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2017 Washington Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Washington customer went without power for about 3.3 hours — the 23rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.3
Peak customers out
132,417
Rank (worst state)
23rd
Counties affected
20

Washington outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Washington counties in 2017

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

1King County132,4172Thurston County38,3673Kitsap County33,2784Yakima County23,5635Spokane County21,6236Walla Walla County16,8007Whatcom County16,5888Pierce County13,6759Clark County11,48410Island County8,71411Skagit County5,87212Stevens County5,36013Kittitas County2,77514Lincoln County2,34215Asotin County2,30816Ferry County1,97917Adams County1,38218Garfield County1,17419Whitman County94920Columbia County326

Biggest Washington outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
King CountyNovember 13, 2017132,417
King CountyFebruary 6, 201776,835
Thurston CountyMay 4, 201738,367
King CountyOctober 12, 201733,559
Kitsap CountyFebruary 6, 201733,278
King CountyJanuary 8, 201727,815
King CountyDecember 27, 201725,742
Yakima CountyAugust 7, 201723,563
King CountyJanuary 13, 201722,091
Spokane CountyOctober 3, 201721,623
Washington by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.