Power Outages in Island County, WA
PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.8 hours.
Island County, WA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Island County, WA". https://massoutage.com/washington/island-county
PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~95,990 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA), Puget Sound Energy Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Island Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98277 | 226 | ≤11 | 171 | ≤11 |
| 98282 | 168 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 98239 | 66 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 98260 | 50 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 98236 | 50 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 98249 | 42 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 98253 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Island County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Island County right now.
Island County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 5, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Island County, WA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,859 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 43m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 716 customers out (0.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Island County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Island County went about 17.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 48,356 customers.
The US EIA reports Washington utilities averaged 6.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 17.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 48,278 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 180 | 15,397 | 9.8 |
| 2016 | 431 | 6,542 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 432 | 8,714 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 434 | 17,891 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 494 | 3,757 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 530 | 48,356 | 10.1 |
| 2021 | 546 | 48,278 | 32.7 |
| 2022 | 541 | 36,879 | 26.0 |
| 2023 | 534 | 3,631 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 505 | 41,350 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 522 | 47,704 | 17.8 |
Cost of power in Island County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Island County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Puget Sound Energy Inc17.0¢1,104,338 cust
- PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA)12.1¢349,905 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 11.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Island County: FAQ
- How often does Island County, WA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Island County, WA logged 522 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Island County, WA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 48,356 customers without power, beginning November 12, 2020 and lasting about 5d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Island County, WA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Island County, WA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Island County, WA?
- Tracked electric providers include PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA), Puget Sound Energy Inc, Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Island County.
98236, 98239, 98249, 98253, 98260, 98277, 98278, 98282
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | 9.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA) | 5.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Washington customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/53029 and /api/v1/counties/53029/history.