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Thenaonsgreenestulity.ThatsaboldstatementbutoneSealeCityLightbacksupwithmorethanacenturyofprovidingpowerfromcleanrenewableresourcesandahistoryofconservaonandenvironmentalstewardship.CityLightsevoluonasaulitywithasustainablefocusstartedwhenSealeresidentsapprovedalargebondissuetodevelopahydroelectricfacilityontheCedarRiver.ItwasthebeginningofpublicpowerinSealefoundedonacleanrenewableresource.In1905SealeCityLightwasbornandsoonaeritssecondsuperintendentJ.D.RosshadavisiontoharnessthewatersoftheSkagitRiverandcreateaddionalhydroelectricpowerforthecity.Intheearly1980sCityLightwasfacedwithanotherchoicebuildRossDamhigherorndanothersoluon.OnceagaintheulityshedtheconvenonalthinkingofthemeinfavorofanemergingconceptintheulityindustryEnvironmentalstewardshipisgoodforbusinesscustomersandthecommunity.InsteadofbuildingthedamhighertoproducemoreelectricitySealesignedanagreementwithCanadasBCHydrothatprovidesCityLightanequalamountofenergy.SimultaneouslyaninternaonalfundandcommissionwereestablishedtoprotecttheupperSkagitwatershed.DedicatedtothesustainabilityofourresourcesSeattleCityLightiscommittedtoprovidingreliableaffordablepowerwhileprotectingtheenvironment.Thisgoalhasdriveneveryaspectofouroperationsformorethanthreedecades.JorgeCarrascoGeneralManagerandCEOSeattleCityLightEnvironmentReport20141CleanrenewablehydropoweristheprimarysourceofelectricityforSeattleCityLightcustomers.CityLightsBoundaryDamproducesabout27percentofallthepowertheutilitydelivers.