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Power outage history

Washington

5.0hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 29th of 51.

Largest outage on record Winter storm, November 20, 2024 706,953 customers out · 18% of the state
Electricity customers 3,849,367 Across 39 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2024 11 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where Washington goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Garfield17 h
  2. 2Ferry17 h
  3. 3Island13 h
  4. 4San Juan13 h
  5. 5Stevens10 h
  6. 6Jefferson9.9 h
  7. 7Lincoln9.9 h
  8. 8Whatcom9.7 h
  9. 9Kitsap9.4 h
  10. 10Clallam9.0 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Grant0.3 h
  2. 2Franklin0.4 h
  3. 3Benton1.3 h
  4. 4Adams1.5 h
  5. 5Clark2.0 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 5 10 15 ’15 ’16 ’17 1.8 ’18 1.8 ’19 3.8 ’20 7.8 ’21 5.8 ’22 2.3 ’23 11 ’24 6.3 ’25 US 6.6

The record

Washington's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Nov 19, 2024 Winter storm 706,953 18.4%
Jan 13, 2021 Flooding 563,788 14.6%
Nov 17, 2015 Windstorm 374,211 9.7%
Dec 17, 2025 Windstorm 357,251 9.3%
Nov 4, 2022 Winter storm 316,401 8.2%
Aug 29, 2015 Wildfire 279,646 7.3%
Oct 25, 2025 No storm report 233,205 6.1%
Mar 13, 2016 No storm report 220,088 5.7%
Oct 24, 2021 Thunderstorms 175,966 4.6%
Nov 15, 2021 Flooding 170,226 4.4%
Nov 13, 2017 No storm report 164,888 4.3%
Feb 25, 2025 Winter storm 161,665 4.2%

Every county

All 39 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Garfield 17 94 968
Ferry 17 64 5,807
Island 13 16 87,196
San Juan 13 41 15,569
Stevens 10 22 30,671
Jefferson 9.9 21 27,322
Lincoln 9.9 26 6,307
Whatcom 9.7 25 58,060
Kitsap 9.4 19 126,242
Clallam 9.0 27 43,726
Pend Oreille 8.8 17 9,346
Skagit 8.6 10 62,216
Kittitas 8.0 22 21,055
King 7.5 9 963,744
Thurston 6.4 9 141,017
Mason 6.2 16 37,529
Columbia 5.7 32 1,960
Lewis 5.5 17 53,919
Chelan 3.9 3 50,456
Pierce 3.8 5 469,944
Snohomish 3.6 6 638,029
Spokane 3.6 4 217,351
Cowlitz 3.4 4 50,751
Okanogan 2.8 0 24,937
Douglas 2.8 2 15,754

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in Washington

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Puget Sound Energy Inc Investor Owned 580 178 17.0 1.1M
City of Seattle Municipal 158 129 14.7 472k
PUD No 1 of Snohomish County Political Subdivision 343 149 12.1 350k
Avista Corp Investor Owned 200 119 14.2 247k
PUD No 1 of Clark County Political Subdivision 298 52 10.6 223k
City of Tacoma Municipal 172 70 11.4 178k
PacifiCorp Investor Owned 103 58 14.3 115k
PUD No 1 of Benton County Political Subdivision 36 36 9.1 51k
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County Political Subdivision 219 116 9.2 49k
PUD No 2 of Grant County Political Subdivision 84 – 6.2 43k
PUD No 1 of Chelan County Political Subdivision 327 77 3.8 43k
Inland Power & Light Company Cooperative 536 283 9.6 42k
PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County Political Subdivision 1,036 338 12.7 40k
Peninsula Light Company Cooperative 745 98 11.3 36k
PUD No 3 of Mason County Political Subdivision 419 223 14.4 34k