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PUD No 1 of Snohomish County electricity rates

What homes pay PUD No 1 of Snohomish County for electricity, from EIA.

Public power district utility, 353,759 homes in Washington. EIA lists it as PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA).

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Average price
12.3¢ a kWh
Up 3.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$114 a month
Up 1.9% on a year ago
Average use
922 kWh
A month. Washington 928 kWh
Price rank in Washington
5 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, PUD No 1 of Snohomish County homes paid 12.3¢ a kWh, against 14.2¢ across Washington.

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County vs Washington

PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyWashington
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.3¢14.2¢
Price in August 202613.2¢14.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$114$132
Bill in August 2026$97$120
Average monthly use922 kWh928 kWh
Price change, past year+3.9%+12%
Price change since 2019+21%+46%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026