Seattle City Light

City Light crews completed a project in September that required the movement of a 310 ton metal structure from land, onto the Boundary Reservoir and then sink the structure next to the dam. This is the culmination of a year long refurbishment project.

Needed maintenance work at Diablo Dam on Skagit Hydroelectric Project leads to spectacular water releases through the spill gates. Work hasn`t been done in over 10 years and helps to increase the efficient generation of electricity.

City Light is conducting a contest for customers to submit videos aimed at solutions to retiring old refrigerators and freezers that waste energy. This video promotes the contest and rebate program offered for old, working refrigerators.

City Councilmember Bruce Harrell and Seattle City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco update reporters on the progress of LED streetlight installations, including a review of energy savings from the 6,000 streetlights installed in 2010.

Seattle City Light crews tackled a significant challenge to bring electricity to a remote communications facility on top of a mountain. With the help of a large helicopter the job was successfully completed.

New discoveries are changing our understanding of early human occupation and natural history of the North Cascades and Upper Skagit River valley. Seattle City Light is helping in the research and preservation of archeology sites in the Ross Lake area.

The City Light Race and Social Justice Initiative Change Team presents the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration featuring a panel of distinguished speakers.

Seattle City Light is developing a strategic plan for the next 6 years. This video explains some of the background and needed public input with information on how to contribute ideas.

City Light is attempting to find successful ways to deter Ospreys from building nests on power poles. This video from 2007 shows some of the efforts.

Seattle City Light has improved its 80 year tradition of offering the public a tour of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project. In addition to the traditional tour, special tours hosted by environmental educators will be offered for a limited time. After the video visit www.SkagitTours.com for additional information.

Seattle City Light maintains a small fleet of boats on Diablo Lake at its Skagit Hydroelectric Project. Recently a new tug boat, built in Seattle, had to trucked up to the project in pieces in order to fit through the mountain tunnels and narrow roadways.

Seattle City Light employees accomplished many projects over the 2010 year. This video shows a few.

Seattle City Light has improved its 80 year tradition of offering the public a tour of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project. Located on Diablo Lake on state highway 20, the new tour will include the traditional boat ride and meal but with a richer educational experience. www.SkagitTours.com for additional information.

Seattle City Light and the Woodland Park Zoo are cooperating with the installation of solar arrays on top of the zoo`s historic carousel. The power from the solar panels will supply the carousels motor and some of the lighting through net-metering.

City Light is happy to welcome the first mass produced electric car, using 100 % carbon neutral clean electricity. These cars are now available, and are the first of many electric vehicles that will soon be on the city streets.

Seattle City Light continues to check metal streetlight poles for contact voltage which could be dangerous to pets and, in extreme cases, people. This video shows how the tests are being conducted.

Superintendent Carrasco briefs 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.

Seattle City Light sponsors this RSJI event.

Seattle City Light is seeing an increase in the number of private homes installing PV solar generating systems. This familiarization training for customer service representatives shows what they can expect when new service is ordered for net-metering.

Winter storm preparations are being made by local utilities. It`s also time for individual families to prepare. Here are things you should do and some dangers to avoid.

Seattle City Light is moving ahead installing LED streetlights. In conjunction with that effort, it is working with the Lighting Design Lab to test different types of lighting with a unique outdoor testing facility.

Seattle City Light`s Boundary Hydroelectric Project in NE Washington recently conducted an historic reduction in its reservoir which revealed the famed Metaline Falls for the first time in 27 years. This video shows how and why.

Seattle City Light`s north substation is hosting a herd of 270 goats to clear a slope of blackberries. This is the third time in 4 years the goats have helped clear the persistent weeds.

Seattle City Light is racing to build a bridge at a remote area near the Skagit Hydroelectric project. The bridge will keep a road to a vital communications tower open in bad weather. City Light, as well as the Whatcom County Sheriff and National Park Service, rely on this tower year round.