Power outages in King County, WA

Live outage counts for Seattle, Bellevue and Kent and the rest of King County, updated every 10 minutes from Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light.

Right now

Outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
105customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
Share of customers unknown
iAt least one utility here doesn't publish how many customers it serves in this area, so we can't show a percentage.
Updated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Puget Sound Energy103
Seattle City Light2
City of Tacoma - (WA)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
PUD No 1 of Chelan County - (WA)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Bonneville Power Administrationno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
City of Milton - (WA)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlinePuget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light publish totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in King County

2014–2025 record

King County averaged 14.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Washington counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 13. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 1.5 days, starting October 25, 2025.

The largest on record began November 20, 2024, with 518,386 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in December.

14.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
5.8 dayslongest on record (November 2024)
518,386most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
November 20, 2024518,3865.8 days21,061,587
January 13, 2021215,5862.5 days3,764,101
November 13, 2017132,41724 hours1,183,117
March 13, 2016129,68521 hours1,256,747
October 25, 2025122,1361.5 days1,764,304

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

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Food safety

  • 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
  • 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
  • 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
  • 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

  • Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
  • Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
  • Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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