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Electricity prices in Washington

What homes in Washington pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
14.1¢ a kWh
Up 13% on a year ago
Average bill
$132 a month
Up 9.5% on a year ago
Average use
932 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
38 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Washington homes paid 14.1¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Washington vs the US

WashingtonUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202614.1¢18.0¢
Price in July 202614.7¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$132$156
Bill in July 2026$126$212
Average monthly use932 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+13%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+45%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Washington

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 80% of homes in Washington; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Puget Sound EnergyInvestor-owned19.4¢+23%$1641,114,515
City of SeattleMunicipal15.0¢+3.2%$87477,732
PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyPublic power district12.3¢+6.7%$113353,308
AvistaInvestor-owned14.6¢+9.2%$128250,252
PUD No 1 of Clark CountyPublic power district10.7¢-0.0%$104225,197
City of TacomaMunicipal12.0¢+7.2%$108182,130
PacifiCorpInvestor-owned15.4¢+22%$173115,592
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz CountyPublic power district9.5¢+4.8%$11849,729