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November Wind Storm

Damage assessment and restoration efforts continue

Crews and hundreds of support staff continue their around-the-clock work to restore power to those who remain out as a result of yesterday’s damaging windstorm.

As of 6 p.m., we have 354,733 customers out of power. Power has been restored to more than 170,000 customers since the start of the storm. However, due to extensive wind and equipment damage, power for some customers may be out for an extended period. We are updating our outage map with the best information available and will continue to provide updates as restoration progresses. Our focus for tonight continues to be on transmission lines to critical infrastructure and public safety.

Crews continue to survey damage on the ground and helicopter patrols will resume tomorrow morning. Our first step in restoring power is damage assessment: getting a look at what’s been done to the system and determining the extent of repairs that are needed. We will provide restoration updates as information becomes available.

Crews from other utilities from Washington State, British Columbia, Idaho and Oregon have all shown up to assist in the repair of our electric system. Support from these outside agencies ensures that PSE restores power to our communities as soon as possible.

 

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Safety first. Never touch or go within 35 feet of downed power lines because they might be energized. Call PSE at 1-888-225-5773 or 911 to report problems.

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Puget Sound Energy's management team works closely with our Board of Directors to deliver your energy future.

Mary Kipp

Mary E. Kipp

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mary E. Kipp was named president of PSE in August 2019 and CEO in January 2020. Under her direction, PSE is working toward an aspirational goal of being a Beyond Net Zero Carbon energy company by 2045, targeting reduction of its carbon emissions to net zero and going beyond that goal by helping other sectors to enable carbon reduction across the state of Washington.

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Aaron August

Aaron August

Senior Vice President, Chief Customer and Transformation Officer

Aaron August is senior vice president, chief customer and transformation officer for Puget Sound Energy (PSE).

Aaron is responsible for overseeing our Customer Energy Management, Business Services, New Product Development, and Customer Solutions teams.

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Kim Collier

Kim Collier

Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Kim Collier is vice president and chief human resources officer for Puget Sound Energy (PSE). Under her leadership, PSE is focused on talent retention and attraction, employee experience, and ensuring PSE has an inclusive culture and diverse workforce who can meet the needs of all of our customers.

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Daniel A. Doyle, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dan Doyle

Executive Vice President in the Office of the CEO

Dan Doyle is executive vice president in the Office of the CEO of Puget Sound Energy and its Washington-based parent company, Puget Energy. Dan served as PSE’s CFO and senior vice president from November 2011 to June 2021 and chief financial officer from September 2023 to May 2024.

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Josh Jacobs

Vice President, Clean Energy Strategy and Planning

Josh is vice president of Clean Energy Strategy and Planning for Puget Sound Energy.

Under Josh’s direction, PSE is working toward its aspirational goal of being a Beyond Net Zero Carbon energy company by 2045. He’s responsible for PSE’s resource planning functions, system planning functions, transmission services, the implementation of programs to meet Washington’s Clean Energy Transformation Act, and PSE’s approach to the decarbonization of its natural gas delivery system.

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Lorna Luebbe  Vice President of Sustainability  Deputy General Counsel

Lorna Luebbe

SVP, Chief Sustainability Officer and General Counsel

Lorna Luebbe serves as senior vice president, general counsel and chief sustainability officer for PSE. She is responsible for legal affairs for the company, developing and implementing the company’s sustainability strategy and oversight of PSE’s corporate secretary, ethics and compliance, risk and claims and environmental teams.

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Jamie Martin, Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer

Jamie Martin

Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer

Jamie Martin is senior vice president and chief financial officer for Puget Sound Energy.

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John Piliaris

Jon Piliaris

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Jon Piliaris is vice president of Regulatory Affairs for Puget Sound Energy (PSE).

Jon Piliaris is vice president of Regulatory Affairs for Puget Sound Energy (PSE). Jon has nearly 30 years of experience in utility ratemaking, regulatory strategy and policy development at the regional, state and federal levels. For the past five years, Jon has served as PSE’s director of Regulatory Affairs.

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Craig Pospisil

Craig Pospisil

Vice President, Business Development and M&A

Craig Pospisil is vice president of Business Development and Mergers & Acquisitions for Puget Sound Energy.

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Ron Roberts, Vice President, Energy Supply

Ron Roberts

Senior Vice President of Energy Resources

Ron Roberts is senior vice president of Energy Resources for Puget Sound Energy. Ron is responsible for PSE’s energy supply, energy planning, business development, safety, standards and operational training. He also oversees Puget LNG, a subsidiary of Puget Energy. Prior to his current role, Ron served as PSE’s vice president of Energy Supply.

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Matt Steuerwalt

Matt Steuerwalt

Senior Vice President, External Affairs

Matt Steuerwalt is senior vice president of External Affairs for Puget Sound Energy.

Matt has more than two decades working in the public and private sectors on complex policy issues. He joined PSE from Insight Strategic Partners, a Seattle-based public affairs firm specializing in government relations, public policy and strategic communications.

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Simon Upton

Simon Upton

Chief Information Officer

Simon Upton serves as PSE’s chief information officer. He joined PSE in March 2023, bringing deep expertise leading IT and business operations in the highly regulated banking industry.

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Michelle Vargo

Michelle Vargo

Senior Vice President of Energy Operations

Michelle Vargo is senior vice president of Energy Operations for Puget Sound Energy, responsible for gas and electric operations, engineering, customer and system projects, wildfire mitigation and response, and corporate shared services.

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