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Seattle City (spot)Light Dave Russo, Principal Power Systems Engineer

October 28, 2021

The Basics Years of service: 41. I was a naval officer before joining the utility. Division: Engineering & Technology Operations Tell us about your role: I supervise – meaning that I try to keep up with – the North Systems Design Group. The group designs distribution system improvements and repairs, large services (commercial or industrial), and pole replacements. This includes underground rebuilds; conversions; reconductor… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Get to Know City LightTagged With: (spot)Light, employee profiles, employees

Sunday, Oct. 24 Wind Event Update

October 25, 2021

We’ll continue to update this post as we have more information. 10/26 5 p.m. update: After over 48 hours of nonstop work to clear fallen utility poles, power lines and trees along East Marginal Way South, Seattle City Light (SCL) and Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews have completed clean… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: News & Events, Powerlines, Safety & PreparednessTagged With: outages

City Light and partners use trees to “plant” a new South Fork Tolt River

October 14, 2021

This summer, City Light and its agency partners, including the Tulalip Tribes, NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Seattle Public Utilities and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, continued to revitalize the South Fork Tolt River. In early July, the group placed 117 trees throughout the river using… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: environment, Tolt River

Four pivotal periods in City Light’s century-plus history of public power

October 5, 2021

Established in 1910, City Light’s public power is integral to Seattle’s civic history.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: creating our energy future, history, J.D. Ross, public power, Public Power Week

Award-Winning Green Up Community Program is Now Accepting Applications for New Solar Power Projects

October 1, 2021

The application period has closed and they are no longer being accepted Seattle City Light and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission’s (WSHFC) Sustainable Energy Trust were selected as 2021 Green Power Leadership Award winners by the Center for Resource Solutions. The award recognizes the two agencies for removing barriers for low- and moderate-income communities to install… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: Green Up, Green Up Community, Renewable Energy Credit

City Reaches Agreement to Conclude Seattle City Light Class Action Lawsuit

September 29, 2021

City Attorney Pete Holmes | Seattle City Light CEO Debra Smith Contact:Dan Nolte, City Attorney’s Office Communications, Dan.Nolte@seattle.govJulie Moore, Seattle City Light Communications, Julie.Moore@seattle.gov Update January 11, 2022: Seattle City Light reached a settlement agreement in the class action case filed in King County Superior Court Deien v. Seattle City… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: News & Events, PowerlinesTagged With: billing, news release

Customer Satisfaction Research Underway

September 29, 2021

City Light has partnered with DHM Research to conduct a customer satisfaction survey on our behalf beginning September 30. This research will be done in two phases. In phase one, customers will be randomly selected and contacted by phone or text inviting them to take a brief (15 minutes) survey… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: City Light Customers, PowerlinesTagged With: business customers, customer satisfaction, residential customers, surveys

(spot)Light: Aaron Jackson, Electrician Constructor

September 27, 2021

The Basics Years of service: Five Division: Transmission & Distribution Operations Tell us about your role: I work on Core 4 at the South Stations. We upgrade and maintain all the transmission and distribution equipment in substations, everything from wiring control equipment to changing out transformers. Background Hometown: Glenwood Springs, Colo. Tell us about your family: I moved here… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Get to Know City LightTagged With: (spot)Light

Seattle City Light creates multimillion-dollar fund to support fish on the Skagit

September 22, 2021

Fund brings substantial new resources to protect, conserve, and restore the fisheries resources and aquatic habitat of the Skagit River With a unanimous vote of the City Council on Monday, Seattle created a new fund to support endangered fish species in the Skagit River watershed, including bull trout and Chinook salmon. As Seattle City Light… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: News & Events, PowerlinesTagged With: environment, fish, Skagit, Skagit Hydroelectric Project, Skagit River

(spot)Light: Brandy Balansay, GIS Specialist

September 20, 2021

The Basics Years of service: 2½ years Division: Environmental Management & Real Estate Tell us about your role: As part of the Real Estate Services team, I wear many hats, but my primary role is to manage and maintain our application, database, and real estate-related needs, like our geographic information system (GIS). I also navigate current team processes and brainstorm… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: (spot)Light

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