Power Outages in Washington by City
Most of Washington's outage time in 2024 came on a few major storm days: 624 minutes in total, but 159 on ordinary days.
Power outage record for Washington
Worst year: 2024. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Washington electric customers averaged 1.75 outages and 624 minutes (10.4 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Washington 38th of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 159 minutes (US 126). About 75% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2024 (624 minutes), the best 2023 (152). 2024 was well above the 2019–2023 average of 327 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Puget Sound Energy Inc, 1,240,043 customers, 1,196 minutes; City of Seattle - (WA), 537,470 customers, 324 minutes; PUD No 1 of Snohomish County, 386,741 customers, 621 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 19 utilities with 25,000+ customers, PUD No 1 of Benton County had the least outage time (53 minutes) and Puget Sound Energy Inc the most (1,196 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 4,461 NOAA storm reports in Washington, led by heavy snow 1,719, high wind 624, wildfire 302. Power outages are named in 115 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- November 17, 2015, East Puget Sound Lowlands (strong wind): “About 200,000 Puget Sound Energy customers were without power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- January 5, 2019, Greater Vancouver Area (strong wind): “At one point, Clark County PUD said close to 100,000 customers lost power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- January 12, 2020, Everett And Vicinity (high wind): “At the peak of the event there were around 96,000 customers without power during this event.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Puget Sound Energy Inc serves the most customers (1,240,043). Source: EIA Form 861.
Washington ranks 3rd of 3 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
January had the most (17). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Washington, city by city
10 Washington cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Seattle Seattle City Light
- Spokane Avista
- Tacoma Tacoma Power
- Vancouver Clark Public Utilities
- Bellevue Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
- Kent Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
- Everett Snohomish County PUD
- Renton Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
- Spokane Valley Avista
- Yakima Pacific Power
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Washington right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Washington in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Washington?
In 2024 the average Washington electric customer was without power for 624 minutes (10.4 hours) across 1.75 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Washington utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Puget Sound Energy Inc reported the most: 1,196 minutes per customer. PUD No 1 of Benton County reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Washington?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 115 storm episodes in Washington since 2015, most often in January (17 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works