Strategic Plan and Review Panel

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City Light develops a full strategic plan every six years to outline the key strategies that will guide our work. We also update the plan every two years to highlight the progress we've made and communicate our focus for the remainder of the plan period.

The process involves City Light employees, our customers, the Seattle City Light Review Panel, other City department personnel, community members, and business leaders. Seattle City Council is presented with the plan for approval before it is adopted and put into action.

2025 - 2030 Strategic Plan: Powering Ahead

Full Plan | Financial Forecast | Outreach Summary

Our customers rely on us to keep the power on, no matter the situation. To do this, we need a clear vision of where we want to go and plans for how to get there. The strategic plan is our North Star—a navigational aid to help us get to our destination.

The plan outlines five broad, multi-year business strategies to help us achieve our vision:

  • Improve the Customer Experience
  • Create our Energy Future
  • Develop Workforce and Organizational Agility
  • Ensure Financial Health and Affordability
  • We Power

To learn more about how we developed the current plan and our accomplishments, success metrics, and initiatives, download the full 2025 - 2030 Strategic Plan.

View the appendices to delve deeper into the Strategic Plan with the Financial Forecast and Outreach Summary.

Strategic Plan Archive

Want to see past Strategic Plans? You can find the last three plans including any mid-period updates in our archive.

City Light Review Panel

This panel is made up of nine members representing City Light's customers and partners. They review and assess our proposed Strategic Plan and provide an opinion on the merits of the plan and future revisions before it goes to the Mayor and the City Council for approval. This group was established by Seattle City Council Ordinance 123256.

Learn more about our Review Panel and a calendar of their upcoming meetings.

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.