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2016 Washington Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Washington customer went without power for about 3.2 hours — the 14th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.2
Peak customers out
129,685
Rank (worst state)
14th
Counties affected
20

Washington outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

9.1h20153.2h20163.3h20172.1h20182.0h20194.2h20208.7h20216.6h20222.6h202312.1h20247.0h2025

Hardest-hit Washington counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1King County129,6852Kitsap County65,6543Whatcom County22,8784Pierce County14,2295Spokane County12,3956Thurston County12,2657Skagit County9,4798Island County6,5429Kittitas County2,62010Adams County2,58511Lincoln County2,21912Stevens County2,19813Whitman County2,16414Asotin County1,10815Ferry County99816Franklin County3917Garfield County1118Pend Oreille County819Grant County420Mason County2

Biggest Washington outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
King CountyMarch 13, 2016129,685
Kitsap CountyMarch 13, 201665,654
Kitsap CountyFebruary 29, 201644,492
King CountyMay 11, 201638,834
King CountyOctober 8, 201625,577
Whatcom CountyMarch 9, 201622,878
Kitsap CountyMarch 10, 201622,468
King CountyDecember 8, 201620,224
King CountySeptember 8, 201618,079
Whatcom CountyOctober 14, 201617,687
Washington by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.