Seattle City Light
EVs
SCL Acronyms
Charging Stations
TE Programs
100

This City department was established in 1910 and competed against Puget Power for the next 40 years.

What is Seattle City Light?

100

Several non-Tesla vehicles became top-sellers in 2025. Name at least 1.

What is the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Chevrolet Equinox, Honda Prologue, Hyundai Ioni 5, Volkswagen ID.4, Ford 150-Lightning

100

TE

What is Transportation Electrification?

100

The J1772 connector is found on these two types of chargers.

What is a Level 1 and Level 2 charger?)

100

This program is set to launch in 2026 under Alex’s guidance.

What is  workplace charging?

200

This application must be submitted for electrical service to be established or upgraded

What is an Electrical Service Application?

200

This vehicle type has an electric motor and an internal combustion engine.

What is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or PHEV?

200

MAP

What is Marketing Activities Plan?

200

Utilities often require this electrical study as part of the planning for charger installations.

What is a load study?

200

City Council’s Resolution 32160 was adopted in 2025 to update this 5-year strategic plan.

What is the Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan or TESIP?

300

This National Historic Landmark was built in 1906-1907 along the Duwamish and is available for tours and open houses.

What is the Georgetown Steam Plant?

300

By this year, all new vehicles sold in Washington must be electric

What is 2035?

300

SOC (*Hint: ICF manages this)

What is Station Operation Center?

300

This unit measures energy used or consumed out of chargers.

What is a kilowatt-hour, or kwh?

300

Work with a trusted ICF advisor to receive this complimentary analysis with estimated cost savings.

What is a fleet assessment?

400

This achievement was announced in 2005 with City Light being the first electric utility to meet this status.

What is carbon neutrality?

400

This system converts some energy from stopping an EV into electrical energy for the battery.

What is regenerative braking?

400

CFS

What Clean Fuel Standard?

400

This process supplies EV energy back to the grid during peak demand periods.

What is vehicle-to-grid, or V2G?

400

This public DCFC site was the first to be installed by Seattle City Light.

What is north beacon hill?

500

Opened in 1936 – This hydropower project now provides boat tours every summer

what is diablo or Skagit river?

500

This famous pop band, known for the 1985 hit “Take on Me”, pushed for EVs across Norway in the 1980s.  

Who is A-ha?

500

WAMs

What is Work and Asset Management System?

500

This four-letter acronym allows open-source or interoperability between different brands of EV charging stations.

What is OCPP?

500

In June 2025, all City Light-owned chargers joined this network.

What is ChargePoint?