Monday, January 30, 2012
Those who lost power for five or more days should look for a $50 credit from Puget Sound Energy starting with the Feb. 15 bills, the Bellevue-based utility reported.
Thousands of Puget Sound Energy customers without power for five or more days from the recent snow, ice and wind storms will receive a $50 credit from the utility on their electric bills. Region-wide, hundreds of thousands lost power during the snowstorm and icestorm earlier this month. In Sammamish and Issaquah, thousands went without power. State regulators on Thursday granted the utility’s request to waive certain conditions of a PSE service guarantee that extends a $50 bill credit to any customer who loses electric service for 120 consecutive hours or more. [The waiver] means PSE customers won’t have to “opt in” to get the credit. And potentially, more customers now could receive it. The credit is expected to start appearing on …
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
PSE said an additional 38,000 outages occurred Tuesday night, Jan. 24, and that about 10,000 of those are still without service this morning.
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Wednesday, January 25
Tuesday night's fierce winds created new power outages for Puget Sound Energy customers, including some in Sammamish who told Patch they lost power again last night. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory until 4 a.m. Jan. 25. At midnight, there were 50,000 customers, including the 12,000 customers affected by last week's snow and ice storm, without power. Overnight, PSE's service line employees restored power to 28,000 of the 38,000 customers who lost power Tuesday night. There are 10,000 customers who lost power overnight now without service, in addition to the 12,000 affected by last week's snow storm. On Wednesday, PSE said its crews are staying on schedule to complete the restoration work to customers in parts of South …
Friday, January 20, 2012
PSE has brought in reinforcements to help restore power to Sammamish and Issaquah, but wind gusts of up to 40 mph expected tomorrow could hamper efforts.
There's been a deluge of information to sort through today related to this week's stormy weather, along with the steady afternoon rain in Sammamish. To break it down, we'll cover this evening's forecast, info from Puget Sound Energy, and where to get assistance if you are still without power in this story. PSE spokeswoman Gretchen Aliabadi told Sammamish Patch this afternoon that crews continue to work on restoring power to Sammamish and Issaquah customers and that 50 additional crew members from out of state have arrived to help with these efforts, and 60 more will arrive tomorrow, from as far away as Utah and Arizona. However, the going is slow, with 40 transmission lines, each servicing 10s of thousands of customers, out today. If high …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Latest report from PSE says 270,000 customers were without power area-wide as of 10 p.m. last night; this morning it appears power has been restored to much of Sammamish.
Update 6:15 a.m., Jan. 20: It appeared that the majority of the nearly 15,000 Sammamish homes and businesses that were blacked out yesterday have had power restored, but new outages are being reported as people wake up this morning. Around 5:30 this morning, the utility's outage map indicated that roughly 600 Sammamish customers remained without power, but the number is rapidly rising this morning, with more than 2,000 customers without service as of 6:06 a.m. Meanwhile more than 11,000 Issaquah PSE customers are still affected by the widespread outages. PSE said its crews, which have been working non-stop throughout the storm, were taking a rest late Thursday night and anticipating improving weather and warmer temperatures, as well as …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
How you can better prepare for winter storms and earthquakes and the possibility of your family being stuck at home without power or running water for an extended period of time following a natural disaster.
The weather turned colder this week and winter has definitely arrived. We've gathered tips from two local experts on what you can do to better prepare your family for the next natural disaster - be it snow, wind or an earthquake. Plan ahead for ice and snow with items for your car Lindsey Walimaki is a Corporate Communications Program Manager for Puget Sound Energy. She says living in Sammamish can create some additional challenges during winter storms that all plateau families should prepare for. “With many hills on the Eastside, it’s important to have chains and other preparedness items in your car in case you encounter ice or snow on the roadway. Some preparedness items include an emergency preparedness kit, flares, winter clothing for…
Jeanne Gustafson
6:01 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
One other important safety note from PSE that I meant to mention here, please stay safe and do not try to remove tree branches from power lines yourself. If you see downed lines, keep yourself and your children far away and call PSE for assistance. more ›