Over 7,000 Homes Lose Power In Burien Area Due To Wind Storm

A very strong wind storm gusted into the area Tuesday night (Jan. 24), leaving more than 7,000 homes without power in the Burien area. Seattle City Light says that one outage occurred around 11:30 p.m. The... [Read more]

Power Still Out, Blog Updating Limited

Power is still out at the BTB Home Headquarters at Three Tree Point, as we’re sure it still is for many other Burien residents. Because of this we have had to limit our updating. Once we get power... [Read more]

Power Outage Hits Burien Area

An ice storm has likely caused a power outage in the Burien area, cutting electricity (and precious Internet) for around 3,300 customs. We’re one of them, and we’ll try to update the blog from... [Read more]

Christmas Storm Brings Large Tree Down Across SW 152nd; Power Outages

UPDATE 12/27/11: Seattle City Light is reporting that power has been restored to all Customers affected by Christmas Day’s windstorm by 2:30 a.m. Monday (Dec. 26). Seattle City Light experienced multiple... [Read more]

City Light’s ‘Powerful Neighborhoods’ Offering Free Energy-Saving Products

Seattle City Light’s ‘Powerful Neighborhoods’ program is offering free energy-saving products to Burien, North Highline and White Center residents. “We will come to your house with... [Read more]

Wild Windstorm Knocks Power Out In Burien/Normandy Park Neighborhoods

Thursday’s powerful windstorm knocked out power to some 2,840 residents in the Burien/Normandy Park neighborhoods. According to Seattle City Light, power went out around 6:30pm and was restored for... [Read more]

PHOTO: Seagull Lands On Transformer, Knocks Out Power, Dies

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following post contains a gruesome photo taken at the scene of a recent Burien crime. We suggest that this story not be shared with any Readers under the age of 18 16 13 10 7, nor any... [Read more]

Seattle City Light Finds Three Streetlights In Burien Giving Off Voltage

On Thursday (Jan. 6), Seattle City Light announced that it had identified four more streetlights that were giving off dangerous voltage, three of which are located in the Shorewood neighborhood of Burien. City... [Read more]

Power Restored After Fallen Tree Causes Outage, Affecting 4,000 In Burien Area

Another windstorm blew into the area Friday night, causing another power outage for approximately 4,000 in the Burien and Boulevard Park areas for around an hour. Power was restored, and Seattle City... [Read more]

Another Day, Another Storm…And Another Series Of Power Outages

A fierce storm struck the Burien area early Tuesday morning, with sudden, racous thunderstorms, gusts up to 40 – 50mph, and of course, relentless, pounding rain. This all added up to another night without... [Read more]

Power Restored To Most Burienites After Severe Windstorm Strikes Area

A windstorm with winds gusting up to 50mph caused numerous power outages across the Burien area Monday night. The outages initially left more than 18,000 City Light customers without power, and aside from... [Read more]

“Making Your Home A Hybrid” Topic Of Sunday’s Sustainable Burien Meeting

“Making Your Home a Hybrid” will be discussed at the next Sustainable Burien meeting, at 2pm this Sunday, June 13h at the Burien Library. Guest speaker will be Eric Thomas, founder of Solar... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Outage In Burien/Arbor Lake Area Affecting Over 4,000

UPDATE 5/4/10 8pm: Seattle City Light says that power has been restored to customers affected by an early evening outage in Burien and Arbor Lake in King County. The original outage involved 4,003 customers. The... [Read more]

Learn About Energy Efficient Lighting From City Light At Fred Meyer Saturday

Seattle City Light energy conservation experts will be on hand this Saturday, May 8th, from 10:30am – 2pm at the Burien Fred Meyer (14300 1st Ave. South) to help customers learn more about energy... [Read more]

Tree Branch Causes Power Outage, Affects Over 4,700 In Burien

A power outage hit Burien Tuesday afternoon (April 27) around 1:35pm, initially affecting some 4.750 customers, according to Seattle City Light spokesman Peter Clark. UPDATE 2:46pm: According to City Light’s... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Restored After Downed Tree Causes Outage For 3,700 In Area

UPDATE 4/2/10 @ 5pm: Seattle City Light says that their repair crews restored power about 3:30pm to 3,700 homes and businesses in Burien and unincorporated King County that were affected by an outage caused... [Read more]

Did Burien Commemorate Earth Hour 2010? Again, Not So Much

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Last Saturday night (March 27), citizens were asked to turn out their lights for "Earth Hour" between 8:30pm – 9:30pm. As he did last year, BTB Contributor Jim Branson turned his... [Read more]

Power Outage Hits Burien & SeaTac Areas

If you’re wondering why your bedside clock was blinking with the wrong time this morning, it was because of a power outage that happened around 4:30am. According to Seattle City Light, an equipment... [Read more]