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Severe weather is forecasted for our service area this afternoon and evening. We are closely monitoring conditions and impacts to our system, and are prepared to respond to power outages with increased staffing this afternoon and evening, as soon as it is safe to do so.

As we prepare for storm conditions, we encourage our customers to do the same:

  • Make sure to have emergency supplies on hand at home and in your vehicle, such as extra batteries, flashlights and food
  • Have a battery-powered radio ready to go
  • Charge cell phones and mobile devices in case the power goes out
  • Avoid opening and closing refrigerators and freezers more often than necessary. A closed refrigerator will stay cold for up to 12 hours.
  • Turn off lights and unplug all appliances and sensitive electronic equipment, such as computers, to prevent an overload on your circuits when electric service is restored. Leave one light on to let you know when service returns.
  • Download the myPSE app to track and report outages, check status and get estimated restoration times, or visit pse.com/outagemap 

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Puget Sound Energy project

Maxwelton Substation/Langley Tap electric projects complete

Project overview

To increase reliability for our customers on south Whidbey Island, Puget Sound Energy constructed a new 25 megavolt amperes (MVA) substation in 2016. Several projects that complement the new substation include upgrading a section of our existing 115 kV transmission line (Langley 15/16 feeder extension), replacing aging poles on a transmission line from Langley to Maxwelton substations and undergrounding a section of distribution line along Craw Road were completed as of 2020.

Craw Road undergrounding

Converted a short section of existing overhead distribution line to underground along Maxwelton Road from the Craw Road intersection across SR 525 to the Whidbey Island High School.

Langley 15/16 feeder extension

Upgraded the Langley 15/16 feeder extension, an existing single-phase low-voltage line, to a higher capacity three-phase line along Maxwelton Road south from Craw Road and extending onto French Road. This provides additional capacity to allow the new substation to back up electric load normally served by Langley substation, and greatly improved reliability of electrical service in Langley.

Langley Tap pole replacement

Replaced the aging wooden poles of the Langley Tap, an existing transmission line currently running from the Langley substation, along SR-525, Midvale Road, Maxwelton Road and Craw Road to the new Maxwelton substation.

Contact us

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

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