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Seattle electricity demand


How Seattle City Light electricity is generated

The following chart is based on an insert mailed with a Seattle City Light electricity bill. It shows how much of various energy sources were used to generate electicity used by Seattle customers in 2003. While City Light owns no nuclear, coal, or biomass generation, a portion of the power purchased from the Boneville Power Administration comes from these sources. [More information from the source]

Energy source Percent of Seattle 2003 demand
Hydro 89.29
Natural gas 05.00
Nuclear 02.99
Wind 01.78
Coal 00.74
Waste 00.11
Biomass 00.09


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