U.S. Conference of Mayors Supports Use of LED Streetlights
June 18, 2012
On Saturday, the U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted Mayor Mike McGinn’s resolution endorsing the nationwide use of LED streetlights at the group’s annual meeting in Orlando.
Mayor McGinn, Business Leaders Endorse Strategic Plan for Seattle City Light
May 10, 2012
Mayor Mike McGinn and a group of business leaders endorsed a strategic plan for Seattle City Light that is designed to guide operations, investments and rates at the municipally owned utility.
Help City Light Chart Your Power Future with 2013-2018 Strategic Plan
February 24, 2012
Seattle City Light wants to hear from customers about their power future. A draft of the Seattle City Light 2012-2018 Strategic Plan is now available for public review and comment.
City Light Report to the Mayor on Snow, Ice, Wind Storms
February 7, 2012
The snow, ice and wind storms of Jan. 15-25 challenged the City of Seattle and utilities throughout the Puget Sound area. Here you’ll find Seattle City Light’s report to Mayor Mike McGinn on our response to sustained outages that affected 29,200 homes and businesses.
Mayor Outlines City Light Winter Preparations, Encourages Residents to Get Ready for La Nina Too
November 2, 2011
With weather experts predicting another colder, wetter, La Nina winter, Mayor Mike McGinn encouraged people today to prepare for weather-related emergencies, outlined how residents can help the City respond to power outages and updated the public on how Seattle City Light is preparing for winter storms.
Seattle City Light to Add Eight All-electric LEAFs
July 13, 2011
Mayor Mike McGinn announced this morning that the City of Seattle is buying 35 all-electric Nissan LEAFs for the city fleet. Seattle City Light will get eight of those vehicles.
Open Letter to Our Customers on 2010 Accomplishments
March 25, 2011
You, our customers, are the focus of everything we do at Seattle City Light, so I’m pleased to provide an overview of key accomplishments we achieved on your behalf in 2010. — Jorge Carrasco, Superintendent
Seattle City Light Begins LED Streetlight Rollout
July 7, 2010
Seattle City Light celebrated the launch of its LED streetlight project today with the first installations in Ballard. During the next five years, the utility will install 40,000.
Moody’s Affirms City Light Bond Rating
April 30, 2010
Mayor Mike McGinn announced today that Moody’s has affirmed Seattle City Light’s Aa2 bond rating with a stable outlook. Moody’s is the second rating agency to maintain high ratings for the utility this week.
Standard & Poor’s Affirms City Light Bond Rating
April 26, 2010
Mayor Mike McGinn announced today that Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed Seattle City Light’s bond rating as AA- and a stable outlook. This rating is good news for ratepayers and independent validation that City Light is in good financial condition.