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March Windstorm Event

Power outages are never convenient; we thank you for your patience as our crews work throughout the night to make repairs to our electric system. We have also brought in additional crews to help us assess damage 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. We patrolled the area by helicopter and found extensive damage on the east side of town, which still requires repair. Crews are actively working to repair damage previously discovered on the west side of town to begin to restore power.
  • In Greenwater, we have identified many areas of damage on the transmission line that serves the area. We do not yet have an estimated restoration time but crews are actively assessing the extensive damage done to the electric system as we are able.
  • In King County, we continue to assess the damage from the recent intense snowfall. We continue to find damage to the system including trees in lines, which require removal before repair work can begin. We expect most customers will have their power restored by today, March 15th at 8 p.m.

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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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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Find your local county agency

The HELP, LIHEAP and Home Weatherization Assistance programs are administered through county agencies. Visit the HELP and page to learn more and apply online. To apply for the LIHEAP and Home Weatherization Assistance programs or if you have question on applying for HELP, contact your agency.

Refer to this income table to learn if your income qualifies for assistance. For LIHEAP, contact your local agency to learn about the income guidelines for households greater than 10 people.

Agency name

Phone

Services

Island County

Opportunity Council

360-679-6577
Toll-Free: 1-800-317-5427

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

 

360-734-5121 option 1020
Toll-Free: 1-800-649-5121 option 1020

Weatherization

King County

Multi-Service Center (for South King)
mschelps.org

253-517-2263

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

Hopelink (for North and East King) hopelink.org/energy

425-658-2592

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

The Byrd Barr Place (Seattle residents)
byrdbarrplace.org

206-812-4940

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

Seattle Office of Housing (Seattle residents)
seattle.gov/housing

206-684-0244

Weatherization

King County Housing Authority

206-214-1240

Weatherization

Kitsap County

Kitsap Community Resources

360-479-1507

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

 

360-473-2045

Weatherization

Kittitas County

HopeSource

509-925-1448

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP
Weatherization

Lewis County

Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason and Thurston counties

360-736-1800

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

 

360-438-1100 ext. 2100

Weatherization

Pierce County

Pierce Co. Human Services

1-855-798-4328

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

 

253-798-4445

Weatherization

Metropolitan Development Council (Tacoma residents)

253-572-5557

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

 

253-593-2336

Weatherization

Skagit County

Community Action of Skagit County

360-428-1011

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

Housing Authority of Skagit County

360-757-6509

Weatherization

Snohomish County

Snohomish Human Services Department

425-388-3880

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

Snohomish County Department of Conservation & Resources

425-388-7205

Weatherization

Thurston County

Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason and Thurston counties

360-438-1100
1-800-878-5235

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

360-438-1100 ext. 2100

Weatherization

Whatcom County

Opportunity Council

1-888-586-7293

BDR
HELP
LIHEAP

 

360-734-5121 option 1020
Toll-Free: 1-800-649-5121 option 1020

Weatherization