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March Windstorm Event 

Thursday, March. 12, 2026 - 6 p.m.

We appreciate our customers’ patience today! Crews are working tirelessly to restore power as quickly and safely as possible, with power restored to nearly 90% of customers.

Work will continue around the clock until power is restored to all customers. While field crews report significant progress, they are still encountering significant issues in Skykomish and Greenwater.

In Skykomish, crew work is focused on the westside, where there are major points of damage on the system. Work is ongoing to make repairs. It will take into Friday to identify the rest of the damage points, and then time to fix it. This is complicated by remote terrain and heavy snow coming into the area could further slow patrols. At this point, we do not have an estimated time of restoration but anticipate it could be into the weekend. We have multiple crew resources working in the area to try to restore power as soon as possible.

In Greenwater, crews are working to restore the transmission line. While the repairs are being done on transmission, crews will start patrols on the distribution system. We do not have an estimated time of restoration until these patrols can be more fully completed.

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Buckley Substation

Project updates

The new Buckley Substation is now energized and began serving PSE customers in December 2025.

Project overview

To increase reliability and meet growing customer demand for power, PSE is building a new substation in Buckley off 112th St E and demolishing the old substation on N 3rd St. This work will ensure continued, reliable electrical service to PSE customers, and will enable future operational and maintenance flexibility for PSE crews. This project is part of the larger electric reliability improvement effort which includes several electric upgrade projects from Krain Corner through Electron Heights. The new Buckley substation will increase the capacity and reliability for nearly 5,000 customers in the Buckley and Enumclaw areas.

It's our goal to minimize construction impacts as much as possible. Our construction methodology was chosen to minimize impacts to the natural habitat and nearby wetlands, as well as to the corridor itself. After each stage of construction is complete, we will progressively restore the site back to its original condition.

DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FAQ

For information about the project and other frequently asked questions, please download the FAQ document.

Buckley substation FAQs (PDF)

Buckley substation newsletter

New Buckley Substation
Buckley Substation Overhead 1
Buckley Substation Overhead 2
Buckley Substation - Proposed
Buckley Substation - Existing
Buckley Substation - Existing
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Map of Buckley Substation
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Contact us

We welcome your questions and comments! Please contact:

Jeff McMeekin
1-888-404-8773
MajorProjects@pse.com