Washington Electricity Rates, Providers & Generation
In Washington, the average residential electricity rate is 13.11¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking 9th nationally; the typical home spends $125 per month on electricity; 31% of generation comes from renewable sources.
Washington electricity overview
Production, consumption, and emissions for Washington based on the most recent reported year (2025).
- Population
- 8,001,020
- Total production
- 245.5 TWh 30.69 MWh per capita
- Total consumption
- 91.0 TWh 11.38 MWh per capita
- Production from renewables
- 76.6 TWh 31.2% of generation
- Production from non-renewables
- 168.9 TWh
Washington electricity rates & bills
Average residential electricity rate in Washington, last 22 months.
| Sector | Avg rate (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|
| Residential | 13.11¢ |
| Commercial | 10.95¢ |
| Industrial | 6.87¢ |
How Washington generates electricity
Generation mix from in-state power plants over the most recent twelve months, by fuel category.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
| Fuel | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| renewable | 32.6% | 81.0 TWh |
| conventional hydroelectric | 28.4% | 70.8 TWh |
| fossil fuels | 7.0% | 17.5 TWh |
| natural gas & other gases | 6.1% | 15.1 TWh |
| natural gas | 6.0% | 14.8 TWh |
| all renewables | 4.1% | 10.3 TWh |
| wind | 3.4% | 8.5 TWh |
| onshore wind turbine | 3.4% | 8.5 TWh |
| nuclear | 3.1% | 7.6 TWh |
| subbituminous coal | 1.0% | 2.4 TWh |
| coal, excluding waste coal | 1.0% | 2.4 TWh |
| all coal products | 1.0% | 2.4 TWh |
| estimated total solar | 0.5% | 1.3 TWh |
| estimated total solar photovoltaic | 0.5% | 1.3 TWh |
| biomass | 0.5% | 1.1 TWh |
| wood and wood wastes | 0.4% | 1.0 TWh |
| estimated small scale solar photovoltaic | 0.3% | 730.7 GWh |
| solar photovoltaic | 0.2% | 617.0 GWh |
| solar | 0.2% | 617.0 GWh |
| other gases | 0.1% | 246.1 GWh |
Washington production fuel makeup
Share of in-state generation by fuel over the latest twelve months.
- renewable32.6%
- conventional hydroelectric28.4%
- fossil fuels7.0%
- natural gas & other gases6.1%
- natural gas6.0%
- all renewables4.1%
- wind3.4%
- onshore wind turbine3.4%
- nuclear3.1%
- subbituminous coal1.0%
- coal, excluding waste coal1.0%
- all coal products1.0%
- estimated total solar0.5%
- estimated total solar photovoltaic0.5%
- biomass0.5%
- wood and wood wastes0.4%
- estimated small scale solar photovoltaic0.3%
- solar photovoltaic0.2%
- solar0.2%
- other gases0.1%
Electric utilities in Washington
The 17 electric distribution utilities that serve Washington, by customers served. These are the companies that deliver power and handle outages.
| Utility | Parent company | Customers served | Outage map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound Energy | — | 1,200,000 | Outage map |
| City of Seattle - (WA) | — | 470,000 | Outage map |
| Clark Public Utilities | — | 239,896 | Outage map |
| Tacoma Power | — | 203,185 | Outage map |
| PUD No 1 of Benton County | — | 59,012 | Outage map |
| PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County | — | 55,048 | Outage map |
| Inland Power & Light Company | — | 49,571 | Outage map |
| PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County | — | 45,895 | Outage map |
| PUD No 1 of Lewis County | — | 36,428 | Outage map |
| PUD No 1 of Clallam County | — | 34,080 | — |
| PUD No 1 of Okanogan County | — | 22,397 | Outage map |
| PUD No 1 of Douglas County | — | 17,553 | — |
| Lakeview Light & Power | — | 10,438 | — |
| Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc | — | 10,411 | — |
| PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County | — | 10,367 | Outage map |
| Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc | — | 6,705 | Outage map |
| PUD No 1 of Whatcom County | — | 5,000 | Outage map |
Residential electricity providers in Washington
20 utilities and retail providers serving residential customers, ordered by customer count.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Investor-owned | 1,091,599 | 11.5 TWh | 14.63¢ | — |
| City of Seattle - (WA) | Municipal | 459,964 | 3.3 TWh | 14.09¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Snohomish County | Political subdivision | 346,532 | 3.9 TWh | 11.51¢ | — |
| Avista Corp | Investor-owned | 246,055 | 2.7 TWh | 11.87¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) | Political subdivision | 219,477 | 2.7 TWh | 10.41¢ | — |
| City of Tacoma - (WA) | Municipal | 180,357 | 2.0 TWh | 10.81¢ | — |
| PacifiCorp | Investor-owned | 114,453 | 1.6 TWh | 11.08¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Benton County | Political subdivision | 50,072 | 733.0 GWh | 8.81¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County | Political subdivision | 48,267 | 768.5 GWh | 8.80¢ | — |
| PUD No 2 of Grant County | Political subdivision | 42,485 | 845.8 GWh | 6.01¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Chelan County | Political subdivision | 42,120 | 900.5 GWh | 3.67¢ | — |
| Inland Power & Light Company | Cooperative | 41,684 | 715.2 GWh | 8.98¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County | Political subdivision | 39,881 | 504.8 GWh | 12.52¢ | — |
| Peninsula Light Company | Cooperative | 35,478 | 538.1 GWh | 10.50¢ | — |
| PUD No 3 of Mason County | Political subdivision | 33,975 | 462.0 GWh | 13.79¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Clallam County | Political subdivision | 30,585 | 459.6 GWh | 11.85¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Lewis County | Political subdivision | 29,417 | 492.6 GWh | 9.48¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Franklin County | Political subdivision | 27,388 | 396.8 GWh | 9.68¢ | — |
| City of Richland - (WA) | Municipal | 25,687 | 383.5 GWh | 9.82¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Jefferson County | Political subdivision | 18,661 | 223.1 GWh | 13.01¢ | — |
Commercial electricity providers in Washington
20 providers serving commercial customers, ordered by annual sales.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Seattle - (WA) | Municipal | 52,473 | 5.0 TWh | 11.77¢ | — |
| PUD No 2 of Grant County | Political subdivision | 8,098 | 3.6 TWh | 4.36¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Snohomish County | Political subdivision | 35,453 | 2.4 TWh | 9.45¢ | — |
| Avista Corp | Investor-owned | 27,249 | 2.2 TWh | 12.77¢ | — |
| PacifiCorp | Investor-owned | 17,383 | 1.6 TWh | 10.09¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) | Political subdivision | 20,389 | 1.4 TWh | 8.51¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Douglas County | Political subdivision | 828 | 1.1 TWh | 3.92¢ | — |
| Bonneville Power Administration | Federal | 7 | 681.9 GWh | 4.50¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Benton County | Political subdivision | 6,770 | 564.2 GWh | 6.93¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Chelan County | Political subdivision | 6,582 | 487.6 GWh | 4.09¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County | Political subdivision | 977 | 448.5 GWh | 5.75¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Franklin County | Political subdivision | 2,032 | 435.0 GWh | 7.46¢ | — |
| City of Richland - (WA) | Municipal | 1,821 | 410.5 GWh | 6.75¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County | Political subdivision | 5,418 | 378.2 GWh | 8.81¢ | — |
| City of Tacoma - (WA) | Municipal | 20,032 | 319.9 GWh | 10.30¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Okanogan County | Political subdivision | 4,020 | 315.9 GWh | 8.02¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County | Political subdivision | 5,686 | 315.0 GWh | 10.74¢ | — |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Investor-owned | 102 | 310.9 GWh | 2.31¢ | — |
| Inland Power & Light Company | Cooperative | 3,348 | 209.4 GWh | 8.70¢ | — |
| PUD No 1 of Lewis County | Political subdivision | 5,213 | 190.5 GWh | 8.61¢ | — |
Power plant map of Washington
138 power plants in Washington with known coordinates, plotted by location. Marker size reflects nameplate capacity; color shows primary fuel.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
Power plants in Washington
Largest in-state electricity generators by annual net generation, with associated CO2 emissions where available.
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Coulee | — | WAT | 6.8 GW | 15.6 TWh | — | — |
| Chief Joseph | — | WAT | 2.5 GW | 9.4 TWh | — | — |
| Columbia Generating Station | — | NUC | 1.2 GW | 8.4 TWh | — | — |
| Rocky Reach | — | WAT | 1.3 GW | 5.0 TWh | — | — |
| Transalta Centralia Generation | — | SUB | 730 MW | 4.1 TWh | 4.5 M tonnes | 1,086 kg |
| Wanapum | — | WAT | 1.2 GW | 4.1 TWh | — | — |
| Priest Rapids | — | WAT | 950 MW | 3.8 TWh | — | — |
| Grays Harbor Energy Facility | — | NG | 715 MW | 3.6 TWh | 1.4 M tonnes | 386 kg |
| Wells | — | WAT | 867 MW | 3.5 TWh | — | — |
| Boundary | — | WAT | 1.2 GW | 2.8 TWh | — | — |
| Chehalis Generating Facility | — | NG | 593 MW | 2.2 TWh | 913.4 k tonnes | 408 kg |
| Goldendale Generating Station | — | NG | 303 MW | 2.2 TWh | 825.3 k tonnes | 380 kg |
| Rock Island | — | WAT | 629 MW | 2.0 TWh | — | — |
| Mint Farm Generating Station | — | NG | 319 MW | 2.0 TWh | 797.9 k tonnes | 401 kg |
| River Road Gen Plant | — | NG | 248 MW | 1.8 TWh | 699.5 k tonnes | 383 kg |
| Frederickson Power LP | — | NG | 318 MW | 1.8 TWh | 708.0 k tonnes | 388 kg |
| Little Goose | — | WAT | 810 MW | 1.6 TWh | — | — |
| Lower Monumental | — | WAT | 810 MW | 1.6 TWh | — | — |
| Lower Granite | — | WAT | 810 MW | 1.5 TWh | — | — |
| Ferndale Generating Station | — | NG | 286 MW | 1.5 TWh | 625.7 k tonnes | 409 kg |
| Ice Harbor | — | WAT | 603 MW | 1.4 TWh | — | — |
| Fredonia (WA) | — | NG | 376 MW | 967.1 GWh | 163.7 k tonnes | 169 kg |
| HF Sinclair Puget Sound Refining | — | NG | 140 MW | 951.9 GWh | 289.2 k tonnes | 304 kg |
| Encogen | — | NG | 176 MW | 903.0 GWh | 426.6 k tonnes | 472 kg |
| Sumas Power Plant | — | NG | 126 MW | 834.9 GWh | 366.6 k tonnes | 439 kg |
| Gorge | — | WAT | 207 MW | 725.5 GWh | — | — |
| Mossyrock | — | WAT | 300 MW | 713.4 GWh | — | — |
| Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project | — | WND | 343 MW | 701.9 GWh | — | — |
| Tucannon River Wind Farm | — | WND | 267 MW | 678.5 GWh | — | — |
| Swift 1 | — | WAT | 240 MW | 580.3 GWh | — | — |
| Windy Flats Wind Project | — | WND | 262 MW | 567.8 GWh | — | — |
| Marengo Wind Plant | — | WND | 234 MW | 560.6 GWh | — | — |
| Diablo | — | WAT | 182 MW | 548.9 GWh | — | — |
| Mayfield | — | WAT | 162 MW | 545.0 GWh | — | — |
| Wild Horse | — | WND | 273 MW | 525.9 GWh | — | — |
| Yale | — | WAT | 134 MW | 516.9 GWh | — | — |
| Merwin | — | WAT | 136 MW | 471.6 GWh | — | — |
| Whitehorn | — | NG | 169 MW | 449.0 GWh | 314.2 k tonnes | 700 kg |
| White Creek Wind Farm | — | WND | 204 MW | 446.8 GWh | — | — |
| Big Horn Wind Project | — | WND | 199 MW | 435.2 GWh | — | — |
| Skookumchuck Wind Facility | — | WND | 136 MW | 415.0 GWh | — | — |
| Long Lake | — | WAT | 70 MW | 413.0 GWh | — | — |
| Ross | — | WAT | 450 MW | 411.6 GWh | — | — |
| Summer Falls Power Plant | — | WAT | 92 MW | 390.2 GWh | — | — |
| Box Canyon | — | WAT | 90 MW | 383.5 GWh | — | — |
| Rattlesnake Flat | — | WND | 144 MW | 345.6 GWh | — | — |
| Kettle Falls Generating Station | — | WDS | 58 MW | 335.1 GWh | 16.8 k tonnes | 50 kg |
| FPL Energy Vansycle LLC (WA) | — | WND | 177 MW | 331.4 GWh | — | — |
| Washington Wind | — | WND | 136 MW | 329.8 GWh | — | — |
| Hopkins Ridge Wind | — | WND | 157 MW | 326.0 GWh | — | — |
There is 1 nuclear power plant in Washington
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Generating Station | — | NUC | 1.2 GW | 8.4 TWh | — | — |
Data centers & crypto mining in Washington
Data centers and cryptocurrency-mining operations are large electricity consumers that show up inside Washington's commercial and industrial load. EIA does not publish a facility-level data-center inventory, so the figures below pair reported commercial and industrial sales with EIA estimates of data-center and crypto-mining electricity demand.
Quick facts about electricity in Washington
- The average residential electricity rate in Washington is 13.11¢ per kWh, the 9th lowest among the 50 states and DC.
- The typical residential electricity bill in Washington is $125 per month.
- Washington's largest source of in-state generation is renewable, at 32.6% of the mix.
- Renewable sources account for 31.2% of the electricity generated in Washington.
- Washington generated 245.5 TWh of electricity in the most recent reported year.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in Washington?
The average residential electricity rate in Washington was 13.11¢ per kilowatt-hour as of 2025, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, ranking 9th among the 50 states and DC.
What is the average electricity bill in Washington?
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Washington was $125 in 2025. This figure is calculated from total annual residential revenue divided by average customer count over twelve months, using EIA Form 861 data.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Washington?
No. Most residential customers receive electricity from a regulated utility serving their area.
What share of Washington's electricity comes from renewable sources?
In 2025, 31.2% of electricity generated in Washington came from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass), based on EIA Form 923 data.
How much electricity do data centers use in Washington?
Data centers in Washington are estimated to use about 4.0 TWh of electricity per year, roughly 4.4% of the state's electricity sales. EIA does not publish facility-level data-center data; this is an estimate that apportions national EIA/DOE data-center figures by Washington's share of U.S. commercial electricity sales.