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SCL 2025 Trade Ally Meet and Greet

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Don’t miss Seattle City Light’s 2025 in-person meet and greet, designed especially for our valued trade allies. Connect directly with incentive Program Managers, learn about upcoming developments for 2026, and share feedback to help shape the future of City Light’s programs. Plus, network with fellow trade allies!

Event Details

Enjoy light breakfast refreshments and enter a raffle to win prizes!

  • Date: Thursday, November 13th, 2025
  • Time: 9:00 am-11:30 am
  • Location: Panoramic Room, 8th Floor
    Smart Buildings Center – Pacific Tower
    1200 12th Ave S
    Seattle, WA 98144

Register Today!

Agenda:

  • 9:00-9:30 am: Networking and refreshments
  • 9:30-10:30 am: Keynote, program presentations, and a TA success story
  • 10:30-11:30 am: Open house where trade allies meet with City Light staff at dedicated program tables
  • 11:30 am: Raffle drawing

You’ll also hear from and meet with The Lab and the Office of Sustainability & Environment.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today. We hope to see you there!  

SCL Launches Commercial Strategic Energy Management (CSEM) and Multifamily Strategic Energy Management (MSEM), Register Today!

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Seattle City Light is offering a new no-cost program for commercial and multifamily buildings that are larger than 20,000 square feet. The Commercial Strategic Energy Management (CSEM) launches this fall! And Multifamily Strategic Energy Management (MSEM) will launch in early 2026. This coaching and training program will help commercial and multifamily buildings lower their energy consumption, prepare to meet the requirements of the Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (WA CBPS) and—for buildings within the city limits of Seattle—the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (Seattle BEPS). Here are some of the benefits of participating in this program:

  • Learn how to lower operating costs and achieve persistent energy saving and emissions reduction.
  • Get on the path to compliance with both the Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard and Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard.
  • Join dynamic quarterly workshops, offering technical and organizational training and the opportunity to share practices and solutions alongside peers.
  • Work with an energy and climate coach for ongoing support throughout the program – up to two years. This includes:

o   One site walkthrough to identify energy-saving opportunities and help prioritizing project implementation.

o   Assessments and action plan to support integrating energy into business practices.

o   Coordination with the organization’s extended energy team to address specific needs and goals.

The program is free for participants. Your investment is your time spent attending workshops and activities – an investment which should yield energy savings as well as valuable organizational benefits.

Want to learn more about the Seattle City Light SEM program? Join an upcoming 60-minute information session! Register in advance:

 

Questions? Email: Seattle City Light Energy Advisors, [email protected]  

Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX): State of Buildings

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In the first of two panel discussions at SBX 2025, Tom Marseille (Sazan Group) will lead the conversation between Emily Salzberg (Washington State Department of Commerce), Tom Williams (DB Engineering), Martin Clinton (UMC), and Tom Anderson (Puget Sound Energy) on the State of Buildings – what’s working, what’s not, and what kinds of solutions are needed.

State of Buildings – what’s working, what’s not
Building owners and operators are facing a convergence of challenges—rising costs, growing decarbonization expectations, aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, cybersecurity threats, and evolving occupant needs. In this panel discussion, leaders from both the public and private sectors will share their candid perspectives on the current state of the industry: what’s working, what’s stuck, and what kinds of solutions they need most.

The full agenda for the 2025 Smart Buildings Exchange Fall Conference is available at sbxconference.org/fall-conference/. After the State of Buildings discussion, an Innovation Showcase panel will highlight strategies for smarter, safer, more responsive buildings and the event will conclude with a networking happy hour, sponsored by Building Potential.

Register now to join us in Seattle on November 5th!

 

Check Out Our Tool Library Video Tutorials – on the SBC YouTube Channel!

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With support from Energy Trust of Oregon, Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy, and Washington State Department of Commerce, the Smart Buildings Center (SBC) provides our Tool Lending Library of energy monitoring and diagnostic tools, a free resource serving the commercial building operations sector in Washington and Oregon. Check out the latest tool videos we’ve added to our Tool Lending Library Tutorials playlist on our YouTube channel, including titles such as:

The tools demonstrated (and many more) are available to borrow free of charge at the Smart Buildings Center website.  Follow us on our YouTube Channel for additional video tutorials and other smart buildings content!

Episode 10 of Reframe Podcast hosted by Jeff Nichols w/ guest Jennifer Ewing: Sustainability Manager for City of Bellevue, WA

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For more about Reframe and more episodes check out Reframe Podcast — Pilotlight Solutions.

In episode 10 of the Reframe podcast, show host Jeff Nichols interviews Jennifer Ewing, Sustainability Manager for the City of Bellevue, Washington. They discuss Jennifer’s role and how Bellevue has boldly pursued its sustainability initiatives over the past two decades, emphasizing the strategic importance of local action in addressing the impacts and safeguards against climate change.

Jennifer explains how cities must strike a balance between growth, resilience, and sustainability, and the importance of stewardship, community engagement, and storytelling in advancing Bellevue’s sustainability goals.

Jennifer’s perspective highlights how cities like Bellevue are at the forefront of climate action. By integrating climate resilience and sustainability into both operations and community planning, engaging residents directly, and collaborating across cities, local governments can drive meaningful change.

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gqHhZEJ2
Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gZ5qTYGV

If you have questions or feedback for the Reframe team, please email us at [email protected]. You can also follow the show through your preferred app to stay updated on future episodes!

Reframe is hosted by Jeff Nichols and presented by Pilotlight.ai/podcast.

City of Tacoma Hiring Business Energy Programs Manager

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Tacoma Power’s Customer Energy Solutions Section is seeking an experienced Business Energy Programs Manager. This position is based in Tacoma, Washington, in the heart of the Puget Sound region near both urban amenities and the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

As the Business Energy Programs Manager, you will lead a team of nine engineers and program professionals dedicated to designing and delivering energy programs for Tacoma Power’s commercial, industrial, government, institutional, and multifamily customers. Your role is to provide strategic direction and technical leadership in the development, marketing, and implementation of customer-focused energy services. Your team will identify and implement cost-effective energy solutions for a wide range of customer types and building systems, ensuring programs achieve measurable results.

Duties and responsibilities include:

  • Managing day-to-day energy program implementation, technical oversight, and ensuring alignment with utility goals and targets. Overseeing program development process from initial concept and market identification to pilot development and scale up, to on-going evaluation and maintenance, through to final exit strategy.
  • Preparing and delivering presentations to diverse audiences on programs such as energy efficiency, distributed generation, electrification, decarbonization, and load management.
  • Leading the technical review and approval of custom project savings analyses and associated measurement and verification (M&V) plans and reports in accordance with industry protocols and Tacoma Power standards. Develop program tools such as calculators, technical specifications, and workflow diagrams to support consistent, high-quality delivery. Monitoring program performance to make strategic adjustments as needed.
  • Managing the Commercial & Industrial budget (O&M and capital) and approving large conservation incentive payments.
  • Overseeing contract negotiations, preparing resolutions for the Public Utility Board (PUB), and securing approvals from senior management and, when required, City Council.

Does this sound like your next big move? Check out the full listing here: Business Energy Programs Manager | Job Details tab | Career Pages

 

Contact Us

Smart Buildings Center
Pacific Tower
1200 12th Ave. S., Suite 110
Seattle, WA 98144

206-538-0832

[email protected]

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