When will the power be back in Whatcom County, WA?
See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Washington
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customers reported out in Whatcom County, WA
1 reported outage · county-wide data
Official restoration time (Puget Sound Energy): Oct 3, 11:00 PM PDT
County-wide restoration outlook: no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~4 hr start to finish (17 on record)
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
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Updated 8:31 PM PDT.
9411county-wide trend of customers without power · last 7 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Puget Sound Energy, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Blaine and City of Sumas also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.
Outage history — Whatcom County, WA
Last significant outage: Sep 29, 2026 — peaked at 1,549 customers, restored in ~8.3 hr (wind/storm).
Across the 27 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.5 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 4, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Whatcom County, WA
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
833 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 12 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~5 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in fall.
Largest on record: ~54,372 customers out in August 2015, restored after about 3.6 days. The busiest year on record here was 2024.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Communities in Whatcom County include Bellingham, Lynden, Ferndale, Blaine, Everson, Sumas, Nooksack and Acme. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in Whatcom County, WA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Whatcom include Puget Sound Energy, City of Blaine and City of Sumas — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
