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Seattle City Light Establishes Temporary Pause on Planned Outages

April 22, 2020

Seattle City Light remains committed to providing safe and reliable power while prioritizing the safety of our customers and crews. While planned outages are important to maintaining and upgrading our infrastructure, outages can be burdensome, and even more so as our customers are at home working, teaching children, and maintaining a healthy life during the COVID-19 crisis. We’re temporarily adjusting our work to have the lowest impact on customers during this time.

Filed Under: Powerlines, Safety & PreparednessTagged With: COVID-19, outages, pole replacements, safety

Electrical Upgrades Planned in the Delridge Neighborhood

December 19, 2019

Seattle City Light crews plan to upgrade the electrical reliability of the Delridge neighborhood by replacing aging utility poles, overhead wire, and equipment along Southwest Brandon Street, 21st Avenue Southwest, Southwest Andover Street, and 23rd Avenue Southwest. These improvements will support growth for future electrical infrastructure in the area while reducing unplanned power outages.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: construction projects, Delridge, electrical upgrades, Pigeon Hills, pole replacements, reliability

Seattle City Light Completes Construction on 13th Avenue South

December 4, 2019

Seattle City Light crews have completed the final stages of construction on 13th Avenue South. Crews replaced aging electrical infrastructure and upgraded an existing electrical system that will reduce unplanned power outages and increase electrical reliability for the surrounding area.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: Beacon Hill, construction projects, pole replacements, reliability

Electrical Improvements Planned in Yesler Terrace

June 4, 2018

Starting this June, Seattle City Light crews will be working to improve electrical reliability in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood by installing new utility poles, overhead wire and equipment. This work is needed to replace aging electrical infrastructure and upgrade the existing electrical system.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: construction projects, electric utility, pole replacements, reliability, Yesler Terrace

City Light Completes South End Utility Pole Replacements

January 17, 2018

Contracted crews recently completed their work to replace aging utility poles in parts of Seattle City Light’s south end of the service territory. Crews replaced a total of 274 poles from March 2017 to December 2017.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: construction projects, electric utility, pole replacements, reliability, utility poles

City Light Completes Electrical System Upgrades in SODO

January 17, 2018

Seattle City Light crews recently completed a project in late December 2017 to replace aging electrical infrastructure in the SODO neighborhood. The work included the replacement of aging utility poles, overhead wire and equipment to help upgrade the existing electrical system.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: Chinatown-International District, construction projects, electric utility, pole replacements, reliability, SODO, Yesler Terrace

City Light to Replace Aging Infrastructure in SODO Neighborhood

June 8, 2017

Starting in June 2017, Seattle City Light will replace aging electrical infrastructure in the SODO neighborhood. The work will include replacing aging utility poles, overhead wire and equipment to help upgrade the existing electrical system.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: Chinatown-International District, construction projects, electrical upgrades, pole replacements, reliability, SODO, Yesler Terrace

Seattle City Light Completes Advanced Metering Pole Upgrades

June 5, 2017

Seattle City Light recently completed the final upgrades on several utility poles in support of the Advanced Metering program. Crews replaced 27 different poles across City Light’s service territory with new 70-foot poles and wireless infrastructure.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: advanced metering, construction projects, pole replacements, utility poles

Utility Pole Replacements Scheduled in Beacon Hill

April 25, 2017

Later this month, Seattle City Light will continue replacing aging utility poles in parts of the utility’s service territory to improve and upgrade electrical reliability for customers. City Light’s contractor, Magnum Power LLC, will be installing new utility poles, relocating wires and replacing aging equipment in the Beacon Hill neighborhood.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: Beacon Hill, construction projects, pole replacements, utility poles

City Light Continues Utility Pole Upgrades for Advanced Metering

March 30, 2017

From late March and April 2017, Seattle City Light will continue supporting Advanced Metering services throughout the utility’s service territory by replacing existing utility poles with taller poles, which will host wireless utility data collection equipment.

Filed Under: PowerlinesTagged With: advanced metering, Bitter Lake, Columbia City, construction projects, Magnolia, meters, pole replacements, utility poles, View Ridge, Wallingford

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