PSE’s Powerful Partnerships

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.

Powerful Partners

For more than a century, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has prided itself in serving our communities. Keeping the lights on and gas flowing for our customers—safely and reliably—is at the center of everything we do. This standard is part of what makes the Pacific Northwest a great place to live, work and play. We realize there are local non-profits working toward a similar goal of serving communities, and we want to collaborate with you in your efforts. One way we do that is through the PSE Powerful Partnerships Grant.

The goal of this grant is to develop strong community partnerships with organizations that share our passion for energy-related sustainability.

Grant recipients are non-profits within our 6,000 mile service area interested in learning about energy-related sustainability within their organization and with a desire to share that information with the communities they serve.

It is a multi-month collaboration that includes: