Power Back On: North Seattle Outage Affects About 18,000 Customers

Seattle City Light crews worked quickly to restore power to most customers

A power outage that affected about 18,000 Seattle City Light customers in North Seattle on Monday afternoon has been restored, the utility said.

The outage began around 1:30 p.m. and affected customers in the Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, and University District neighborhoods.

Seattle City Light crews worked quickly to restore power, and by 5 p.m., most customers had their power back. A small number of customers were still without power as of 8 p.m., but crews were working to restore power to those customers as quickly as possible.

The cause of the outage is still under investigation

The cause of the outage is still under investigation, but Seattle City Light said it was likely caused by a problem with an underground electrical vault.

Seattle City Light crews are working to make repairs to the vault and to prevent similar outages from happening in the future.

Customers who are still without power should call Seattle City Light at 206-625-2222

Customers who are still without power should call Seattle City Light at 206-625-2222.

Seattle City Light crews are working to restore power to all customers as quickly as possible.