How reliable is Puget Sound Energy Inc?

Puget Sound Energy Inc customers averaged 19.9 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is frequently affected and worse than the US average, worse than the Washington median (10.7 h), per official US EIA data.

Where does Puget Sound Energy Inc rank among US electric utilities?

By official EIA SAIDI, Puget Sound Energy Inc is #411 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is worse than the US average.

How many customers does Puget Sound Energy Inc serve?

Puget Sound Energy Inc serves 8 counties across Washington, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.

Where does Puget Sound Energy Inc provide power?

Puget Sound Energy Inc operates in Washington. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Puget Sound Energy Inc: Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, about 81 Puget Sound Energy Inc customers are without power in 4 counties.

Puget Sound Energy Inc is an investor owned utility serving 8 counties in Washington. In 2024, its customers went an average of 19.9 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 2.2 interruptions each. That ranks it #411 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is worse than the US average and worse than the Washington median (10.7 h).

SCATTERED OUTAGES · ON ITS NETWORKLive · total only

Puget Sound Energy Inc customers out in 4 counties

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA

19.9 hrs

SAIDI / customer / yr

2.2

SAIFI / yr

9.1 hrs

CAIDI / outage

worse than the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #411 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · worse than the Washington median (10.7 h).

Residential price14.6¢/kWhaverage, US EIA 2024energy trends →

Reliability over time

Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period Puget Sound Energy Inc’s reliability has been worsening (lower is better).

Outage trend · Puget Sound Energy Inc

81customers out · peak 412

Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC

Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by Puget Sound Energy Inc (8)

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

What causes Puget Sound Energy Inc 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 13.8% 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.

Puget Sound Energy Inc: FAQ

How reliable is Puget Sound Energy Inc?: Puget Sound Energy Inc customers averaged 19.9 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is frequently affected and worse than the US average, worse than the Washington median (10.7 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does Puget Sound Energy Inc rank among US electric utilities?: By official EIA SAIDI, Puget Sound Energy Inc is #411 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is worse than the US average.
How many customers does Puget Sound Energy Inc serve?: Puget Sound Energy Inc serves 8 counties across Washington, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does Puget Sound Energy Inc provide power?: Puget Sound Energy Inc 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.