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Seattle City Light Named an Environmental Champion

October 14, 2016

Seattle City Light has been named a 2016 Environmental Champion by Cogent Reports.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: energy conservation, energy efficiency, environment, renewable energy

City Light Asks for Feedback on Proposed Technical Training Center

September 7, 2016

Seattle City Light will be hosting a community meeting to explain the details of a proposed technical training center located north of the Duwamish Substation. As part of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) process, City Light will also be taking public comments from the community on the proposed project.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: Duwamish Substation, environment, public meetings, South Park, State Environmental Policy Act

Seattle wins EPEAT Purchaser Award

June 1, 2016

City Light has a deep commitment to environmental stewardship, and we recognize that our purchasing choices have an environmental impact. This year, our efforts to reduce that impact were honored with an EPEAT Purchaser Award from the Green Electronics Council.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: awards, energy efficiency, environment

Conserving Stossel Creek

April 28, 2016

Seattle City Light recently acquired 154 acres of land on Stossel Creek east of Duvall to preserve important habitat for coho salmon and steelhead.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: conservation, Duvall, environment, fish, King County, nation's greenest utility, Stossel Creek, United States Department of Natural Resources

Cedar Falls penstocks get new coat of paint in high-wire act

January 13, 2015

You think painting your house is a challenge? Try removing lead paint from an 11-foot-wide pipe, pressurized to 128 pounds per square inch, while hanging a hundred feet over the city’s clean drinking water supply. That has been the work situation for contractors working to repaint the trestles and pipes… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: Cedar Falls, environment, Nation's Greenest

City Light Finalizes RSJI Work Plan for 2014

April 7, 2014

City Light has finalized its Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) work plan for 2014. As part of its RSJI plan for the year, Seattle City Light will focus on the equity areas of education, equitable development, housing, jobs/economic justice, the environment, and service equity. The work plan is part… [ Keep reading ]