Are you building your dream home, or relocating your electrical meter? Or are you a business owner who needs more electrical capacity? Seattle City Light provides a range of services for contractors and homeowners. These include service removals and connections (both temporary and permanent), line relocations and other infrastructure modifications.

A good place to start is with our "Requirements for Electrical Service Connections", which details our basic service and metering requirements. Additional engineering standards and construction guidelines can be found here.

Electric Service Representatives and Service Engineers
Our Electric Service Representatives and Service Engineers are available to provide information, answer your questions and help facilitate your project. To view a map of current service assignments, click here.

Electric Service Applications and Guidelines
Once you've finalized your plans, the next step is to apply for a new or upgraded Electrical Service Connection.

• Electric Service Application Package  (Adobe PDF, 683M)
  Contains forms and guidelines for all types of Electrical Service Connection. The Application Form is available both in the Electric Service Application Package, and in MS Word format.
  
  
• Application Form Only  (PDF format, 1.07M)
• Application Form Only  (WORD format, 217M)



• Modifications to Existing Projects: To submit changes to the plans or drawings for current projects.
  Service Request Change Order Form  (PDF format, 40K)
  
  
• Motor Load Detail Worksheet  (Adobe PDF, 683M)
  A Motor Load Detail Worksheet must be submitted in writing when reduced starting current is required. For additional information, see Chapter 12, Motors and Special Loads in the Requirements for Electrical Service Connection (RESC).
  

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Energy-efficient Building Information:
Seattle City Light Energy Smart Services and BUILT SMART Services offer advice and financial incentives to help you build energy efficiency into existing facilities and new construction projects.

• Energy Smart Services For New Construction
  http://www.seattle.gov/light/conserve/business/cv5_ncp.htm
• Financial Incentives to Use Energy-Efficient Construction Methods
  http://www.seattle.gov/light/conserve/business/cv5_fi.htm
• Multifamily New Construction Incentives - BUILT SMART Program
  http://www.seattle.gov/light/conserve/resident/cv5_bs.htm
• Building Commissioning Assistance
  http://www.seattle.gov/light/conserve/business/bdgcoma/cv5_bca.htm

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