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2023 Washington Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Washington customer went without power for about 2.6 hours — the 36th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.6
Peak customers out
57,100
Rank (worst state)
36th
Counties affected
20

Washington outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Washington counties in 2023

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

1Pierce County57,1002King County35,8073Clark County33,7774Benton County17,7775Snohomish County16,2166San Juan County14,7537Lewis County11,4188Kittitas County10,7499Thurston County9,92210Spokane County9,41911Clallam County8,96212Whatcom County7,37613Yakima County6,56114Kitsap County6,16615Skagit County5,88316Stevens County4,73317Whitman County3,80718Island County3,63119Walla Walla County3,62220Mason County3,391

Biggest Washington outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Pierce CountyNovember 15, 202357,100
King CountyJanuary 9, 202335,807
Clark CountyJanuary 10, 202333,777
King CountyNovember 30, 202332,985
Clark CountyJuly 25, 202327,515
King CountyOctober 30, 202326,838
Clark CountyMay 16, 202322,029
King CountyJanuary 4, 202321,938
Pierce CountyNovember 11, 202318,311
Pierce CountySeptember 14, 202318,043
Washington by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.