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Power Restored to Tacoma and University Place After Outage Affects Thousands

A substation issue caused outages for thousands in Pierce County, but power was fully restored to Tacoma and University Place by mid‑afternoon, ending the disruption.

By Published · 2:04 PM · Updated · 1 min read
Power Restored to Tacoma and University Place After Outage Affects Thousands

Key points

  • Tacoma Public Utilities reported a problem at its Pearl Street substation at 11:59 a.m.
  • The utility later reduced the estimated affected customers to about 12,593.
  • Peninsula Light Company said about 36,067 customers were without power in Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula.
  • Power returned to Tacoma and University Place by 1:10 p.m. and was fully restored by 3:29 p.m.

At 11:59 a.m., Mike Halliday, spokesperson for Tacoma Public Utilities, said the utility was experiencing an issue with its Pearl Street substation and that crews were en route to assess the problem.

By 12:05 p.m., Tacoma Public Utilities reduced the estimated number of affected customers from about 25,000 to about 12,593, while the exact count for Peninsula Light Company remained unknown.

At 12:19 p.m., Peninsula Light Company reported that its outage map had been restored and that about 36,067 customers were without power across Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula.

Later updates showed that Tacoma Public Utilities’ outage map listed about 1,493 customers still without power in its service area.

Power was restored to Tacoma and University Place by 1:10 p.m., according to Peninsula Light Company’s post on X, and fully restored to those areas by 3:29 p.m., as noted in the latest update.

Your questions, answered

How many customers were initially reported without power in the Tacoma outage?

Initially about 25,000 customers were reported as affected, later revised to about 12,593.

When was power fully restored to Tacoma and University Place?

Power was fully restored to those areas by 3:29 p.m.

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