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2022 Washington Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Washington customer went without power for about 6.6 hours — the 16th worst of any US state that year, 1.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.6
Peak customers out
166,046
Rank (worst state)
16th
Counties affected
20

Washington outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Washington counties in 2022

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

1Snohomish County166,0462King County64,4043Island County36,8794Clark County31,9665Kitsap County31,6676Pierce County26,8457Jefferson County18,1198San Juan County14,7329Whatcom County12,73210Thurston County12,06111Benton County11,99812Clallam County10,79013Lewis County10,71214Yakima County10,08015Spokane County7,22016Stevens County6,61517Mason County5,45018Skagit County4,93719Walla Walla County4,62720Lincoln County4,212

Biggest Washington outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Snohomish CountyNovember 3, 2022166,046
Snohomish CountyNovember 5, 2022144,105
Snohomish CountyNovember 5, 2022135,050
King CountyOctober 27, 202264,404
King CountyNovember 25, 202263,606
King CountyDecember 17, 202254,759
Snohomish CountyNovember 30, 202252,819
Island CountyNovember 5, 202236,879
Clark CountyDecember 27, 202231,966
Kitsap CountyDecember 23, 202231,667
Washington by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.