We’ve posted video on our Facebook page showing some of our lineworkers performing inspections on streetlights. Watch it at http://www.facebook.com/video/editvideo.php?v=111475002257629
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.
Seattle City Light’s inspections of metal streetlight poles have found three more instances of contact voltage.
Superintendent Jorge Carrasco briefed the media on the plans City Light has to inspect and to make repairs, if necessary, to any of the 20,000 metal streetlight poles and 10,000 metal “hand holes” (small streetlight vault covers) in the utility’s service territory.
Over the past two years, Seattle City Light has cut the number of streetlights needing major repairs from a high of 1,800 to only 33 today.
City Light unveiled a new Web application today that will let customers track streetlights that are reported out or malfunctioning.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that Seattle City Light will lead a new national effort to promote the installation of energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) street lights.
Seattle City Light announced today that streetlight re-lamping is underway from Denny Way north to 65th Avenue.
If you want to get a neighborhood’s attention, just talk streetlights! Nothing seems to say “customer service” louder than the working condition of streetlights in your neighborhood.
Seattle City Light recently completed phase two of a four-year streetlight re-lamping project.
