25,000 Kent customers of PSE remain without power

More than 25,000 Kent customers of Puget Sound Energy remained without power Friday afternoon.

Many areas in PSE coverage will remain without power through the weekend.

PSE reports showed 25,573 Kent customers without power. Other hard-hit cities and the number of customers without power include Federal Way (20,231), Auburn (19,986) and Olympia (25,993).

With safer conditions Friday, PSE crews and three helicopters are gaining access to hard-to-reach transmission lines to assess damage and make repairs to electric-system equipment in order to bring power supplies to neighborhood substations, according to a PSE media release.

A full complement of crews are reaching neighborhoods to repair damaged power poles, power lines and other equipment that bring electricity to homes and businesses.

With more than 100 power line crews tackling repairs in improved weather conditions, PSE hopes to make significant progress Friday in restoring power to thousands of customers. Helicopters will be flying approximately 250 miles of transmission lines to quickly assess and report damage.

As of 11 a.m., approximately 254,000 customers were without power. Since early Wednesday, when heavy snows and ice caused extensive damage and power outages, PSE crews have restored power to more than 138,000 customers in Western Washington.

Given the magnitude of the damage caused by this week’s storms, PSE predicts many areas will remain out of power through the weekend, and some beyond. Better restoration information will be available as our crews are able to gain access to hard hit areas Friday. In addition, snow and ice-laden trees continue to have potential to cause new damage—and we are watching for expected strong winds tonight and into Saturday.

Approximately 50 additional crews will be in the service area by end of day Friday. More than 60 additional crews are in route from out of state with a planned arrival time of late Saturday.

Customers may report an outage by calling Puget Sound Energy at 1-888-225-5773 or by logging onto PSE.com, sending an email to customercare@pse.com or post to PSE’s Facebook page.

Current outage data by city

Source: Puget Sound Energy

City        Customers without service

Woodinville    3024

Olympia        25993

Rochester    1573

Duvall        2187

North Bend    4564

Covington    3191

Normandy Park    521

Fall City    334

Snoqualmie    5244

Black Diamond    1888

Burien        256

Pacific        152

Algona        198

Carnation    2092

South Prairie    209

Renton        12975

Sumner        4154

Tukwila        436

Maple Valley    7521

Ravensdale    1313

Kenmore        56

Spanaway    134

Fife        159

Puyallup    17141

Lakewood    2941

Kent        25573

Bothell        269

Seatac        4269

Federal Way    20231

Auburn        19986

Lacey        5796

Tenino        1390

Skykomish    113

Baring        71

Steilacoom    40

Kapowsin    43

Port Orchard    60

Yelm        5389

Bonney Lake    9861

Buckley        2968

Kirkland    213

Mercer Island    2419

Enumclaw    4508

Graham        4046

Tacoma        623

Lake Tapps    3479

Wilkeson    121

Carbonado    47

Rainier        1878

Redmond        227

Sammamish    924

Tumwater    4297

Edgewood    1308

Dupont        1261

Vashon        1548

Newcastle    79

Des Moines    2274

Bucoda    133

Eatonville    285

Bellevue    537

Issaquah    8876

Roy        978

Orting        4538

Centralia    297