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March Windstorm Event

We understand how difficult it is to be without power, and we appreciate your patience. Crews continued to make steady progress overnight. Small pockets of customers remain without power in King County, Greenwater, and Skykomish. The plan for today is to continue to assess damage in difficult access areas and restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Below are updates and current estimated restoration times for hard-hit areas:

  • In Skykomish, crews continue to work on the electric system that feeds the town from the west. An additional helicopter patrol is scheduled for later in the morning. We expect to have power restored to our Skykomish customers by today, March 15 at 8 p.m.
  • In King County, crews continue to repair damage to the system throughout the morning. We still expect most customers will have their power restored by today, March 15 at 8 p.m.
  • In Greenwater, Highway 410 remains closed and the combination of deep snow and many fallen trees is preventing crews and equipment from accessing damaged electric equipment. Based on current conditions, restoration efforts could go into Monday. Estimated times of restoration will be updated in the PSE outage map as we are able to reassess for any improvement to travel and access during today's early daylight.

Estimated restoration times by region are available at pse.com/alerts. As crews are assigned to a repair job, the specific time for that outage will be added to the outage map.

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Sammamish - Juanita 115 kV transmission line

Project overview

The Sammamish – Juanita transmission line, completed and energized in December 2023, was a critical upgrade required to increase system capacity and reliability for more than 61,000 customers in Redmond and Kirkland.

This project added just over five miles of new and upgraded 115 kV transmission line, upgraded aging substation equipment and looped the Totem Substation so it is now connected to two transmission lines. If one line goes out, the other line will still feed the substation and provide power to customers.

This project ensured that PSE can continue to supply customers in Redmond and Kirkland with dependable power for years to come.

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