Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

City of Seattle - (WA) reported 460.0K residential customers, ranking 2nd of 39 utilities in Washington by customers served and covering 13.9% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 7,213 kWh per customer per year - -47.8% against the Washington median of 13,823 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,016.

State peers

Utilities reporting alongside this city system in Washington

All 39 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Washington, largest first, with City of Seattle - (WA) marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Washington.

Rate comparison

City rate against the state field

Ranked by price against the 39 utilities reporting residential rates in Washington, City of Seattle - (WA) comes 36th of 39. The state's range runs from PUD No 1 of Douglas County at 3.15¢ to Orcas Power & Light Coop at 18.38¢, so where a household sits inside Washington depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 5 other municipal utilities reporting in Washington, whose customer-weighted average is 10.58¢, City of Seattle - (WA) is far above its own ownership class within the state (+33.1%).

Price distribution in the state

Ownership class peers

Municipal utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond Washington, these indexable municipal utilities report the closest residential averages to City of Seattle - (WA) in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about City of Seattle - (WA) rates

How much does City of Seattle - (WA) charge per kWh?

City of Seattle - (WA) reported an average residential price of 14.09¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is City of Seattle - (WA) expensive compared with the rest of Washington?

Its average residential price is above the Washington customer-weighted average of 12.41¢ per kWh, a difference of +13.5%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 39 utilities reporting residential service in Washington.

What is the average electricity bill for City of Seattle - (WA) customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 7,213 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,016 a year, or about $85 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns City of Seattle - (WA)?

EIA classifies City of Seattle - (WA) as Municipal, a utility owned and operated by the local government it serves. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Municipal utilities was 14.41¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and understanding rate structures .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.