Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, John Abraham has been a public servant for the City of Seattle for more than 30 years. He joined the utility five years ago, but not before serving 26 years as a police officer for the Seattle Police Department. At age 17, he entered the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light has been getting reports that scammers are at it again. One scam tactic involves contacting customers by phone and pretending to be employees of City Light. If you receive a recorded message or a live call from someone demanding payment right away, hang up and call us directly. City Light will always direct… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light is warning its customers to protect themselves against con artists who are using false threats of disconnecting electrical service in attempts to steal money.
At 12:20 a.m. a person climbing a Seattle City Light Transmission tower near 3rd Ave. NW and NW Leary Way came in contact with the 120 kilovolt line. Seattle City Light, Seattle Fire Department and Seattle Police all responded to the site after an initial report of a fire.
At 12:20 A.M. a person climbing a Seattle City Light Transmission tower near 3rd Ave. NW and NW Leary Way came in contact with the 120 kilovolt line.
Quick action by the Seattle Police Department, working in cooperation with Seattle City Light and the Portland, Ore., Police Department, led to the arrest of four suspects involved in the theft of scrap copper from the utility’s South Service Center and the reported recovery of the stolen items.
Seattle City Light crews will install a new power supply for the Chinatown-International District, starting tonight at 11 p.m.
For the second time this week, a case of electricity theft was responsible for a fire in South Seattle, and this time two Seattle Firefighters were shocked by the illegal wiring.
