After the city of burien had heard concerns from local companies about frequent power failures, it turned to Seattle City Light, which states that they prioritize the infrastructure upgrades and public relations in the community to improve reliability and efficiency of service services.
Burien has made challenges with its electrical infrastructure in the past, and in the first six months of 2025 the city has already experienced at least Six large power outages.
According to data provided by the utility for the city Economic development The staff, the top causes for unplanned failures in the past ten years:
- Failure failure: 41%
- Tree or wire damage: 27%
- Animal or bird mixing: 14%
City Light said that in 2023 a remarkable increase in weather -related incidents was recorded when lightning became the main cause of failures.
In response to complaints about non -weather -related disorders, Seattle City Light explained:
“We have heard the recent concerns about non -weather -related failures that have disturbed business operations. City Light understands that reliable service is of crucial importance for companies.”
The utility added that it “prioritization of system upgrades and maintenance”, including system replacement and pole reinforcement, to reduce future disorders. “Loose investments in infrastructure -upgrades should improve service stability and reduce future disorders.”
In addition to the efforts to improve reliability, the Seattle City Light business customer service team visited 31 companies in the SW 152nd Street on May 19, 2025 and provided tailor-made recommendations for energy-saving recommendations. However, the visit did not seem to fix the ongoing pattern of power outages.
“Business customer service consultant Danielle and the energy management analyst Avery have worked with business owners to identify tailor -made solutions to improve energy efficiency,” said the city in an e -mail. These improvements included ideas such as replacing inefficient wall heating through mini-split systems and the installation of outside light sensors that adapt with daylight. Solutions can help reduce the energy supply calculations and to align energy consumption with the operating times.
After a similar visit in October 2024 in Seattle City Lights, the second burien -Outreach event. Another round of business visits is planned for later this summer.
Seattle City Light encourages Burien companies to reach their Small and medium -sized business solutions Team at (206) 256-5200. Free translation services are available.