Seattle City Light (SCL), one of the nation’s largest municipal electric utilities, was established more than a century ago. Like many other utilities, SCL has been historically adverse to any significant technological changes. Today, many system components are simply obsolete and no longer supported. A municipal utility must walk the delicate path of educating the city council—and the customers who elect them—to the benefits of maintaining a strong utility infrastructure, as well as explaining the higher overall costs that can be accrued should the infrastructure be allowed to crumble.