys

Seattle City Light is working with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service to conduct the annual wintering bald eagle surveys on the Skagit River from Newhalem to Sedro Woolley.

Streetlight Inspections Update Jan. 11

Seattle City Light contractors identified five instances of contact voltage of at least 30 volts related to streetlights and associated equipment in its latest round of safety testing Monday night. In each case, City Light crews immediately cut off power and started repairs. No people or pets were injured in any of the incidents.

Streetlight Inspections Update Jan. 10

Seattle City Light conducted extensive testing on metal streetlights and associated facilities during the weekend and identified 16 more locations with contact voltage of at least 30 volts. In each case, City Light crews immediately cut off power and started repairs. No people or pets were injured in any of the incidents.

Power Restored to West Seattle Customers by 3 p.m. Sunday

Power was restored to all West Seattle customers at 2:59 p.m. today, Sunday. Crews replaced a pole and restrung wire after an early morning car-pole accident.

Power Being Restored to West Seattle Customers

Most of the West Seattle homes and businesses affected by an early-morning, car-pole accident have had their power restored.  Crews are on-site.  A few hundred customers will be without power as an additional outage is taken to replace the pole.  The estimated time of restoration is approximately 4-6 hours.

Crews Responding to West Seattle Outage

Crews responding to West Seatle outage.