Work Planned to Improve Queen Anne Underground Cables’ Reliability
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. City Light...
View ArticlePower Restored in Queen Anne
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. The Seattle Police Department reported an explosion...
View ArticleTop of Transmission Tower Repaired, Ready to Go Back Up
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...
View ArticleSuperintendent Assures Public of Streetlight Safety
An open letter to our customers From Superintendent Jorge Carrasco On Thanksgiving, a dog was electrocuted on Queen Anne Avenue when it came into contact with a metal plate covering some electrical...
View ArticleStreetlight Safety Inspections
Recently City Light has had reports of metal streetlight poles and metal “hand hole” covers (small underground vaults that hold streetlight electrical equipment that are covered by a metal groundplate)...
View ArticleStreetlight Safety Inspections Dec. 22 Update
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. Davey Resources Group will...
View ArticleStreetlight Inspection Update Jan. 5
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,...
View ArticleDelay to Start of Warren Avenue Crossing Project
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...
View ArticlePower Outages in Queen Anne, Fremont, West Seattle
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. The outage appears to be caused by a tree...
View ArticlePower Partially Restored to North Queen Anne
Crews have restored power to all but 120 customers affected by an outage earlier this afternoon. The 1:33 p.m, outage was caused by a tree touching power lines. It originally cut power to about 4,000...
View ArticleMercer Corridor Project Fieldwork Continues This Wednesday, August 14
Map of area Construction Update Beginning this Wednesday, August 14th through Friday, August 16th, 3rd Ave. N between Roy and Mercer streets will be closed during the day while City Light crews...
View ArticlePower Restored in Ballard, Queen Anne, Magnolia
An underground cable failure was the cause of a power outage Monday that affected about 9,700 homes and businesses in parts of Ballard, Queen Anne, and Magnolia. The outage started about 1:20 p.m....
View ArticleElectronic Equipment Upgrades Planned for Utility Poles in Queen Anne
Seattle City Light will be supporting enhanced cellular and data services in the Queen Anne area by upgrading electronic equipment to two utility poles throughout the public right-of-way of the...
View ArticleAdvanced Metering Utility Pole Upgrades Continue in March 2017
In March 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...
View ArticlePower Outage Affecting 12,900 Customers in Parts of Ballard, Magnolia, and...
Seattle City Light crews are working to restore power to about 12,900 customers in parts of Ballard, Magnolia, and Queen Anne. While working to restore power to an earlier outage, four circuit...
View ArticleCrews Restore Power After Outage Affects About 12,900 Homes, Businesses
Crews worked through the night to restore power to approximately 12,900 customers. While crews worked to restore power to an earlier outage, four circuit breakers relayed offline causing a cascading...
View ArticleElectronic Equipment Upgrades Planned in Queen Anne / Westlake
Starting in early April 2018, Seattle City Light will be supporting enhanced cellular and data services in the Queen Anne and Westlake areas by attaching two low-power antennas and an equipment cabinet...
View ArticleEnhanced Cellular/Data Upgrades Planned in Fall 2018
Seattle City Light is supporting enhanced cellular and data services in various Seattle neighborhoods by attaching low-power omni-directional antennas and equipment cabinets to existing utility poles...
View ArticleY2K 20 Years Later: An oral history of the final moments of the 20th century...
It’s hard to believe that this time 20 years ago, the world was preparing for the new millennium. From the infamous “Y2K Bug” to stocking up on canned goods, the months leading up to Y2K was a time of...
View ArticlePower Partially Restored to North Queen Anne
Crews have restored power to all but 120 customers affected by an outage earlier this afternoon. The 1:33 p.m, outage was caused by a tree touching power lines. It originally cut power to about 4,000...
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