How reliable is City of Tacoma - (WA)?

City of Tacoma - (WA) customers averaged 2.8 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is about average and better than the US average, better than the Washington median (10.7 h), per official US EIA data.

Where does City of Tacoma - (WA) rank among US electric utilities?

By official EIA SAIDI, City of Tacoma - (WA) is #142 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.

How many customers does City of Tacoma - (WA) serve?

City of Tacoma - (WA) serves 4 counties across Washington, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.

Where does City of Tacoma - (WA) provide power?

City of Tacoma - (WA) operates in Washington. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

City of Tacoma - (WA): Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, no major outages are reported on City of Tacoma - (WA)'s network.

City of Tacoma - (WA) is an municipal utility serving 4 counties in Washington. In 2024, its customers went an average of 2.8 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 0.9 interruptions each. That ranks it #142 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is better than the US average and better than the Washington median (10.7 h).

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No major outages currently reported on City of Tacoma - (WA)'s network.

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA

2.8 hrs

SAIDI / customer / yr

0.9

SAIFI / yr

3.1 hrs

CAIDI / outage

better than the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #142 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · better than the Washington median (10.7 h).

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Reliability over time

Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period City of Tacoma - (WA)’s reliability has been improving (lower is better).

Outage trend · City of Tacoma - (WA)

0customers out · peak 1,366

Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC

Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by City of Tacoma - (WA) (4)

Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.

What causes City of Tacoma - (WA) outages

Share of outage-time by reported cause across the counties it serves (territory-wide, may include other utilities in shared counties).

A reported cause is available for 8.7% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.

City of Tacoma - (WA): FAQ

How reliable is City of Tacoma - (WA)?: City of Tacoma - (WA) customers averaged 2.8 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is about average and better than the US average, better than the Washington median (10.7 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does City of Tacoma - (WA) rank among US electric utilities?: By official EIA SAIDI, City of Tacoma - (WA) is #142 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is better than the US average.
How many customers does City of Tacoma - (WA) serve?: City of Tacoma - (WA) serves 4 counties across Washington, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does City of Tacoma - (WA) provide power?: City of Tacoma - (WA) operates in Washington. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Washington.

Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC.