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 failure at a substation caused the loss of multiple feeders in the SeaTac/Burien area around 4:30am Monday morning (Dec. 7th), with 9,796 customers losing power.
Power was quickly re-routed. Currently there are still 12 customers out within these boundaries:
- N: S 96th St
- S: S 124th St
- E: 39th Av S
- W: Pacifc Hwy S
Power was restored to the majority of customers by about 5:15am.
UPDATE 2:45pm 11/16/09: It appears that Seattle City Light lineworkers restored power about 2pm Monday (Nov. 16th) to most of the 4,000 homes and businesses affected by an outage in Burien and unincorporated King County.
According to Seattle City Light’s website, the outage started about 12:40pm as the result of an equipment failure that started a utility pole fire on SW 104th Street.
The repair crew expected to restore service for the remaining 360 customers without power by 5pm.
The general boundaries of the remaining outage were SW 100th Street on the north, SW 108th Street on the south, Occidental Way SW on the east, and 10th Avenue SW on the west.
PREVIOUSLY: According to the latest “Tweet” from Seattle City Light:
Power restored to most customers in Burien, King County outage.
Remaining 360 customers should have power back by 5 p.m
A previous Tweet from SCL said:
Burien, King County outage caused by pole fire. Crews on site making repairs. Estimate to restore power by 4 p.m.
EVEN MORE PREVIOUSLY: On Monday afternoon (Nov. 16th) around 12:40pm, Seattle City Light reported that around 4,000 customers have lost power in the Burien and North Highline areas.
According to their website:
A repair crew was immediately dispatched to identify the problem and make repairs. An estimate for when power might be restored was not immediately available.
The general boundaries of the outage were SW 95th Street on the north, SW 131st Street on the south, Glendale Way S on the east, and Seola Beach Drive SW on the west.
by A proposed 8.8 percent rate increase by Seattle City Light, which would begin in January, “will affect most of our residents,” Burien City Manager Mike Martin said last week.
City Light provides electrical service to almost all of Burien and all of the North Highline area. The Seattle City Council will vote on whether to accept or amend the rate increase request later this month.
Included in City Light’s rate analysis supporting the proposed increase are additional increases of 5.4 percent in 2011 and 6.6 percent in 2012.
Because City Light is a publicly owned utility, it is not regulated by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Oversight comes instead from the Seattle City Council.
Martin said Burien has asked City Light for clarification about the need for a rate hike at this time, “since it will affect so many of our residents,” but has not yet received a reply.
Outgoing Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called for the increase when he submitted in September his proposed 2010 budget.
In a report to the Burien City Council, Martin noted that reasons given for a higher power rate when Nickels announced his budget proposal were the poor economy, a sharp decline in sales of surplus power and a larger-than-proposed rate decrease in 2007.
Surplus power sales have been driven down by low natural-gas prices, according to Seattle budget director Dwight Dively. While Seattle’s 2009 budget anticipated surplus power sales of $140 million, only about half that amount has been sold – leaving City Light with a $70 million shortfall.
Martin added that City Light also says the increase is needed to maintain its net operating income reserve, although “there is no legal reserve requirement” for that reserve as structured by the utility.
Citing City Light’s reference to cash flow, Martin replied, “The economy is also hurting our residents’ cash flow.”
In a statement to The B-Town Blog, he said, “At this time, it’s still not entirely clear what’s going on.” Burien staff will seek more information from City Light within the next couple of weeks.
UPDATE 6:30pm 8/27/09: According to Seattle City Light, power has been restored to most who lost electricity Thursday afternoon after a utility pole fire knocked out electricity for 7,100.
It was not immediately clear what caused the power line to fall from the utility pole. Initial reports that a tree caused the damage were incorrect.
When the wire hit the ground, it started a fire in a wooded utility right of way south of South 96th Street and west of Des Moines Memorial Drive.
The general boundaries of the outage are SW 95th Street on the North, SW 131st Street on the South, Glendale Way S on the East and Seola Beach Drive SW on the West.
PREVIOUSLY: Around 3:30pm Thursday (Aug. 27th), a utility pole caught fire south of South 96th Street and west of Des Moines Memorial Drive, knocking power out to some 7,100 residents in the Burien area.
We were one of them, having lost power at both our office and home. Power was restored for us just before 5pm, and the electrical folks say power should be fully restored before 5:30pm.
Here’s what Seattle City Light had to say about it:
A fire associated with a power outage in Burien and unincorporated King County has increased the number of customers affected by the outage to about 7,100 homes and businesses.
The fire is burning in a wooded utility right of way south of S 96th Street and west of Des Moines Memorial Drive.
The outage started when a tree fell into power lines, knocking them to the ground and starting a fire. At least one utility pole was burning.
Seattle City Light deenergized the power lines to allow firefighters to put out the blaze. City Light crews were dispatched to restore service once the fire was extinguished.
The cause of the outage was not immediately known. City Light expects to restore service to most of the affected customers by 5:30 p.m. by routing power around the damaged area. An estimate for full restoration of service will not be available until crews are able to inspect the damaged equipment.
The general boundaries of the outage are SW Barton Street on the North, SW 167th Street on the South, Glendale Way S on the East and Puget Sound on the West.
Over 3,600 residents in the Burien/SeaTac areas lost power at 12:36pm Tuesday (June 30th) due to a brush fire at a substation that “burned cables on a telephone pole,” according to Mike Eagan of Seattle City Light.
“It seems a cable fault at a terminator on a tower at the Duwamish Substation (located at 10000 W. Marginal Way So.) caused the outage and the brush fire,” Eagan added. “A terminator is a device at the end of an insulated high-voltage cable that connects it to the distribution system.”
Power was lost in an area spanning, from the north end, South 96th Street, on the south by SW 175th Street, between 24th Ave.SW and 33rd Ave SW.
Thankfully, power was restored just over an hour later at 1:50pm, avoiding riots in the streets from disgruntled B-Town Blog Readers.
Here’s City Light’s original statements as posted on their website:
Power went out for approximately 3,671 City Light customers in Burien, SeaTac and unincorporated King County at 12:36 p.m. today.
The cause of the outage is currently unknown, but City Light crews are heading to the area to investigate. An estimated time of restoration is unknown at this time.
The area affected is bordered on the north by So. 96th St., on the south by S.W. 175th St, between 24th Ave. S.W. and 33rd Ave S.W.
Power has been fully restored for the approximately 3,671 City Light customers in Burien, SeaTac and unincorporated King County whose electricity went out at 12:36 p.m. today.
The area affected was bordered on the north by So. 96th St., on the south by S.W. 175th St, between 24th Ave. So. on the east and 33rd Ave S.W. on the west.
If you live in the Burien area around SW 128th to SW 130th between Ambaum Blvd. and Puget Sound, you probably aren’t able to read this story since your power has been out since 9:07am this morning (Wed., April 29th).
The power outage started at 9:07am and is scheduled to last for 7 hours, ending at approximately 4:07pm.
Power will be restored after the completion of a pole replacement project.
For questions or concerns please contact Seattle City Light at 206-684-3000.
Numerous Burien-area residents were in the dark Sunday night, and it wasn’t just because the sun went down – Seattle City Light reports that power was lost last night around 8pm to nearly 3,900 homes.
According to Mike Eagan of Seattle City Light, there were two outages overnight, both caused by falling tree branches laden with heavy snow:
1. Boundaries – 1/4/2009 8:03:00 PM:
- North – S Barton St;
- South – SW 152nd St;
- West – Puget Sound;
- East – 10th Ave S;
- Approximate customers affected: 3899
- Cause: UNKNOWN It was a Tree
- Estimated power restoration time for the above outage: January 5, 2009 at 6 a.m. 100% power restored at 1:28am 1/5/09
2. Boundaries – 1/4/09 early am (time unknown):
- North – S. 96th
- South – SW 175th
- West – 24th SW
- East- 33rd SW
- Cause: Tree
- 95% power restored as of 9:25am 1/5/09
Just got off the phone with Scott Thomsen, Seattle City Light Communications and Public Affairs, and here’s the latest (as of 10am Fri. 11/7):
- Power was lost this morning around 6:30am in an area bordering South 99th Street, SW 176th Street, Military Road South and 32nd Avenue Southwest
- Reason for the outage was a downed tree
- Over 2,800 customers lost power
- Seattle City Light crews re-routed power, and currently around 1,500 are still in the dark
- Crews are on scene now, and they expect to have power restored by Noon today
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