UPDATE: 4:00pm

Power now fully restored

UPDATE 9:12am

City Light said that an equipment failure that cut the power in the Admiral Neighborhood has been addressed though 99 customers still await full power restoration. The nearly 3000 previously out had the power back sooner than expected shortly after 9am.

Original Post

A power outage knocked out electricity for nearly 3000 City Light customers at 8:42am on Tuesday. The immediate cause was unknown but under investigation. Areas affected extend east to Harbor Ave SW up to across 44th SW to the west. and south to SW Genesee Street. Restoration is expected sometime after noon.

You can check the status of the outage yourself by visiting http://www.seattle.gov/light/sysstat/