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November Wind Storm

Progress continues

Throughout the day crews made steady progress restoring power to customers impacted by Tuesday’s windstorm. 18 transmission lines, 42 distribution circuits and 15 substations were put back on-line today. These important pieces of infrastructure bring back on sometimes thousands of customers at once. Today we’ve seen the most progress with restoration of power to our schools, critical infrastructure and medical facilities. However, we understand that for those still affected it remains incredibly challenging, especially with the cold conditions. For customers needing support, please check with your local government or call 211 to find warming shelters and other resources. King 5 also has this list of resources.

A message to our customers was sent through several channels this afternoon. Please see the letter here.

The high winds and resulting tree damage not only downed the smaller, local power lines, but also damaged transmission lines – the larger lines that bring power into communities. Crews are steadily bringing transmission lines back online; this is an important step before crews can focus on the local distribution system. Please note that there will be temporary spikes in outage numbers as those systems are energized so you may see numbers go up and down on the PSE outage map as the process occurs. In some cases, customers may receive a notification that their power is restored when substations are energized – if you are still without power, please report your outage through the myPSE app or our outage map.

Work will continue around the clock until every customer has power restored. We have the equipment and materials that are needed for the type of outages that can be caused by high winds. As crews finish work in one area, they are assigned to repair damage in another.

 

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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 launches beautification project on its properties
ARTility is the company’s cost reduction beautification project that reduces maintenance on PSE assets by covering them with art

BELLEVUE, Wash. (9/27/2018) In an effort to reduce or eliminate maintenance and graffiti clean-up costs, Puget Sound Energy will be installing art pieces on a number of its properties. PSE launched ‘ARTility’ this year, which is a beautification project aimed to saving customers money while beautifying its public spaces.

The first facility that will feature the artwork is PSE’s Encogen facility in Bellingham. Local artist Gretchen Leggitt of Bellingham is leading the art project, which is a 21,600 sq. ft. mural that represents PSE’s commitment to wind and other renewable energy.


“We saw an opportunity to integrate our facilities into the community through art,” said Nick Hartrich, PSE outreach manager. “Not only will these projects help to make our properties more aesthetically pleasing, but our research shows that the art has the potential to reduce maintenance costs by deterring graffiti or illegal dumping.”


The Encogen facility, which is expected to have its mural completed by Oct. 1, is the first of nine projects that will be completed by the end of the year.


“Creating attractive public spaces to address costly clean-up is one way PSE can continue to support a more healthy and vibrant community,” added Hartrich.


You can view the mural here.