Power Outages in Kittitas County, WA
As of October 19, 2026 08:45 UTC, no outages are reported by PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc in Kittitas County, WA. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, City of Ellensburg - (WA), PUD No 1 of Kittitas County, PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.4 hours.
Kittitas County, WA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 08:45 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kittitas County, WA", live data as of October 19, 2026 08:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/washington/kittitas-county
No active outages are reported by PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc in Kittitas County.
No live feed for Bonneville Power Administration, City of Ellensburg - (WA), PUD No 1 of Kittitas County, PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,954 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, City of Ellensburg - (WA), PUD No 1 of Kittitas County, PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA), Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ellensburg - (WA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PUD No 1 of Kittitas County | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA) and Puget Sound Energy Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kittitas 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98926 | 270 | ≤11 | 192 | ≤11 |
| 98922 | 68 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 98934 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 98943 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 98946 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 98941 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 98940 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 98925 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 98068 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Kittitas County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kittitas County right now.
Kittitas County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Kittitas County, WA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 221 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kittitas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kittitas County went about 11.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,749 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 11.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 4,113 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 90 | 3,046 | 8.9 |
| 2016 | 252 | 2,620 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 272 | 2,775 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 280 | 2,803 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 579 | 4,664 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 371 | 8,930 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 310 | 4,228 | 9.6 |
| 2022 | 264 | 4,113 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | 262 | 10,749 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 256 | 8,531 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 345 | 6,665 | 11.4 |
Cost of power in Kittitas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kittitas 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 2 of Grant County - (WA)6.2¢43,160 cust
- PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA)3.8¢42,571 cust
- City of Ellensburg - (WA)11.1¢8,846 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 High wildfire exposure · 7.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Kittitas County: FAQ
- How often does Kittitas County, WA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kittitas County, WA logged 345 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kittitas County, WA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,749 customers without power, beginning May 16, 2023 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Kittitas County, WA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kittitas County, WA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kittitas County, WA?
- Tracked electric providers include Puget Sound Energy Inc, Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kittitas County.
98068, 98922, 98925, 98926, 98934, 98940, 98941, 98943, 98946, 98950
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 · county | - |
| PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA) | 5.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy | - | No live feed | - |
| PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA) | - | No live feed | - |
| PUD No 1 of Kittitas County | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Ellensburg - (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/53037 and /api/v1/counties/53037/history.