Saturday was supposed to be the day thousands of people who were still in the dark from Tuesday’s bomb cyclone were expecting to have their power restored.

Most of its customers can anticipate power to be restored by Saturday at noon. Many people will have power restored before then.

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) leadership provided an update on Wednesday afternoon, indicating how the utility company would prioritize power restoration as nearly 300,000 customers remain in the dark. President and CEO of PSE Mary Kipp said that at its peak,

Over 400,000 Washington residents are still without power following the bomb cyclone windstorm that hit the region Tuesday night.

Puget Sound Energy said it will now have three restoration times: noon Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Monday.

More than 16,000 homes and businesses are still without power, nearly a week after the bomb cyclone hit our region.