Saving Energy Starts at "Hohm"
Seattle City Light is proud to be one of the first four utilities in the country working with Microsoft to provide customers a free online application to help them track their energy usage and get personalized recommendations for improving their energy efficiency. A Beta version of Microsoft Hohm will soon be available to our customers. Learn more or sign up for a notification of the Beta release so you can become one of the first customers to use this exciting new product.
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Your City, Right Now
2008 Annual Report:
Your Energy Future, Conservation is the New Power Plant
Seattle City Light realized a visionary conservation effort in 2008 that will forever change the way
we do business. Because the time is gone when we can build another dam to meet increasing
demands for power, City Light turns to its workhorse - conservation. Saving energy is our new
power plant. This 2008 Annual Report seeks to tell the story of how we're fulfilling conservation's
promise while meeting our highest goal - to deliver the best customer service experience
of any utility in the nation. More information here.
Seattle City Light Introduces Hybrid Trouble Trucks
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Seattle City Light is now operating two diesel hybrid trouble trucks in its large vehicle fleet as part of the utilitys commitment to the Citys Climate Action Now efforts and the utilitys goal to cut fuel use, shrink its carbon footprint, and improve customer service by reducing the noise of repair work. The vehicles provide a 60 to 70 percent reduction in fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions while operating with less noise. Read more here.
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City Light Helps Seattle Aquarium Install Solar Project
 The Seattle Aquarium unveiled Seattles first solar hot water demonstration project June 16, a system that will reduce the Aquariums use of natural gas by preheating water used in the second floor cafe. Installed with financial support from Seattle City Light and Puget Sound Energy, the five solar panels will shrink the Aquariums carbon footprint by 2.5 tons of CO2 each year, and teach the Aquariums 800,000 visitors about renewable energy sources. Watch the video here.
 Streetlight Repairs
At the present time, our repairs are averaging about 60 days. However recently the Mayor authorized City Light to spend an additional $2.1 million to work through the back log of reported streetlights. In addition, there are monies available to complete Phase II of our group re-lamping program. Phase II will focus on the area that includes: Lake Washington the east; Elliot Bay on the west; Denny Way to the north and Brandon Street to the south. We will replace all of the streetlights within this area. Phase III and Phase IV will be completed in 2010 and 2011 respectively if funds are available. This will allow us to get on a planned four-year cycle for streetlight replacement. In addition, the City is applying for federal stimulus money to begin replacement of 40,000 streetlights with energy-efficient LED lights. Our target is to have all reported streetlights repaired sometime this Fall and to get back on a regular 10-day response cycle. If your light has not been repaired in 90 days, please email SCL_StreetLightEscalations@Seattle.Gov and provide the ticket number of your original request. We appreciate your patience as we work to get caught up as soon as possible.
Press release links:
Mayor: Increase street light repairs in 2009
Mayor announces plan to replace residential streetlights
City Light Helps Give Penguins New Energy-Efficient Home
 Built with help from Seattle City Light, Seattle Public Utilities and others, the new penguin exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo is now open. It utilizes geothermal technology to create a more natural environment for the penguins while saving millions of gallons of water and nearly 23,000 kWh of energy annually. Come visit the penguins and save $2 on your zoo admission! Get your coupon here. Take a sneak peak with this video of the grand opening or from the zoo's news release.
New Integrated Resource Plan
Seattle City Light purchases about 60 percent of the power from the Stateline wind farm |
City Light's Integrated Resource Plan is the roadmap to ensure sufficient power resources to meet future customer needs. Over the next several months, City Light planners will be reviewing and updating this plan. City Light planners will seek advice from customers and outside utility experts. Our goal is to submit an updated plan to the state in the fall of 2010. The plan will also address how City Light will comply with the conservation and renewable generation requirements of Initiative 937 (I-937), passed by Washington voters in November 2006.
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