Power Outages in Queen Anne, Fremont, West Seattle
November 19, 2012
Seattle City Light crews are working to restore power to more than 4,000 customers affected by an outage in North Queen Anne, Discovery Park, and Fremont.
Delay to Start of Warren Avenue Crossing Project
April 29, 2011
Seattle City Light’s planned start date for installation of new power lines onto the steel towers on either side of the Lake Washington Ship Canal at Warren Avenue in Fremont and Queen Anne has been delayed from May 2nd until mid-May.
Streetlight Inspection Update Jan. 5
January 5, 2011
Seattle City Light identified nine streetlights that were giving off voltage in the utility’s latest round of streetlight safety testing. No one was injured by any of the streetlights. In each case, City Light crews immediately cut power and started repairs.
Streetlight Safety Inspections Dec. 22 Update
December 22, 2010
Seattle City Light has agreed to contracts with two companies that will assist with inspections and tests of the utility’s metal streetlight poles and groundcover plates.
Streetlight Safety Inspections
December 15, 2010
Seattle City Light now is up-dating on our metal streetlight pole inspections, including information about any poles found to be energized. Our Power Lines blog will be up-dated whenever there is additional information to add.
Superintendent Assures Public of Streetlight Safety
November 30, 2010
Superintendent Jorge Carrasco assures the public that a faulty streetlight that electrocuted a dog in Queen Anne was an isolated incident. He expresses his sympathy to the dog’s owner and commits to inspecting all similar lights in City Light’s system.
Top of Transmission Tower Repaired, Ready to Go Back Up
October 1, 2010
On Wednesday, Oct. 6, Seattle City Light crews will begin reattaching a 20 foot section of a 190 foot tall steel lattice tower on the north side of the Lake Washington Ship Canal next to the Burke Gilman Trail.
Power Restored in Queen Anne
July 20, 2010
Seattle City Light crews have restored service to 460 customers in Queen Anne who lost power when an underground cable failed about 9:15 a.m. today.
Work Planned to Improve Queen Anne Underground Cables’ Reliability
May 18, 2010
Seattle City Light crews will be working in the Queen Anne neighborhood this summer to extend the service life of aging underground cables and increase the reliability of electric service.
Power Restored in West Queen Anne, Fremont
May 13, 2010
Seattle City Light crews have restored power to all customers in west Queen Anne and Fremont.