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Washington electricity rates

Updated October 7, 2026

12.5¢per kWh, customer-weighted average24% lower than the U.S. average

$114average monthly bill

1utilities with a pending rate case

Utilities in Washington

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Utility	¢/kWh	Homes	Avg bill	Rate case
PSE (Puget Sound Energy) Investor Owned	14.63	1,091,599	$128	Pending
Seattle City Light Municipal	14.09	459,964	$85
Snohomish County PUD Political Subdivision	11.51	346,532	$109
Avista Investor Owned	11.87	246,055	$107
PUD No 1 of Clark County Political Subdivision	10.41	219,477	$105
City of Tacoma Municipal	10.81	180,357	$98
Pacific Power Investor Owned	11.08	114,453	$131
PUD No 1 of Benton County Political Subdivision	8.81	50,072	$108
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County Political Subdivision	8.8	48,267	$117
PUD No 2 of Grant County Political Subdivision	6.01	42,485	$100
PUD No 1 of Chelan County Political Subdivision	3.67	42,120	$65
Inland Power & Light Company Cooperative	8.98	41,684	$128
PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County Political Subdivision	12.52	39,881	$132
Peninsula Light Company Cooperative	10.5	35,478	$133
PUD No 3 of Mason County Political Subdivision	13.79	33,975	$156
PUD No 1 of Clallam County Political Subdivision	11.85	30,585	$148
PUD No 1 of Lewis County Political Subdivision	9.48	29,417	$132
PUD No 1 of Franklin County Political Subdivision	9.68	27,388	$117
City of Richland Municipal	9.82	25,687	$122
PUD No 1 of Jefferson County Political Subdivision	13.01	18,661	$130
PUD No 1 of Okanogan County Political Subdivision	10.23	18,133	$140
PUD No 1 of Douglas County Political Subdivision	3.15	16,667	$72
PUD No 2 of Pacific County Political Subdivision	9.17	16,513	$91
Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light Cooperative	8.32	15,410	$102
Orcas Power & Light Coop Cooperative	18.38	13,948	$178
Benton Rural Electric Assn Cooperative	9.27	13,422	$132
Vera Irrigation District #15 Political Subdivision	9.18	12,171	$101
PUD No 1 of Klickitat County Political Subdivision	12.05	11,917	$138

Rate cases in Washington

PSE (Puget Sound Energy) Pending
About +$31/month on a typical bill. PSE filed a three-year plan on January 2, 2026 requesting residential electric increases of 16.75% (2027), 3.76% (2028) and 8.81% (2029): about $28, $7 and $16 per month at 800 kWh (about $35 in 2027 scaled to 1,000 kWh). Supports $3.2 billion of capital including 11 renewable/battery projects and wildfire hardening. UTC decision expected by late 2026/early 2027 with rates effective early 2027.
PSE (Puget Sound Energy) Approved
About +$14/month on a typical bill. The UTC approved PSE's two-year plan on January 15, 2025: electric revenue up $326.6 million (11.5%) in January 2025 and $203.3 million (6.4%) in January 2026. A residential customer using 800 kWh pays $13.08 (12%) more in 2025 and $7.67 (6.3%) more in 2026; scaled to 1,000 kWh that is about $16.35 and $9.59. ROE rose to 9.8% then 9.9%; money is for clean energy, wildfire/grid hardening and storm costs.