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Washington: official power outage sources
Washington's investor-owned utilities, Puget Sound Energy, Avista and PacifiCorp, are overseen by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Public utilities serve much of the state, including Seattle City Light, Tacoma Public Utilities and public utility districts such as Snohomish, Clark, Grant and Chelan, along with cooperatives, mutuals and tribal systems.
Outages in Washington right now
Not shown on this site. Power Grid Watch does not have live outage information for Washington. That does not mean there are no outages. Use the official links below to check and to report.
If your power is out
- Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
- Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
- Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.
Utility outage pages
Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.
- Puget Sound Energy Outage page A new outage can take up to 20 minutes to appear. pse.com
- Seattle City Light Outage page The map does not cover underground network areas in downtown Seattle, First Hill and the University District. seattle.gov
- Tacoma Public Utilities Outage page Restoration estimates come after crews assess damage and can change. mytpu.org
Official state sources
Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.
- Washington Labor & Industries: electric utility providers Provider directory A list of providers to help you find yours. The state says it is not complete. lni.wa.gov
- Washington Department of Commerce: outage dashboard State outage page Shows outages from 18 participating utilities, not every provider. Totals reflect only the part of the map on your screen. commerce.wa.gov
- Washington Emergency Management: alerts Emergency management mil.wa.gov
- National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov
Good to know in Washington
- The state outage dashboard covers participating utilities only, and its totals change as you zoom or move the map.
- In downtown Seattle, First Hill and the University District, an empty Seattle City Light map does not mean the power is on.
- Co-op, public utility district, city, island and tribal utility customers whose provider is not on the dashboard should check with their own provider.
- A public safety power shutoff notice is not the same as an outage, and power may stay off after the weather passes while lines are inspected.
The wider grid
Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of Washington: Bonneville Power Administration; Puget Sound Energy balancing area; Seattle City Light balancing area; Tacoma Power balancing area; Avista balancing area; PacifiCorp balancing area. They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together
Links on this page were last reviewed on . Official pages move; if a link is broken or a provider is missing, tell us.