Seattle City Light: Denny substation mural install 2/1/2013
Seattle City Light partners with youth group Urban Artworks to create and install a mural on a fence that masks the future construction site for the new Denny substation. |
Boundary Hydro project segment from NW Backroads 12/31/2012
King TV NW Backroads recently visited Pend Oreille County and included a segment about Seattle City Light’s Boundary Hydroelectric Project. |
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Seattle New NOW 11/30/12 11/30/2012
This week on Seattle News NOW: City Hall becomes a wedding chapel for same-sex couples, thousands of new books will soon hit library shelves and City Light wants to help your business save energy and money. These stories and more are on Seattle News NOW. |
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Seattle News NOW 11/9/12 11/9/2012
This week on Seattle News NOW: what`s next for the seawall rebuild project; bike master plan open houses and City Light crews work to restore power in New York City to get the lights back on to Hurricane Sandy victims. These stories and more are on Seattle News NOW. |
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Mayor`s Media Availability: Energy Efficiency 10/12/2012
Mayor Mike McGinn announces an Innovative Energy Efficiency pilot project using pay-for-performance energy efficiency. |
Budget Committee PM 9/27/2012
Department Budget Overview: Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle City Light |
Seattle City Light: City Light volunteers 9/26/2012
City Light employees join together to help others in the community by volunteering. So far this year employees have packed emergency kits for kids, rehabilitated a hillside along the Duwamish, collected school supplies for needy kids and cleaned up over 500 pounds of refuge along the Skagit River. And there are more opportunities to come. |
Seattle City Light: Public Power Week 9/26/2012
We Are All Connected promotes Public Power Week. |
Seattle City Light: Looking back and moving forward 9/19/2012
This video takes a look at past City Light workers and construction and the shows them in the present. Many good historical scenes from archive film. |
Seattle City Light: Skagit River Clean up 2012 9/19/2012
City Light Employees, family and friends take a Saturday to go clean up garbage from the banks of the Skagit River in north Washington state. |
Seattle City Light: Solar power helps kids have fun 7/31/2012
Green Up, Seattle City Light`s voluntary program to build renewable energy projects in Seattle, has a new demonstration project that kids are finding quite fun. Beacon Hill overlook uses solar panels as a roof to power some Jefferson Park amenities. |
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Seattle News NOW 7/20/12 7/20/2012
This week on Seattle News NOW: Department of Justice deadline, free parking restrictions, City Light`s national ranking and vegetarian options a plenty. These stories and more are on Seattle News NOW. |
Energy and Environment Committee 7/10/2012
Agenda Items: Reappointment and Oath of Office of Jorge Carrasco, Superintendent of Seattle City Light |
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CityStream: Seattle Special
6/14/2012
Neighborhoods are the heart of Seattle. Find out how the City is partnering with committed residents to better their beloved communities. Then, going green not only improves the environment, it also saves residents a little green. We`ll show you how the City is helping homeowners save energy. And we go inside a marathon mash-up of data and ideas when developers descend on City Hall for Startup Weekend Gov to create new mobile apps using government data. Join host Nicole Sanchez from the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center for these stories and more in the season finale of CityStream. |
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Mayor`s Media Availability: City Light Strategic Plan 5/7/2012
Mike McGinn, business leaders, City Light Review Panel Co-Chairs, and City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco address the media to endorse City Light`s strategic plan. |
City Light: Skagit Specialty Tours 4/12/2012
Seattle City Light offers several public tours of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project and the surrounding National Park. This video describes two special tours offered each summer. |
Seattle City Light: Electricity Theft 4/6/2012
It`s estimated City Light loses $3 million a year from stolen power. That is cost that must be picked up from other rate payers. Seattle Fire Department has fought fires due to power theft, and there have been deaths in other cities because of meter tampering.
Power theft is a crime and is being prosecuted by the King County Prosecutors Office. City Light is also levying penalty fees of up to $500 against those found to be stealing power, in addition to fees for damaged equipment and the costs of repairing altered wiring service. |
Seattle City Light: Skagit Tours 2012 3/30/2012
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. |
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Your Power Future 3/22/2012
Councilmember Mike O`Brien, in partnership with Great City, the Seattle City Light Review Panel members and Seattle City Light officials talks about how to shape the future for the utility. |
Seattle City Light: Thriftway Upgrades to lighting and freezers 3/22/2012
Thriftway in West Seattle upgraded their lighting and freezers with help of a grant from City Light, paying for about half the costs. The anticipated savings to Thriftway is estimated to be over $22 thousand a year on the electric bill. |
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Seattle City Light Community Solar Project 3/21/2012
City Councilmember Mike O`Brien and dozens of customers celebrate completion of Seattle City Light`s Community Solar Project in Jefferson Park. |
Seattle City Light`s 2013-2018 Strategic Plan - North 3/20/2012
City Council Member Mike O`Brien and the City Light Review Panel reach out to North Seattle residents for input to help set the course for the future of Seattle City Light. |
Seattle City Light`s 2013-2018 Strategic Plan - South 3/19/2012
City Council Member Mike O`Brien and the City Light Review Panel reach out to South Seattle residents for input to help set the course for the future of Seattle City Light. |
Seattle City Light 3/13/2012
Seattle City Light is trying to get public comment about what the future expenses and improvements should be. |
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Seattle City Light: Help your meter readers 3/7/2012
Seattle City Light meter readers need some cooperation from customers to get their job done accurately. |
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Mayor`s Media Availability: LED Streetlight Testing 3/6/2012
Mayor McGinn joins a Department of Energy representative to test energy-efficient LED street lights in Ballard. |
Seattle City Light: A peak beneath the streets of Seattle 1/6/2012
Ever wonder what all those people are up to when they tear up a street and begin working below the surface?
Downtown construction takes a number of different specialists to keep work progressing and create the least amount of disruption for traffic and pedestrians
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Race and Social Justice Initiative 12/9/2011
The City of Seattle is sponsoring a Race and Social Justice Initiative to end institutional racism throughout city government. This video explains the reasons behind the initiative. |
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RSJI: Teachings of the First People 11/29/2011
Roger Fernandes, or Kawasa, shares the culture and beliefs of the local Puget Salish tribes through the telling of traditional stories. Persented by Seattle City Light as part of its annual Native American Heritage Month. |
Environmental specialists introduce 5th graders to their work 11/9/2011
As part of the city`s Race and Social Justice Initiative, City Light employees are encouraging students from Martin Luther King, JR elementary school to consider environmental science as something to study and perhaps seek as a career. |
Seattle City Light: Ladder Creek Falls Light Show 10/12/2011
The Historic night lighting of Ladder Creek Falls at the Skagit Hydroelectric Project have been refurbished and rededicated for public viewing. Ladder Creek Falls is a part of the Newhalem Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
Seattle City Light: Steelhead Trout Population 10/12/2011
Seattle uses the South Fork Tolt River in eastern King County to generate electricity and as a drinking water supply. Seattle recognizes its operations share natural resources that are vital to fish. As a result, City Light scientists study these fish to determine how its operations on the river can contribute to healthy fish stocks. |
Take Winter by Storm: Downed Power Line Safety 10/12/2011
Take Winter by Storm is a coordinated effort to prepare the public for winter emergencies. Cities of Seattle, Tacoma; and King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap Counties as well as Puget Sound Energy have combined resources to get the word out that winter emergencies are on the way. |
Budget Committee PM 10/6/2011
Agenda Items: City Light, Department of Finance and Administrative Services |
Seattle City Light: Boundary Dam Sluice Maintenance Gate 2011 9/28/2011
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. |
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Seattle City Light: Diablo Trash Rack cleaning 8/22/2011
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. |
Seattle City Light: Monsters in the Basement Contest 8/8/2011
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. |
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Press Conference: LED Streetlight Installation Update 7/12/2011
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: Power Pole Installation 7/12/2011
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. |
Seattle City Light: Ross Lake Archeology 5/31/2011
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. |
Seattle City Light: Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 5/17/2011
The City Light Race and Social Justice Initiative Change Team presents the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration featuring a panel of distinguished speakers. |
City Light Strategic Plan public outreach 4/29/2011
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. |
Seattle City Light: Osprey nests 4/8/2011
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: Skagit Tours 4/5/2011
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: Skagit Tours - Newhalem 4/5/2011
This summer, Seattle City Light is offering free tours of the historic town of Newhalem. After the video visit, www.SkagitTours.com for additional information. |
New Tug Boat at the Skagit 3/31/2011
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. |
SCL 2010 Accomplishments 3/24/2011
Seattle City Light employees accomplished many projects over the 2010 year. This video shows a few. |
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American Podium: A Conversation with Nancy Rawles 3/8/2011
For more than 20 years, Nancy Rawles has worked as a writer and teacher as well as an active voice in the vigorous debates surrounding education. Presented by Seattle City Light as part of their Race & Social Justice Book Club. |
Seattle City Light Briefing on Electrified Pole Inspections 2/16/2011
Seattle City Light holds a media briefing on the latest electrifid pole inspection results. |
Seattle City Light: Skagit Tours 2/14/2011
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 Hall: Zoo Solar Installation 1/26/2011
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. |
Nissan Leaf Uses Clean Electricity 12/20/2010
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. |
Electricity Safety Inspections 12/16/2010
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. |
Seattle City Light Streetlight Safety Press Conference 12/9/2010
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. |
Transformative Leaders in Pursuit of Social Justice 11/30/2010
Seattle City Light sponsors this RSJI event. |
Seattle City Light: Solar Production Net-metering 11/1/2010
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. |
SCL News Conference: Take Winter by Storm 10/19/2010
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. |
LED street light test towers 10/13/2010
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: Boundary Hydroelectric Project 9/21/2010
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. |
City Light Hosts Goats 8/31/2010
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. |
Babcock Creek Bridge 8/23/2010
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. |
Energy Vampire 8/12/2010
Enter a video in a contest about "slaying" the "energy vampires." Seattle City Light is offering prizes for the best videos on how to eliminate energy waste from plug in chargers and "wall warts." For information on the contest http://energyvampires.strutta.com/ |
Heart Walk Testimonials 7/27/2010
As part of the citywide heart walk fundraiser, City Light employees share their unique stories about survival from complications of heart disease. |
Heart Walk Testimonials - Alice Lockridge 7/22/2010
As part of the citywide heart walk fundraiser, City Light employee Alice Lockridge shares her unique story about survival from complications of heart disease. |
Heart Walk Testimonials - Dave Rowan 7/22/2010
As part of the citywide heart walk fundraiser, City Light employee Dave Rowan shares his unique story about survival from complications of heart disease. |
Heart Walk Testimonials - Don Thomas 7/22/2010
As part of the citywide heart walk fundraiser, City Light employee Don Thomas shares his unique story about survival from complications of heart disease. |
Heart Walk Testimonials - Doug Rough 7/22/2010
As part of the citywide heart walk fundraiser, City Light employee Doug Rough shares his unique story about survival from complications of heart disease. |
Heart Walk Testimonials - Faz Kasraie 7/22/2010
As part of the citywide heart walk fundraiser, City Light employee Faz Kasraie shares his unique story about survival from complications of heart disease. |
Heart Walk Testimonials - Pete Renner 7/22/2010
As part of the citywide heart walk fundraiser, City Light employee Pete Renner shares his unique story about survival from complications of heart disease. |
Heart Walk Testimonials - Rod Siverson 7/22/2010
As part of the citywide heart walk fundraiser, City Light employee Rod Siverson shares his unique story about survival from complications of heart disease. |
Boundary Postcard 7/14/2010
Seattle City Light`s Boundary Hydroelectric Project in northeastern Washington has been experiencing some high river run offs which forces it to open its sluice gates. Here is a little video postcard. |
Ballard LED Streetlight 7/7/2010
Mayor Mike KcGinn and Councilmember Bruce Harrell join City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco in announcing the new streetlights that will be installed in the Ballard residential areas. |
Skagit rock slide repairs 6/24/2010
City Light has made progress on a temporary solution to a rock slide that cut off public access to Ross Lake Recreational Area. The popular “Fisherman`s ferry” is now operating on a normal schedule. |
Customer Video 6/18/2010
This short overview of Seattle City Light shows the history and legacy of the publically owned utility. |
Newhalem Walking Tour 6/9/2010
Although no formal tours are offered this year, a drive up to the Skagit Hydroelectric Project still offers some great sight seeing opportunities. City Light host Kelly Guenther explains what you can see in the town of Newhalem. |
City Light RSJI Program May 2010 5/1/2010
Seattle City Light`s Race and Social Justice Initiative, Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2010. |
Residential Conservation Upgrades 4/9/2010
City Light is upgrading and retrofitting some of its employee housing at the Skagit Hydroelectric project as a pilot for new conservation measures. |
Seattle City Light: 2009 Accomplishments 3/31/2010
A look back at the accomplishments of 2009. |
Press Conference: Low Snowpack Means Smaller Power Supply 3/4/2010
The mild winter the Pacific Northwest is now experiencing thanks to the El Nino weather pattern will have consequences for Seattle City Light and its customers throughout 2010. City Light depends on snowpack to provide the water that powers the hydroelectric dams that produce its low-cost electricity. Snowpack effectively serves as a "battery," storing some of the dams` power source for use in the summer and fall. A warmer- and dryer-than-normal winter means less snow and a smaller supply of electricity throughout the year. City Councilmember Bruce Harrell and City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco discuss the issues.
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Seattle City Light: Streetlight Maintenance 3/3/2010
City Light is changing the way it maintains the 84,000 streetlights in its service area. The new system should see fewer lights out and quicker response to getting dark lights repaired. |
Seattle City Light: Transformative leaders 2/26/2010
City Light and the Race and Social Justice Change Team present a talk by Judge Judith Hightower of the Seattle Municipal Court. The talk was held during the Black History Month celebration and was titled: Transformative Leaders -- in pursuit of social justice. |
Seattle City Light: Cedar Falls History 2/24/2010
Seattle City Light was 100 years old in 2005. Kelly Guenther looks back at how Seattle`s great fire in 1889 gave rise to one of America`s first public owned hydroelectric utilities. This video was created on the Centennial. |
Seattle City Light: Garbage to Power Program 1/22/2010
Seattle City Light has begun receiving electricity from a landfill gas to power program. City Light`s Peter Clarke explains. |
Seattle City Light: Power for the People 1/12/2010
"Power for the People" author David Wilma speaks with current City Light employees about the colorful history of the electric utility. |
The Power of Snoqualmie Falls 12/15/2009
See how one man conceived, engineered and financed the building of the first underground hyrdo-electric plant in the nation. Charles Baker brought electricity to the masses and forever changed the lives of those living in the Northwest. |
Seasons Greetings from Seattle City Light 12/11/2009
Seasons greetings from Your Seattle City Light. |
Seattle City Light: Special Report Autumn 2009 11/18/2009
Host Kelly Guenther reports on some unique environmental restoration work going on along the shores of remote Ross Lake. Also, he introduces a look at the record number of salmon spawning below the Skagit Hydroelectric project this year. Finally, we say good by to the old Paramount Theater sign as it makes way for a new energy efficient version. |
Seattle City Light: Skagit salmon in 2009 11/10/2009
Salmon runs on the Upper Skagit River are at an all time high. Part of the credit goes to habitat work done by Seattle City Light. |
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City Inside/Out: Seattle City Light 11/6/2009
The Seattle City Council is considering increasing utility rates by 8.8%, which is drawing some protest in this economic downturn. Why is the hike needed? And how will customers respond? We meet a local business that will be impacted negatively, and hear from an environmentalist who supports the increase. Tune in to CIO this week for our studio discussion with Council Energy Committee Chair Bruce Harrell and North Industrial Seattle Association president Eugene Wasserman as they discuss this controversy. |
Seattle City Light: Paramount Theater Sign 11/4/2009
The new Paramount Theater Sign is a high tech model and replica of the original sign first mounted in the 1930’s. The sign was a collaboration between the Seattle Theater Group and The Sign Factory. City Light helped fund the new technology used to save energy. |
Seattle City Light: Infrastructure needs 11/3/2009
Seattle City Light demonstrates some need for updates to its aging distribution system. |
Seattle City Light: Taking Winter by Storm 10/20/2009
Winter is approaching and it's time to prepare for possible power outages. |
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Seattle City Light: Special Report Summer 2009 7/9/2009
In this program Kelly Gunther explains how City Light has partnered with the North Cascades National Park and North Cascade Institute to provide a beautiful environmental learning center for the public on the shores of Diablo Lake. In addition the program takes us high into the Cascade Range and shows the snow which eventually generates Seattle's electricity. And finally we'll visit a new exhibit built especially for the comfort of penguins. |
Seattle City Light: Aquarium Solar 6/19/2009
Seattle Aquarium has installed a demonstration of solar water heating with grants from Seattle City Light and Puget Sound Energy. The plan is to heat 50% of the Aquarium Cafe's hot water with solar energy. |
Seattle City Light: Hybrid Diesel Trucks 6/19/2009
Seattle City Light introduces new environmentally friendly hybrid diesel work trucks. |
Seattle City Light: Environmental Learning Center 6/11/2009
The Environmental Learning Center on the shores of Diablo Lake in the North Cascade Range has been recognized as a Leadership in Energy Environmental Design. Leaders from three organizations involved in the program recently gathered to talk about the unique partnership that contributed to this award from the US Green Building Council. |
New Energy Efficient Penguin Exhibit 5/15/2009
City Light and Seattle Public Utilities collaborated with the Woodland Park Zoo to make the new penguin exhibit an environmental model. Let`s see what the penguins think. |
Seattle City Light: Skagit Snow Survey 5/12/2009
City Light monitors the amount of snow in the North Cascade Mountains to help forecast the available water for the generation of electricity. Take a quick ride among the 7,000 foot peaks to see how and why this survey is done. |
Seattle City Light: Q13 report on Green Seattle 5/6/2009
The City of Seattle is considered to be very sustainable and environmentally aware. The efforts are highlighted in this Q13 news report. |
Seattle CAN Save Energy 5/1/2009
Kelly Guenther asks around and gets tips from a City Light expert and others about how you can save energy and reduce your carbon footprint. |
Shrinking Big Foot Challenge 4/16/2009
Seattle City Light employees are offered ideas on how to shrink their carbon footprint. |
Seattle City Light: Cedar Falls Snow Pack 4/2/2009
Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities discuss water availability in coming months and how this will effect residential water use and electricity. |
Seattle City Light: Skagit River Cleanup 3/23/2009
Seattle City Light employees along with other partners, cleaned trash from the Skagit River on the 4th annual Skagit River cleanup. |
Seattle City Light: Shrinking Bigfoot 3/17/2009
The Shrinking Bigfoot live performance, interspersed with student and teacher interviews, illustrates how to empower students to shrink their carbon footprints with easy, everyday actions such as turning off the lights. |
Mayor announces low income utility bill help 3/12/2009
Seattle announces new guidelines for help paying utility bills. |
Seattle MeterWatch 3/10/2009
Seattle MeterWatch is a free program to help large commercial and industrial City Light customers to save energy and money on their power bills. |
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Seattle City Light: Stella Color Conservation Upgrades 3/4/2009
Seattle City Light helps small commercial customers upgrade lighting to save energy and money. |
Seattle City Light: Pole Top Rescue 2/13/2009
City Light Lineworkers must prepare for emergencies which may take place above the ground. Using competition is a way of training for these life and death situations. |
Seattle City Light: Race and Social Justice Initiative 2/13/2009
The City of Seattle and City Light is sponsoring a Race and Social Justice Initiative to end institutional racism throughout city government. This video explains the reasons behind the initiative. |
Seattle City Light Special Report 1/16/2009
Host Kelly Guenther reports on efforts by both City Light and Seattle Public Utilities to help re-establish salmon habitat in two local rivers, used for drinking water and electricity generation. Then we travel to the Lineman Rodeo in Kansas City as City Light line workers compete against lineman from four countries. Finally a look at how City Light is contributing some energy savings for the new Woodland Park Zoo penguin exhibit. |
Cedar-Tolt River salmon restoration 1/14/2009
City Light and Seattle Public Utilities are using some unusual and innovative methods to open up new habitat for spawning salmon. On the Cedar River salon are helped over the dam with a “fish escalator” into pristine river habitat. On the Tolt River, biologists are using Chinook helicopters to create Chinook salmon spawning habitat. |
Seattle City Light: Toys for Tots 12/18/2008
City Light Line workers collected and delivered a dump truck full of toys at the KIRO-TV studio for Toys for Tots. Video courtesy of KIRO-TV. |
Seattle City Light 2008 accomplishments 12/8/2008
A look back at some of the accomplishments of City Light during 2008. |
Seattle City Light: Outage Preparations 10/29/2008
Seattle City Light officials outline how the utility is preparing for winter storm season and makes suggestions on how businesses can also prepare. |
Seattle City Light: Climate Solutions 10/28/2008
Understanding reporting compliance in cap-and-trade systems. |
Seattle City Light Net-Line: Strategic Plan 10/24/2008
Seattle City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco looks at City Light's position with the current economic crisis facing the U.S. Carrasco is joined by other City Light officers to discuss the 2009 budget and the strategic plan being forwarded to the City Council. |
Lineman Rodeo Competition 10/9/2008
City Light Line workers compete for honors at the International Lineman's rodeo. |
Seattle City Light: Green Up 10/2/2008
Green up - blowing in the wind is about City Light’s voluntary Green power program. |
Seattle City Light - Latino Heritage Celebration 9/25/2008
The Seattle City Light Race and Social Justice Change team presents Latino Heritage Month Celebration. |
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Green Up! 8/28/2008
Seattle City Light offers customers a way to support the use of new renewable generation for electricity like wind and methane gas. This video explains how this program works. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: 5-year Conservation Plan 8/20/2008
The Mayor unveils Seattle City Light's 5-year Conservation Plan designed to help Seattle residents do their part to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Seattle City Light Special Report Summer 2008 8/4/2008
Kelly Guenther hosts this special report about using landfill gas to generate renewable electricity. Also, a program to help recycle old refrigerators and a report on how City Light uses special sensors, manual measurement and sprinkling of stardust to forecast how much water is available in the mountains for operating its hydroelectric dams. |
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Woodlawn Park Zoo Penguin Exhibit Ground Breaking 7/17/2008
The new penguin exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo is being helped with a special grant from Seattle City Light to provide an energy efficient geothermal heating and cooling system. The groundbreaking for construction was celebrated with a very special event at the zoo on July 17, 2008. |
Seattle City Light: Conservation and Environmental Stewardship 7/15/2008
Seattle City Light is a recognized leader in working to stop climate change through conservation, investment in renewable energy and stewardship of the environment. This feature points out how this has been accomplished. |
Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration 5/22/2008
An event celebrating the Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. |
Seattle City Light: How hydroelectricty is made 4/29/2008
Seattle City Light produces nearly 90% of its power from hydroelectricity. This video explains how hydroelectricity is made and how City Light maintains its generators to keep them efficient. |
Seattle City Light: Recycling old refrigerators 4/29/2008
City Light will pay customers to recycle their old, operating refrigerators. The program will pay $30 so that old, inefficient refrigerators are turned off and recycled in an environmentally responsible manner. |
Seattle City Light: Snow measurements 4/29/2008
Seattle City Light has to have an idea of the amount of snow that collects in the mountains each winter to best forecast how much water will be available for generating electricity. To do this the utility uses a combination of manual measurements, a mathematical computer model and a sprinkling of dust from passing meteorites. |
U.S. Forest Service honors Seattle City Light 4/25/2008
U.S. Forest Service and the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest representative honors Seattle City Light for outstanding achievement on the 30th anniversary of the Skagit River’s designation as a wild and scenic river. |
Did You Know? with Councilmember Tom Rasmussen 4/24/2008
Are you having trouble paying utility bills? In this video, Councilmember Tom Rasmussen tells us about the assistance that is available to Seattle residents to help keep the lights on and the water flowing even when money is tight. |
Seattle City Light: Project Share 3/10/2008
Project Share is a city program that helps the needy with their light bill. |
Seattle City Light: Black History Month Celebration 2/19/2008
Seattle City Light celebrates Black History Month. |
Preparing for Winter: A Seattle City Light Special Report 12/13/2007
Winter means some people will inevitably lose power. Kelly Guenther hosts this special and offers useful tips to cope with a power outage. |
World Business Review: Seattle City Light's Green Power 10/11/2007
This segment of World Business Review looks at Seattle City Light's role as leader in reducing the effects of greenhouse gas on climate change. City Light was the first electric utility in the nation to be Greenhouse Gas neutral - and one of the first utilities to use energy conservation as a resource. The segment examines the contribution that customers are making through the use of the Green Up! Program that allows customers to add to their electric bill for the purchase of wind power. Hosted by retired General Norman Schwarzkopf. |
Seattle City Light "Power Week" 10/7/2007
In this piece created by Seattle City Light, learn about Public Power Week (October 7 - 13, 2007). City Light has a long and proud history of providing publicly owned power to its customers. It was fierce determination by City Light's first superintendent, J. D. Ross, to ensure that the electricity generated from the dams on the Skagit remain publicly owned. Here's a tribute to the men and women of City Light who provide low cost, reliability and renewable power 365 days a year, 24-hours a day. Seattle City Light is YOUR electric utility. We are all connected! |
Twist & Save! 9/19/2007
See which of your favorite Seattle celebrities are twisting and saving with Energy Star® compact fluorescent light bulbs! As part of Seattle's Climate Action Now initiative, Former Mayor Greg Nickels invites you to Twist & Save with Energy Star® compact fluorescent light bulbs! These bulbs last 10 times longer and use one-quarter the energy of regular incandescent light bulbs. Visit the Twist & Save display at participating retailers for deeply discounted prices sponsored by Seattle City Light. Check out this video to see if your favorite Seattle celebrities are twisting and saving! Are you twisting and saving? If so, send us your video and we'll post the best ones! Get details at www.seattle.gov/twistandsave |
Seattle City Light Special Report-Summer 2007 9/7/2007
Winter storms caused a huge gravel blockage on the Skagit River causing concerns of less efficient hydropower generation and potential flooding in the small town of Diablo. In a spectacular event, City Light released millions of gallons of water from its reservoir to help push the gravel on down river. Also in this edition, fish biologists are experimenting with a device called a "beaver deceiver" to help salmon migrate past beaver dams. We also watch as a herd of goats revisit an overgrown substation and a bird expert coordinates with City Light to visit osprey nests in the lower Duwamish River. |
Energy Smart Services: Industrial Conservation Program 8/27/2007
Seattle City Lights Energy Smart Services offers many different ways for industrial customers to save on their electric bills while saving large amounts of energy. This video highlights some customers who have saved with this program. |
Culture and attractions of Pend Oreille County 7/5/2007
Seattle City Light’s Boundary Hydroelectric Dam forms a great reservoir for water sports and other activities beyond electric generation. City Light’s neighbors in Pend Oreille County in NE Washington state, offer many fun and interesting activity to tourists and visitors. |
Meet the people of Pend Oreille County 7/5/2007
Meet the people of Pend Oreille County, Seattle City Light’s neighbors near the Boundary Hydroelectric Project in NE Washington state. |
Preparing for Winter: A Seattle City Light Special Report 3/14/2007
Winter means some people will inevitably lose power. Kelly Guenther hosts this special about the 2006 winter storm that knocked out power to half of City Light's customers, how people can help City Light know when power is out and offers useful tips to cope with a power outage and how winter storms even affect the migration of salmon. |
Safe Keeping: Monitor and Tagging 2/26/2007
City Light is studying how salmon disperse in the upper Skagit River by tagging the fish before they head upstream to spawn. |
Safe Keeping: Spawning Channel Development 2/26/2007
City Light is constructing spawning channels in the upper Skagit River to replace habitat that has been lost over the decades due to human development along the river. |
Safe Keeping: Woody Debris Project 2/26/2007
City Light is restoring habitat for salmon in Tolt River by dropping large logs into the river to capture gravel for future salmon spawning. |
December 2006 Storm Response 2/23/2007
City Light workers put in long hours to get people's power restored after a storm took out almost half of all customers' electricity. Here is background on how the storm restoration was accomplished. |
City Light Special: How hydro works and animal stories 2/7/2007
Host Kelly Guenther explains how City Light uses the force of water stored high in the mountains to produce Seattle’s electricity. Then he introduces a program to save osprey and a program to get rid of blackberry bushes with the help of a goat herd. |
City Inside/Out 1/19/2007
City Light Director Jorge Carrasco sits down with CR Douglas to respond to the critics over City Lights response to the devastating storms in November and December. Plus local reporters Angela Galloway and Sharon Pian Chan sit down to chat about the latest issues and headlines. |
Seattle City Light Integrated Resources Plan 11/14/2006
Seattle City Light presents proposed energy resource portfolios for the Integrated Resources Plan. The portfolios contain plans for increased conservation measures to meet anticipated short term energy demands and examine alternative generation methods for future customer power needs. |
Seattle City Light Integrated Resource Plan Hearing 7/18/2006
The public was invited by Seattle City Light to comment on the proposed Integrated Resource Plan or "IRP." The plan is intended to be a roadmap for City Light for the next 20 years as it considers various sources of power acquisition over and above City Light's own hydroelectric power availability. |
Energy Smart Services 6/12/2006
Energy Smart Services works with commercial building owners and developers to save energy and money with technical assistance, energy evaluations and rebates. |
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Seattle Channel Reports: City Light's Zero Net Emissions 2/22/2006
Seattle City Light has become the first large electric utility in the country to effectively eliminate its contribution of harmful greenhouse gas emissions into the environment. The utility’s goal of “zero net emissions” is a key element of the mayor’s effort to make Seattle a leader in combating global warming and meeting the goals of the Kyoto Protocol. Seattle Channel News takes a look at just how the utility did it. |
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History of Seattle City Light 10/27/2005
Seattle City Light is celebrating 100 years of providing affordable, reliable, publicly-owned power to the citizens of Seattle. Hear historians Wesley Arden Dick and David Wilma and Robin Calhoun, conservation’s first manager, share their City Light stories. |
Conversations on Climate Change: The Effects of Global Warming in The Pacific NW 10/10/2005
A discussion lead by Dr. Philip Mote, Ph.D -- a research scientist at the University of Washington in the Climate Impacts Group and an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. |
Cruise ships and Green Power 9/23/2005
Seattle City Light provides green power to visiting cruise ships. |
Plug-in Electric Vehicles 6/30/2005
Seattle City Light is looking at cars that run on electricity and are re-charged by plugging in at night. |
Ross Generator Rebuild 3/8/2005
A seemingly intricate ballet is involved in moving massive machinery in the process of rebuilding Ross Generators. |
Students explore origins of water and power 2/1/2005
Seattle School children learn about the home of their drinking water and where some of their electricity comes from. The Cedar River watershed is only 30 miles from downtown Seattle. |
Boundary Country Recreation 12/30/2004
City Light's Boundary Dam in remote Pend Oreille County has much available for the recreation minded visitor. Learn why it's well worth the trip. |
Boundary Dam, The Last Place Settled 8/31/2004
Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille River, completed in 1967, supplies more than half of Seattle's power. Learn more about this Seattle City Light project. |
Power Pole replacement 4/19/2004
Peter Clarke tells you about City Light's efforts to keep the electricity flowing to its customers, even when power poles are destroyed by weather or auto accidents. |
Solar Power 4/19/2004
Sharon Bennett describes how solar power is being used to generate electricity for public buildings in Seattle. |
Fish Hawks in Seattle Seattle City Light Feature Video 7/31/2003
Kelly Guenther talks about City Light's attempts to save ospreys who nest in power poles. |
P-Patch Under The Wires Community Gardens 7/23/2003
Connie McDougall talks about community gardens flourishing beneath high voltage transmission lines. |
Skagit River Watershed 4/24/2003
Learn more about the Skagit River Watershed on a tour with Kelly Guenther |
Seattle Spotlight: Skagit Salmon 12/23/2002
Host Kelly Guenther shines the spotlight on the record numbers of salmon returning to the Skagit River, thanks, in part, to carefully controlled river flows. Award Winning Video: 24th Annual Telly Awards - 2003 Silver Telly |
History of Skagit Hydroelectric project 10/21/2002
Kelly Guenther explains the history of Seattle City Light's Skagit hydroelectric project. |
