Des Moines, Washington, United States · DOE ODIN
Power outages in Des Moines, WA
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203 customers without power near Des Moines, WA Puget Sound Energy Inc; nearest outage area King County, WA, 38 km ENE. Utilities publishing to ODIN only.
Customers without power around Des Moines, WA right now, by county and utility, from the utilities that publish to the Department of Energy's outage feed.
- Customers out within 40 km
- 203 ODIN utilities only
- Outage areas nearby
- 3 county-level
- ODIN utilities near the city
- 4 1 serving the centre
- Customers out in Washington
- 1,775 19 reporting utilities
- Latest estimated restoration nearby
- Sun, 4:07 PM GMT-7:52:58 Puget Sound Energy Inc
Power outages in Des Moines, WA right now
203 customers are without power in 3 county areas within about 40 km of Des Moines, Washington, United States, according to the utilities that report to ODIN. The largest is in King County, WA with 147 customers out.
Across Washington, ODIN utilities report 1,775 customers out, so 11% of the state's reported outages are around Des Moines, WA. The most common stated cause nearby is "Accident".
| Area | Utility | Customers out | Distance | Cause | Est. restoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King County, WA | Puget Sound Energy Inc | 147 | 38 km ENE | Accident | Sun, 4:07 PM GMT-7:52:58 |
| Pierce County, WA | Puget Sound Energy Inc | 54 | 41 km SSE | Trees/Vegetation | Sun, 4:07 PM GMT-7:52:58 |
| Thurston County, WA | Puget Sound Energy Inc | 2 | 64 km SW | Under investigation | Sun, 4:07 PM GMT-7:52:58 |
Outages are reported by county, so an outage area can extend beyond the city. Distances are to the county centre.
Which utilities cover Des Moines, WA?
Puget Sound Energy Inc serves the centre of Des Moines, WA and publishes live outages to ODIN. City Of Seattle - (Wa) (9 km away), PUD No 3 Of Mason County (36 km away), Tanner Electric Coop (38 km away) also report nearby.
If your power is out and it is not listed, report it to your utility: utilities often show an outage on their own map minutes before it reaches ODIN, and small outages may never be published.
- Puget Sound Energy Inc serves the city centre, 1,210,394 customers, website
- City Of Seattle - (Wa) 9 km away, 493,662 customers, website
- PUD No 3 Of Mason County 36 km away, 35,525 customers
- Tanner Electric Coop 38 km away, 5,223 customers, website
Storms, heat and planned work
Most large outages follow storms: wind, ice and lightning bring down lines, and heat waves overload equipment. Check the weather warnings for Des Moines, WA when the count is rising.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility first, by app, text or phone; your report is what puts your street on the map. Keep fridges and freezers closed (food stays cold for about 4 hours in a fridge and 48 hours in a full freezer), unplug sensitive electronics, never run a generator indoors, and treat any downed line as live.
Coverage and limits
ODIN only includes utilities that choose to publish to it. In Washington that is 19 utilities; customers of any other utility (city-owned systems, many co-ops and some large investor-owned utilities) can be out of power without appearing here. Check your own utility's outage map to be sure.
Counts are meters or customers as reported by each utility, refreshed about every 5 minutes. Last ODIN report received 19:58 UTC.
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Data: DOE / Oak Ridge National Laboratory ODIN (participating utilities), HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (EIA), US Census county Gazetteer.