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Power Outages in King County, WA

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 83 customers are without power in King County, WA across 6 reported incidents. City of Seattle - (WA), City of Tacoma - (WA), PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA), Puget Sound Energy Inc and Tanner Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, City of Milton - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.1 hours.

King County, WA is served by 8 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

83 customers without power

0.0% of King County · across 6 reported incidents.

  • City of Seattle - (WA)50 out
  • Puget Sound Energy Inc33 out

Not counted: no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, City of Milton - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · King County

0.0%of this county's ~983,318 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, City of Milton - (WA), 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: City of Seattle - (WA), City of Tacoma - (WA), PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA), Puget Sound Energy Inc, Tanner Electric Coop.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
City of Seattle - (WA)Live · total onlynot by county------
City of Tacoma - (WA)Live · total onlynot by county------
PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA)Live · total onlynot by county------
Puget Sound Energy IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Tanner Electric CoopLive · total onlynot by county------
Bonneville Power AdministrationNo live feedcan't see------
City of Milton - (WA)No live feedcan't see------
Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergyNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in King 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.

Power-dependent
10,281
Oxygen service
1,254
Dialysis (facility)
1,612
Home health / hospice
1,855
By ZIP code (79)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
98003287≤11193≤11
98042270≤11167≤11
98002269≤111890
98023247≤11158≤11
98133235≤11143≤11
98168211≤11144≤11
98031203≤11115≤11
98198199≤11122≤11
98092197≤11118≤11
98058195≤11112≤11
98001193≤11138≤11
98022191≤11139≤11
98155186≤11107≤11
98052182≤1197≤11
98118180≤1196≤11
98125174≤1195≤11
98030164≤11102≤11
980321590105≤11
98038154≤11100≤11
98034153≤1199≤11
98146145≤11103≤11
98011136≤1178≤11
98115135≤1181≤11
98116128≤1167≤11
98059128≤1188≤11
98056126≤1183≤11
98166123≤1181≤11
98144123≤1181≤11
98072123≤1174≤11
98027123≤1171≤11
98178121070≤11
98033118≤1169≤11
98004112≤1158≤11
98177107≤1156≤11
98104107054≤11
98040106≤1152≤11
98188105≤11740
98103103≤1168≤11
98028103≤1161≤11
98106102≤1166≤11
98006102≤1150≤11
9805396≤1162≤11
9812292≤1149≤11
9800891≤11540
9805589≤1159≤11
9800789≤1162≤11
9811288≤11490
9810584≤1145≤11
9812683≤1155≤11
9810882≤1145≤11
9811777≤11500
98109760480
9805774≤11450
98045690530
9802968≤11540
9800566≤1136≤11
9810764≤1138≤11
9813663≤1140≤11
98070600370
9812159033≤11
9814858≤1144≤11
9810157≤1132≤11
9819956028≤11
9807751≤1133≤11
9810250028≤11
98074500310
9811946≤11210
9807536023≤11
9801936≤1123≤11
9801035020≤11
9806531≤11270
9801430≤11200
9802429≤11180
98047260210
9805117≤11140
98288≤110≤110
98224≤110≤110
98134≤110≤110
98039≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for King County, WA

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Recent NWS alert activity · King County

King County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.

  • Dense Fog Advisory ×10
  • Frost Advisory ×4
  • Wind Advisory ×3

Latest King County, WA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 30m

  2. GREW

    Outage grew to 2,451 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 640 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  4. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 6h 25m

  5. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 533 customers out

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 4,620 customers out (0.5% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 15m

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 3,212 customers out (0.3% of the county)

Outage trend · King County, WA
83customers out · peak 2,452
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
King County, WA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 2,452 customers out; latest 83 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.01k2k3kOct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in King County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within King Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in King County went about 6.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 518,386 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 6.1 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
King County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 6.0h, 2016 3.8h, 2017 5.0h, 2018 2.6h, 2019 2.9h, 2020 3.5h, 2021 9.6h, 2022 5.1h, 2023 3.3h, 2024 27.5h, 2025 6.1h. Highlighted: 2024.01020306.0h20153.8h20165.0h20172.6h20182.9h20193.5h20209.6h20215.1h20223.3h202327.5h20246.1h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 518,386 customers out) · decade average 6.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
2015455117,2626.0
2016140129,6853.8
201766132,4175.0
201818046,2132.6
201912150,4012.9
20205649,5353.5
202156215,5869.6
202210064,4045.1
202315435,8073.3
202445518,38627.5
202528122,1366.1

Cost of power in King County

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Estimated residential electricity price for King 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.

15.5¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 60% since 2015
vs Washington avg 14.7¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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? →

Outage causes by share of outage-timePlanned / maintenance 61.5%, Equipment failure 29.2%, Trees / vegetation 9.3%, Vehicle / accident 0%, Animal / wildlife 0%Planned / maintenancePlanned / maintenance61.5%Equipment failureEquipment failure29.2%Trees / vegetationTrees / vegetation9.3%Vehicle / accidentVehicle / accident0%Animal / wildlifeAnimal / wildlife0%
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A reported cause is available for 10.9% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.
Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
November 8, 2024518,38653d 7h
January 11, 2021215,58613d
September 3, 2024197,76313d 11h
November 13, 2017132,4174d 4h
March 13, 2016129,6856d 23h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High ice storms exposure · 6.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

FloodingVery High
EarthquakeVery High
Ice stormRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
TornadoRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in King County: FAQ

How often does King County, WA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, King County, WA logged 28 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in King County, WA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 518,386 customers without power, beginning November 8, 2024 and lasting about 53d 7h.
Is there a power outage in King County, WA right now?
Yes, about 83 customers are currently without power across 6 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve King County, WA?
Tracked electric providers include City of Seattle - (WA), City of Tacoma - (WA), Puget Sound Energy Inc, Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy, Tanner Electric Coop.
Nearby counties
Chelan CountyKitsap CountyKittitas CountyPierce County
Cities & towns in King County

Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Kirkland, Auburn, Redmond, Sammamish, Shoreline, Burien, Bothell. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the King County level shown above.

ZIP codes in King County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within King County (showing 40 of 86).

98001, 98002, 98003, 98004, 98005, 98006, 98007, 98008, 98010, 98011, 98014, 98019, 98022, 98023, 98024, 98025, 98027, 98028, 98029, 98030, 98031, 98032, 98033, 98034, 98038, 98039, 98040, 98042, 98045, 98047, 98050, 98051, 98052, 98053, 98055, 98056, 98057, 98058, 98059, 98065

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Puget Sound Energy Inc9.7 hrsLive · total only-
City of Tacoma - (WA)2.9 hrsLive · total only-
PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA)5.5 hrsLive · total only-
City of Seattle - (WA)2.6 hrsLive · total only-
Bonneville Power Administration-No live feed-
Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy-No live feed-
Tanner Electric Coop-Live · total only-
City of Milton - (WA)-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/53033 and /api/v1/counties/53033/history. Live data as of .