Beacon Hill power outage: Seattle City Light confirms restoration
Seattle City Light said at 1:32 a.m. PST on Tuesday, November 10, that all customers affected by the Beacon Hill power outage had service again. The utility first reported about 4,150 customers without power on Monday evening. It later attributed the outage to a downed wire along Airport Way South.
Status of this incident
Restoration confirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · Seattle City Light confirmed restoration for all customers affected by the Beacon Hill outage.
Source moment: Nov 10, 2026, 09:32 AM UTC (01:32 AM local time)
In 20 seconds
The initial Seattle City Light report on November 9 put the impact at about 4,150 customers.
The utility traced the outage to a downed wire along Airport Way South.
Seattle City Light confirmed all affected customers had power again early Tuesday.
Where Seattle City Light reported the outage
Seattle City Light identified Beacon Hill as the area affected in its 5:20 p.m. PST report on November 9. The roughly 4,150 figure counts electricity customers in that initial update. It does not give a count of residents or a list of affected addresses. The report time also does not establish exactly when power went out.
The utility identified Airport Way South as the location of the downed wire. That identifies where the wire was found, while the notices give no street-by-street outage boundary. Seattle City Light did not say why the wire came down.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Customers initially affected
- About 4,150, per Seattle City Light
- Cause reported by Seattle City Light
- Downed wire along Airport Way South
- Restoration notice
- Seattle City Light confirmed all affected customers restored at 1:32 a.m. PST on November 10.
How restoration progressed on Monday night
In its 7 p.m. update, Seattle City Light said 640 customers had been reconnected. The utility reported 3,330 customers restored in its 8 p.m. update and said work continued. These are successive progress counts from the same incident.
The early Tuesday notice confirmed restoration for everyone affected by this Beacon Hill outage. The updates show when Seattle City Light reported its progress. They do not specify the time of the final reconnection or the exact length of the outage at any individual address.
Where to check current service
Check Seattle City Light’s outage map or latest notices for any new interruption at your address. For future outages, the power outage essentials guide covers lighting and communications, and the runtime calculator can help estimate how long a charged battery can run the devices you need.