CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION _________________
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A RESOLUTION stating The City of Seattle's support for clean and safe electricity production and opposition to the use of fossil fuels and new nuclear energy in the generation of electricity, and requiring an ongoing evaluation of existing nuclear power generation on the basis of health, safety, reliability, and cost; and instructing that The City of Seattle's City Light Department reflect this position in its policies and interactions with other utilities, federal and state agencies, and organizations of which it is a member or participant.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle operates an electric utility by and through its City Light Department that is commonly known as Seattle City Light ("City Light"); and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington's Department of Commerce estimates that in 2014 one percent of City Light's fuel mix came from coal-generated electricity; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington estimates that in 2014 less than one percent of City Light's fuel mix came from natural gas-generated electricity; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington estimates that in 2014 four percent of City Light's fuel mix was nuclear energy generated by the Columbia Generating Station, formerly known as the Washington Public Power Supply System Nuclear Plant 2 or WPPSS-2; and
WHEREAS, City Light is a leader in generating and supporting clean and safe energy and protecting the environment in the United States, including its use of carbon offsets that have allowed it to declare itself "carbon neutral" since 2005; and
WHEREAS, on July 12, 1976, the Seattle City Council adopted three resolutions adopting conservation as the cornerstone of the long-term energy policy of The City of Seattle, and voted down participation in the development of additional nuclear power plants proposed by the Washington Public Power Supply System ("WPPSS"); and
WHEREAS, many countries, states, and municipalities around the world are coming to the conclus...
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