Utility Ends Dereg Deal

More than two years ago, municipal utility Seattle City Light signed a two-year deal to supply electricity to all 38 Nordstrom stores in the state of California. However, the utility has refused to renew the deal, which expires in March 2001, "largely because we don't see a prospect of having surplus energy beyond our system requirements," a city official told The Seattle Times.

By Staff March 1, 2001

More than two years ago, municipal utility Seattle City Light signed a two-year deal to supply electricity to all 38 Nordstrom stores in the state of California. However, the utility has refused to renew the deal, which expires in March 2001, “largely because we don’t see a prospect of having surplus energy beyond our system requirements,” a city official told The Seattle Times .

From Pure Power, Spring 2001