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2024 Washington Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Washington customer went without power for about 12.1 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, 2.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
12.1
Peak customers out
518,386
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
20

Washington outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Washington counties in 2024

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

1King County518,3862Snohomish County108,7343Pierce County42,3344Island County41,3505Yakima County37,2336Spokane County25,6447Kitsap County25,1868Clark County23,9529Clallam County19,33110Thurston County19,16211Lewis County11,15312Mason County9,67213Kittitas County8,53114Whatcom County7,95315Cowlitz County7,59816Walla Walla County7,36417Skagit County7,20618Asotin County7,04319Stevens County5,99320Chelan County5,884

Biggest Washington outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
King CountyNovember 8, 2024518,386
King CountySeptember 3, 2024197,763
Snohomish CountyNovember 19, 2024108,734
Snohomish CountyDecember 18, 202457,220
King CountyAugust 10, 202449,126
King CountyJanuary 7, 202447,661
King CountyJune 1, 202445,235
Pierce CountyDecember 9, 202442,334
Island CountyDecember 11, 202441,350
Island CountyNovember 4, 202438,750
Washington by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.