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Power restored for nearly 3,000 Seattle City Light customers in North Seattle

Aug 7, 2025, 10:13 AM | Updated: 12:57 pm

Seattle City Light power outage North Seattle...

A photo of the Seattle City Light outage map. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

A power outage affected nearly 3,000 Seattle City Light customers Thursday morning in North Seattle.

The power outage began at 8:28 a.m., affecting areas between North Seattle’s Victory Heights and Meadowbrook neighborhoods.

Power restored for thousands of Seattle City Light customers

At the time the power outage was announced, Seattle City Light reported that 2,797 customers were affected. As of 10 a.m., the number of customers affected by the outage is 622.

The estimated power restoration time was set for 3 p.m. However, power has been restored for all but one customer as of 12:50 p.m.

Seattle City Light crews are currently investigating the cause of the power outage.

Additionally, another 321 customers lost power in South Seattle, west of South Seattle College. This outage started at 9:17 a.m., with power expected to be restored by 12:40 p.m.

There are 7 South Seattle customers currently without power as of this report.

Follow the Seattle City Light map to track local outages.

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