Community Corner
Track And Report Power Outages Online In City Of Lake Forest Park
During an outage, one part of a neighborhood may have its lights on while another remains without power.
October 25, 2021
Report and track power outages online:
Find out what's happening in Shoreline-Lake Forest Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Online outage reporting: pse.com/outage
Outage map: pse.com/outagemap
myPSE mobile app: pse.com/app
For general outage information, see: pse.com/advisories
Find out what's happening in Shoreline-Lake Forest Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
How power gets restored
Puget Sound Energy crews focus first on restoring power to high-voltage transmission lines that provide power to substations serving large numbers of customers in a broad geographic area.
Priority for power restoration also goes to essential services such as hospitals, water/waste water systems, energy and transportation.
Once the high-voltage transmission system and substations are back online, PSE crews focus on repairing damage to distribution and service lines β the lines that directly serve homes and businesses. During an outage, one part of a neighborhood may have its lights on while another remains without power. Because our electric system works in sections or circuits, PSE crews re-route power around the damaged areas, thereby isolating the section that requires repairs.
Assess, restore, repair
Depending upon the severity of a power outage, it may take PSE crews many hours to provide accurate power-restoration estimates. PSEβs first priority in restoring power is safety to the public and employees. Crews make certain that downed power lines do not create a safety hazard.
Once the damage is assessed, PSE crews restore power as quickly as possible. Following restoration, crews will schedule any follow-up repairs needed to permanently repair the damaged electric system.
This press release was produced by the City of Lake Forest Park. The views expressed here are the authorβs own.