Article: Seattle Electric Utility Refuses to Cut High Bills, But Then Relents.

By Peter Lewis, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 7--Seattle City Light officials reversed the outcomes of two high-profile, high-bill cases the same day the utility's hearing officer ruled against the customers.

In both cases, the sudden reversals came after media inquiries. In one, the about-face occurred after the customer threatened to file a second lawsuit against the utility.

City Light Superintendent Gary Zarker yesterday denied that Wednesday's abrupt turnarounds were affected by reporter inquiries. He maintained that the hearing officer, Javier Valdez, had not finished his investigation in one case and had not ...

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