Pacific Northwest Faces Power Outages Amidst New Storms and Atmospheric River

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has restored power to 120,000 customers in western Washington after overnight wind gusts, but 167,000 remain without power. Despite the recent storm, PSE is maintaining its restoration timeline, expecting most outages in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and Kitsap Counties to be resolved by Friday evening, and King County by Saturday noon. PSE is also providing resource hubs for affected customers to charge devices and access information.