Nearly 50,000 customers without power in Pierce County

Pierce County Power Outages A map from TPU shows more than 13,000 customers in Pierce County are without power. (Tacoma Public Utilities)

By Lexi Herda

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Nearly 50,000 customers in Pierce County are currently without power.

According to Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU), there is no estimated time for restoration.

TPU’s outage map shows over 13,000 of their customers that are impacted. The majority of the outages are in University Place and Ruston.

Pierce County Power Outages A map from TPU shows more than 13,000 customers in Pierce County are without power. (Tacoma Public Utilities)

Peninsula Light Company’s outage map is showing an additional 36,000 customers who are impacted.

Peninsula Light Company Outage Map (Peninsula Light Company)

No word on what caused the outages.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.