Electricity rates — Washington

What a typical bill in Washington costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 12 generally available plans here run from $1,410.41 on Schedule 7 - Residential Service to $2,623.44 on 7 (Residential Service - Three Phase), with a median of $1,989.35.

Effective rates span 11.8¢ to 21.9¢ per kWh at that usage.

What households in Washington pay, by EIA's count

Washington's residential electricity averaged 14.0¢ per kWh over the 12 months to June 2026, the 13th-lowest of the 50 states and DC and 22% below the US average of 17.9¢. It sits between Missouri (13.9¢) and Wyoming (14.0¢).

EIA lists 38 utilities serving homes in Washington. By homes served, the largest 5 are Puget Sound Energy Inc (1,091,599), City of Seattle - (WA) (459,964), PUD No 1 of Snohomish County (346,532), Avista Corp (246,055), and PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) (219,477). Public power districts supply about 30% and municipal utilities supply about 21% of its households.

Prices in Washington jumped 12.9% in a year, from 12.4¢ to 14.0¢ per kWh.

Washington homes used the most electricity in January and the least in September (2021–2025): a winter peak, 1.8 times the lightest month. January's bills were the highest, averaging $144; September's the lowest, $87. October was the dearest month per kWh, 11% above January.

The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 56% of Washington's households: Puget Sound Energy Inc (1,091,599), City of Seattle, Washington (Utility Company) (459,964), Snohomish County PUD No 1 (346,532). Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 16.6¢ per kWh, 18% above EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.

Chart of this for reuse (PNG), free to republish under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WattClear. Suggested alt text: “Bar chart. Washington's average home electricity price, July 2025 to June 2026, was 12.9% higher than the 12 months before, the joint 3rd-largest rise of the 50 states. Washington, DC: +24.9%. United States average: +6.7%. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.”

In the guides: Summer and winter bills, state by state

How Washington compares

At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Washington costs $1,989.35 a year: the 10th-lowest of the 30 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 14% less than their median of $2,303.60. It sits between Oregon ($1,980.48) and South Carolina ($2,003.82).

Its cheapest open plan, Schedule 7 - Residential Service from Snohomish County PUD No 1 at $1,410.41, is the 4th-lowest of the 30 states' cheapest plans.

5 of its 42 priceable plans price by the hour, the 7th-smallest share of any state here.

The largest fixed charge on any plan here is $605.21 a month, the largest such charge of the 30 states.

In the guides: What published electricity plans cost, state by state · What a plan charges by the hour, and what moving a kilowatt-hour is worth · What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour

What each provider in Washington costs

3 utilities serve customers across Washington in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is Snohomish County PUD No 1 at $1,410.41 a year on Schedule 7 - Residential Service; the dearest is Puget Sound Energy Inc at $2,497.44.

That is $1,087.03 a year between the best each provider offers.

Cheapest available plan by provider: Snohomish County PUD No 1 $1,410.41; City of Seattle, Washington (Utility Company) $1,820.17; Puget Sound Energy Inc $2,497.44.

Which plan in Washington is cheapest as use rises

Schedule 7 - Residential Service is cheapest at every level tested — $794.69 a year at 500 kWh a month, $2,641.97 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $578.35 a year at 500 kWh against $2,528.83 at 2,000 kWh.

How Washington's plans are structured

Of 42 priceable plans: 22 tiered, 5 time-of-use, 19 priced by season, 5 with demand charges, 11 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $2.00 to $605.21.

Who provides Washington's plans

These plans come from 6 utilities: City of Seattle, Washington (Utility Company), Modern Electric Water Company, PUD No 1 of Clark County, PacifiCorp (Washington), Puget Sound Energy Inc, Snohomish County PUD No 1.

The largest saving among Washington's plans

Moving from 7 (Residential Service - Three Phase) to Schedule 7 - Residential Service saves $1,213.03 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What the Washington figures do not cover

5 of these plans price by the hour; their figures assume the typical hourly pattern of homes in Washington, not this household's own hours.