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October Windstorm

We understand the stress and disruption that power outages can cause and we appreciate your patience as we work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Crews have made excellent progress, and we expect the majority of customers to have power restored overnight. There will be some customers, mostly in Pierce and Thurston Counties, where it will take longer to restore power. Areas of focus in Thurston County include Boston Harbor, Pattison and Black Lake, downtown and southeast Lacey. In Pierce County, crews are patrolling lines serving Carbonado and Wilkeson, removing downed trees and restoring power. Crews are also working in the Rhodes Lake area, where damage is still considerable.

The outages that are likely to remain into tomorrow will affect smaller, more localized, groups of customers. These take time to repair as crews go from site to site to make repairs and restore power. Crews will continue to work around the clock until power is restored to all customers.

We are also watching the weather forecast and the potential for strong winds tonight in East King and Pierce counties. High winds could increase the number of outages or might delay current restoration efforts if conditions are not safe for our crews to continue to work for a period of time.


 
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Crystal-Greenwater area electric system improvement projects

PSE is working to increase reliability for customers in the Greenwater and Crystal Mountain area. We are providing improved access for maintenance and repair crews, relocating infrastructure away from washout areas, improving system performance during inclement weather and emergencies, and gaining more protection from tree-related outages.

Pierce - Crystal – Greenwater area electric system improvement projects
Map of Crystal-Greenwater area electric system improvement projects
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Featured Project

Crystal Mountain Generating Station:

Installed equipment to provide back-up power to Greenwater and Crystal Mountain Resort.

Crystal Mountain Generating Station

Crystal Mountain Generating Station

We upgraded the Crystal Mountain Generating Station, a 2.5 MW diesel power plant that supplies back-up power to Crystal Mountain Ski Resort. The station provides a transfer of electricity to and from the microgrid without any interruption to customers.

Since it’s installation in 2025, the station has provided back-up power to the Town of Greenwater multiple times.

 

Upcoming Project

Greenwater Tap:

Installing several miles of underground distribution line along Highway 410.

White River and poles along the highway

Existing power lines along Highway 410 near the White River

We proudly serve Greenwater and continue to build and maintain electric infrastructure, including upgrading transmission, distribution lines and substations. Recent projects include:

  • Upgraded about 2 miles of line with tree wire (2019).
  • Undergrounded about 3 miles of distribution line from Hwy 410 toward Crystal Mountain (2021).

We plan to install a new (34.5 kV) power line underground along Highway 410 from the Federation Forest to Greenwater. We will then remove the existing (55 kV) power lines currently located on the south side of the White River.

Status:

  • Currently in the planning and design phase.
  • Construction tentatively scheduled to begin in 2027.
  • Currently, we are upgrading the system in the north Pierce/south King County area. This upgrade is required to begin the Greenwater Tap improvements.

 

Committed to keeping you informed

PSE will continue to provide updates to the community. We will notify residents and businesses near the project area before construction occurs. We aim to complete the work with as little disruption as possible.

Contact us

We welcome your questions and comments! Please contact:

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