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2EnvironmentReport2013SeattleCityLightTodayabout50percentofthepowerdeliveredbyCityLighttotheGreaterSealeareacomesfromitsowndamsontheSkagitToltPendOreilleandCedarrivers.AddionalelectricityispurchasedfromtheBonnevillePowerAdministraon.HydropowerisaprimaryreasonCityLightsgreenhouse-gasemissionsarelow.CityLightfurtherreducescarbonemissionswithaggressiveeciencyandconservaonprogramswhichalsohelpcommercialindustrialandresidenalcustomerssaveenergy.In2000CityLightsolditsshareofacoal-redpowerplantwhileincreasinginvestmentsinrenewableenergysourcesandenergy-ecientprograms.In2005CityLightbecametherstelectriculityintheUnitedStatestoachievezero-netcarbonemissionsbyfullyosengemissionscreatedbyday-to-dayoperaonsandthepowerCityLightpurchasestosupplementitsowncleanhydroelectricgeneraon.CityLightrecognizesthatthewaterusedtoprovidecleanenergytoourcustomersisvitaltoshandwildlife.ItisalsoasourceofscenicbeautyandprovidesrecreaonalopportuniesthatarecricaltothequalityoflifeintheNorthwest.ForthesereasonsCityLightiscommiedtoresourceproteconenvironmentalstewardshipandenvironmentaleducaon.Ourenvironmentalcommitmentisembeddedinthesix-yearStrategicPlanfortheulitywhichwasapprovedbytheCityCouncilin2012.CityLightseortsalsoarefundamentaltotheSealeClimateAconPlansgoalofmakingSealeacarbon-neutralcityby2050.ThisareaalongBoulderCreekwasamongthelandacquiredbySeattleCityLighttoconserveshandwildlifehabitat.CityLightsrstenvironmentalreporttracedthehistoryofenvironmentalstewardshipwithintheulitythrough2008andintroducedourenvironmentalandconservaonprograms.Inthisreportdiscoverourachievementsoverthepastveyearsandlearnhowtheulityintendstoraiseitsowngreenbarevenhigher.