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Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have battled severe weather damage for the last week. We apologize for the delay in restoring power to all of our customers and want our customers to know we are committed to restoring power as quickly and safely as possible.

The majority of customers will be restored by midnight tonight. There are pockets of complex restoration work primarily related to unstable soil, access issues, and flooding that may take longer to restore. Our crews will continue to work around the clock until the last customers are restored.

As we know more, estimated restoration times will be updated on the outage map at pse.com/outagemap.

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Mercer Island electric upgrades

Aerial view of evergreen trees and rooftops facing a deep blue expanse of Lake Washington meeting evergreen Mercer Island covering the horizon.

View of the north cable crossing area from the Enatai Cable Station


Project overview

The electric infrastructure that serves Mercer Island is aging and needs to be replaced to create a more reliable and resilient power grid.

PSE plans to replace the underwater electric cables that serve Mercer Island, increase the cables’ capacity, and make upgrades to the four cable stations located at each end of the cables (see project area to the right). By investing in these improvements, PSE will increase electric service reliability and meet Mercer Island’s future energy needs, ensuring safe, reliable power for decades to come.

PSE is currently in the planning phase, studying existing conditions, identifying routing needs and initiating engineering. We will keep the community informed of our progress. As this work is in its early stages, you may notice PSE staff and contractors in the project area conducting fieldwork, such as soil testing or surveying existing infrastructure. 

Map of Mercer Island showing island in Lake Washington and including surrounding highways

Project area

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We welcome your questions and comments!
Please contact:
1-888-404-8773
MajorProjects@pse.com

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