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2025 Washington Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average Washington customer went without power for about 7.0 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
7.0
Peak customers out
122,136
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
20

Washington outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Washington counties in 2025

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

1King County122,1362Clark County94,1923Pierce County86,3114Kitsap County65,5735Snohomish County53,6846Thurston County50,3077Island County47,7048Spokane County27,2589Jefferson County17,64710Lewis County15,68711Skagit County14,64912Chelan County14,17613Clallam County13,18814San Juan County12,96015Cowlitz County12,17616Stevens County9,42717Walla Walla County8,70418Kittitas County6,66519Whatcom County6,12920Whitman County5,825

Biggest Washington outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
King CountySeptember 30, 2025122,136
Clark CountyDecember 17, 202594,192
Pierce CountyOctober 22, 202586,311
Pierce CountyDecember 16, 202583,411
Kitsap CountyFebruary 24, 202565,573
King CountyFebruary 17, 202563,233
Snohomish CountyDecember 16, 202553,684
Thurston CountyOctober 24, 202550,307
Island CountyDecember 15, 202547,704
Pierce CountyApril 22, 202534,669
Washington by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPANCMO

Part of the 2025 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.