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2019 Washington Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Washington customer went without power for about 2.0 hours — the 40th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.0
Peak customers out
50,401
Rank (worst state)
40th
Counties affected
20

Washington outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Washington counties in 2019

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

1King County50,4012Spokane County33,4243Pierce County23,0684Clark County22,6035Lewis County19,4506Thurston County15,0207Whatcom County13,2948Yakima County10,2639Kitsap County8,14710Stevens County5,86811Snohomish County5,60612Benton County5,34513Skagit County5,10414Kittitas County4,66415Island County3,75716Whitman County3,72417Pend Oreille County3,46518San Juan County3,42319Mason County3,30520Jefferson County3,210

Biggest Washington outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
King CountyJanuary 6, 201950,401
King CountyFebruary 6, 201936,557
Spokane CountyOctober 9, 201933,424
Pierce CountySeptember 8, 201923,068
Clark CountySeptember 28, 201922,603
Lewis CountyAugust 2, 201919,450
Spokane CountyJuly 23, 201918,826
Lewis CountyJuly 12, 201918,725
King CountyApril 3, 201917,444
King CountyMay 9, 201917,140
Washington by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.