Power Outages in Mason County, WA
PUD No 3 of Mason County,masonpud3 has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. City of Tacoma - (WA) and PUD No 3 of Mason County publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for PUD No 1 of Mason County. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Mason County, WA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/washington/mason-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mason County, WA". https://massoutage.com/washington/mason-county
PUD No 3 of Mason County,masonpud3 only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
City of Tacoma - (WA) and PUD No 3 of Mason County publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for PUD No 1 of Mason County: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~39,407 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: PUD No 1 of Mason County. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: PUD No 3 of Mason County,masonpud3. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Tacoma - (WA), PUD No 3 of Mason County.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tacoma - (WA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PUD No 3 of Mason County | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PUD No 3 of Mason County,masonpud3 | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PUD No 1 of Mason County | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mason 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98584 | 425 | 19 | 302 | ≤11 |
| 98528 | 123 | ≤11 | 96 | 0 |
| 98524 | 54 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 98546 | 37 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 98548 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 98592 | 25 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 98588 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 98560 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 98555 | ≤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 Mason County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mason County right now.
Mason County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×7
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Mason County, WA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 752 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mason County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mason County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,192 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 23,192 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 368 | 3,305 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 634 | 6,681 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 757 | 23,192 | 9.9 |
| 2022 | 746 | 5,450 | 9.3 |
| 2023 | 827 | 3,391 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 766 | 9,672 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 699 | 5,707 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Mason County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mason 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 3 of Mason County14.5¢34,378 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 winter weather exposure · 3.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Mason County: FAQ
- How often does Mason County, WA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mason County, WA logged 699 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mason County, WA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,192 customers without power, beginning January 13, 2021 and lasting about 1d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Mason County, WA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mason County, WA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mason County, WA?
- Tracked electric providers include PUD No 3 of Mason County, PUD No 3 of Mason County,masonpud3.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mason County.
98524, 98528, 98546, 98548, 98555, 98560, 98584, 98588, 98592
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tacoma - (WA) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| PUD No 3 of Mason County | - | Live · total only | - |
| PUD No 1 of Mason County | - | No live feed | - |
| PUD No 3 of Mason County,masonpud3 | - | Outages 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/53045 and /api/v1/counties/53045/history.