Power Outages in Whatcom County, WA
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Whatcom County, WA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
Whatcom County, WA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Whatcom County right now.
Whatcom County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Tsunami Warning on July 16, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Whatcom 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 Whatcom Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Whatcom County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 54,372 customers.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 54,372 customers out) · decade average 13.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 256 | 54,372 | 35.0 |
| 2016 | 553 | 22,878 | 12.6 |
| 2017 | 586 | 16,588 | 17.5 |
| 2018 | 611 | 8,405 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 625 | 13,294 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 608 | 15,079 | 12.0 |
| 2021 | 632 | 17,651 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | 628 | 12,732 | 10.5 |
| 2023 | 753 | 7,376 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 680 | 7,953 | 9.8 |
| 2025 | 607 | 6,129 | 6.7 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 100% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Very High ice storms exposure · 13.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Whatcom County: FAQ
- How often does Whatcom County, WA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Whatcom County, WA logged 607 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Whatcom County, WA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 54,372 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2015 and lasting about 9d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Whatcom County, WA right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Whatcom County, WA?
- Tracked electric providers include Puget Sound Energy Inc,pugetsoundenergy.
Bellingham. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Whatcom County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Whatcom County.
98220, 98225, 98226, 98229, 98230, 98240, 98244, 98247, 98248, 98262, 98264, 98266, 98276, 98281, 98283, 98295
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,pugetsoundenergy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/53073 and /api/v1/counties/53073/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Washington customers). Live data as of .