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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Washington

Puget Sound Energy electricity rates

What homes pay Puget Sound Energy for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,115,486 homes in Washington. EIA lists it as Puget Sound Energy Inc.

Headlines

Average price
19.7¢ a kWh
Up 23% on a year ago
Average bill
$165 a month
Up 18% on a year ago
Average use
840 kWh
A month. Washington 928 kWh
Price rank in Washington
1 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Puget Sound Energy homes paid 19.7¢ a kWh, against 14.2¢ across Washington.

Puget Sound Energy vs Washington

Puget Sound EnergyWashington
Average price, 12 months to August 202619.7¢14.2¢
Price in August 202620.9¢14.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$165$132
Bill in August 2026$142$120
Average monthly use840 kWh928 kWh
Price change, past year+23%+12%
Price change since 2019+86%+46%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.