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City Light Requests Feedback on Pilot LED Streetlight Projects in Pioneer Square & Pike Place Market

August 13, 2018

Starting this August, Seattle City Light will be piloting a program to improve customer safety, reduce carbon emissions and conserve resources by installing LED streetlight fixtures in the downtown Seattle area. The new fixtures will be evaluated for appearance, historical integrity and light levels. City Light is inviting customers to provide their feedback on the pilot LED fixtures.

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Seattle City (spot)Light: Eugene Haller

August 13, 2018

Sr. Compliance Analyst Eugene Haller has been at City Light for two and a half years. As part of the Regulatory Affairs division, Eugene helps ensure that the utility is following government regulations. “There are quite a few regulations that are put out by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation… [ Keep reading ]

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5 Things to Explore at the Skagit Hydroelectric Project

August 10, 2018

Summer is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest with the fall season peeking over the horizon. Before we know it, school will be back in session, leaves will start to change colors and the days will begin to get shorter. Now is the time to plan that one… [ Keep reading ]

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City Light Crews Move to Repair Damage From California’s Carr Complex Fire

August 9, 2018

City Light crews working to restore electrical infrastructure in the Mendocino Complex Fire area successfully completed the projects assigned to them by local utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) on Wednesday, August 2018. PG&E was impressed with the quality of City Light’s efforts and re-assigned the crews to work on… [ Keep reading ]

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City Light Crews Working to Repair Damage of Mendocino Complex Fire

August 7, 2018

On August 3, 2018, Seattle City Light sent 19 employees and support equipment to California to assist in restoring the electrical infrastructure damaged by the Mendocino Complex fire. Four four-person line crews, three operators, a supervisor, a safety manager and a fleets manager departed from the South Service Center in SODO… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle City (spot)Light: Will Andersen

August 6, 2018

Will Andersen has worked at City Light’s Skagit Hydroelectric Project since August 2016. He joined the utility as a Generation Supervisor of Skagit Operations and is now the Sr. Operations Manager. “I’m responsible for the Operations and Maintenance of the Skagit Project,” Will explained. “My duties cover Hydro Operations &… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle City Light Crews Head to California for Wildfire Recovery Effort

August 3, 2018

Early this morning, Seattle City Light sent 19 employees and support equipment to California to assist in restoring the electrical infrastructure damaged by the Mendocino Complex fire. Four four-person line crews, three operators, a supervisor, a safety manager and a fleets manager are being sent along with large bucket trucks… [ Keep reading ]

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City Light Project Earns Seattle U Engineering Team National Award

August 1, 2018

In 2016-2017, a project team of four of Seattle University students took on an engineering challenge from Seattle City Light to determine the capacity of the Ross Dam Intake Access Bridge at the Skagit Hydroelectric Project, an essential structure to conduct maintenance operations at Ross Dam. Last month, Seattle U… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle City (spot)Light: Cathy Leone-Woods

July 30, 2018

Director of Regulatory Affairs Cathy Leone-Woods has been at City Light for eight years. “I’ve been in the utility industry for nearly 30 years,” Cathy said. “I’ve worked in power supply, transmission, and regulatory affairs. When reliability standards went into effect my team at the time established a program on… [ Keep reading ]

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Innovative Pilot Project Seeks to Grow a Forest More Resilient to Climate Change

July 23, 2018

An innovative pilot project will replant portions of logged land now owned by Seattle City Light to grow a new forest that could be more resilient to climate change. Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and its partners – City Light, Seattle Public Utilities and the Northwest Natural Resource Group —… [ Keep reading ]

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