Energy Conservation
Helping People Save Energy and Money
Since 1977, Seattle City Light has been committed to working closely with our community partners to help people save energy, reduce their carbon footprints and keep their electricity bills low. That work has established the utility as a national leader in energy conservation. City Light recently embarked on an ambitious 5-year plan that will invest over $200 million on energy conservation projects. That's seven times the national per-capita average, with a goal of doubling our community's current energy savings by the year 2012.
Neighborhood Power Project
Seattle City Light recognizes the value each community provides to its residents. Through the Neighborhood Power Project, City Light partners with community organizations to customize energy-saving programs geared to the specific needs to the residents in that community.
This year, City Light completed a Neighborhood Power Project in Magnolia and Queen Anne that distributed over 15,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs and conducted 131 energy use home inspections. With the help of the Queen Anne/Magnolia Chambers of Commerce, the Smart Business program was able to help 51 small businesses have energy efficient fixtures installed in their buildings. The 1 million kilowatt hour savings achieved, from the distribution of bulbs and new efficient lighting fixtures installed in small businesses, is enough to power 113 Seattle homes for a year and avoid 674 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. |
