Current Projects

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2nd Avenue Extension South Streetlight Upgrades

Replacing aging streetlights and underground electrical cables to enhance safety and reliability.

Advanced Metering Installations

Replacing older meters with new wireless advanced meters.

Brace Point Underground Cable Replacement

Underground infrastructure improvements and streetlight installations.

Broad Street Substation Inductor

System improvements at the Broad Street Substation that will increase the reliability of our power grid.

Civil Improvements at Laurelhurst Substation

Removing aging substation equipment and trenching for electrical conduit.

Curbside Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging

Installing public Level 2 EV chargers at curbside locations in Seattle.

Delridge Electrical Upgrades

Upgrading electrical infrastructure by replacing aging utility poles, overhead wires and equipment.

Distribution Line Sensor Installations

Installing new line sensors to more quickly identify and resolve unplanned power outages.

Duwamish Communications Tower Upgrades

Installing communications equipment on utility tower structures along the Duwamish Waterway

Electric Vehicle Charger Management System Transition

Transitioning our EV charger management systems away from Shell Recharge to ChargePoint.

Electric Vehicle Fast Charger Replacements

Upgrading DC fast chargers for EVs with faster, more reliable and secure chargers.

Hurstwood Underground Cable Replacement

Replacing aging infrastructure in the area with new conduits, cables, and vaults.

Magnolia Cable Improvements

Underground cable replacements in the Magnolia area.

Magnolia Pilot Streetlights

Three pilot streetlights have been installed in the Magnolia neighborhood.

Meadowbrook Cable Replacement

Repairing underground electrical system in Meadowbrook.

Morgan Junction Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Converting the former Morgan Junction substation property into an electric vehicle charging station.

Pole Replacement Program

Replacing aging utility poles to enhance safety and reliability.

Relicensing the Skagit Hydroelectric Project

Collaborating with partners to renew the federal license for the Skagit Hydroelectric Project.

Relicensing the South Fork Tolt Hydroelectric Project

Collaborating with partners to renew the federal license for the South Fork Tolt Hydroelectric Project.

Shoreline Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Planning to install four electric vehicle charging stations at the Town & Country Market in Shoreline.

Shoreline Pole Replacement

Replacing 14 poles to enhance safety and electrical reliability. The new poles will be placed in the right-of-way.

South Park Electric Vehicle Charging Station

EV chargers install project in South Park.

Southwest Seattle Fiberoptic Cable Installations

Overhead fiberoptic cable replacements to maintain reliable communications.

Streetlight Modernization Projects

Replacing aging streetlights and underground electrical cables to enhance safety and reliability.

Underground Cable Replacement Program

Replacing over 300 miles of City Light's underground and direct-buried infrastructure.

Streetlight Repair

City light operates about 84,000 streetlights throughout the city and beyond. Learn more about our ongoing work or report a streetlight that is out.

City Light

Dawn Lindell, General Manager and CEO
Address: 700 5th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 34023, Seattle, WA, 98124-4023
Phone: (206) 684-3000
SCL_ExternalComms@seattle.gov

Seattle City Light was created by the citizens of Seattle in 1902 to provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible electric power to the City of Seattle and neighboring suburbs.