Power Outages in Lewis County, WA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Lewis County, WA across 1 reported incident. Benton Rural Electric Assn, City of Tacoma - (WA), PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County and PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and City of Centralia - (WA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Lewis County, WA is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/washington/lewis-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lewis County, WA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/washington/lewis-county
Not counted: no live feed for Bonneville Power Administration and City of Centralia - (WA).
0.0%of this county's ~56,491 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bonneville Power Administration, City of Centralia - (WA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Benton Rural Electric Assn, City of Tacoma - (WA), PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County, PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Rural Electric Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Tacoma - (WA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Centralia - (WA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lewis 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 (19)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98531 | 334 | ≤11 | 236 | ≤11 |
| 98532 | 301 | ≤11 | 209 | ≤11 |
| 98579 | 153 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 98596 | 70 | 0 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 98591 | 63 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 98570 | 61 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 98564 | 41 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 98356 | 41 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 98377 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 98361 | 21 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 98593 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 98336 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 98582 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 98355 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 98585 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 98572 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 98533 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 98542 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 98538 | ≤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 Lewis County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lewis County right now.
Lewis 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 Lewis County, WA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,047 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,346 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,408 customers out (6.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lewis County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Lewis Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lewis County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,450 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 7.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,132 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 425 | 19,450 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 464 | 5,206 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 400 | 6,132 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | 361 | 10,712 | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 452 | 11,418 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 561 | 11,153 | 7.3 |
| 2025 | 633 | 15,687 | 7.1 |
Cost of power in Lewis County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lewis 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.
- City of Tacoma - (WA)11.4¢177,554 cust
- PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County12.7¢40,116 cust
- PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA)10.1¢29,779 cust
- Benton Rural Electric Assn9.7¢13,864 cust
- City of Centralia - (WA)9.9¢9,118 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.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 3.9 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 Lewis County: FAQ
- How often does Lewis County, WA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lewis County, WA logged 633 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lewis County, WA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,450 customers without power, beginning August 2, 2019 and lasting about 9h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lewis County, WA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lewis County, WA?
- Tracked electric providers include PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lewis County.
98336, 98355, 98356, 98361, 98377, 98531, 98532, 98533, 98538, 98539, 98542, 98544, 98564, 98565, 98570, 98572, 98582, 98585, 98591, 98593, 98596
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA) | 11.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County | 17.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Tacoma - (WA) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Centralia - (WA) | 2.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Bonneville Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| Benton Rural Electric Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
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/53041 and /api/v1/counties/53041/history. Live data as of .