Washington · Political Subdivision
PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) Electricity Rates
Average residential price, customers served and derived annual usage from EIA Form 861, 2024 release.
- 10.41¢
- Avg residential price / kWh
- 219.5K
- Residential customers
- -16.1%
- vs Washington average
- $1,259
- Implied avg annual bill
PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) charged an average of 10.41¢ per kWh to residential customers in 2024 - below the Washington average and far below the US average.
PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) is political subdivision - a public utility district or authority created under state law rather than a city government. Its reported average residential price is below the Washington customer-weighted average (-16.1%). Its customers used above the national residential norm at about 12,090 kWh a year each.
How this price compares
Ranked by price against the 39 utilities reporting residential rates in Washington, PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) comes 23rd 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 17 other political subdivision utilities reporting in Washington, which averaged 9.50¢, PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) is above its own ownership class within the state (+9.6%).
All figures come from the 2024 release, so no comparison mixes vintages. The state figure is customer-weighted across 39 reporting utilities.
Where PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) sits among Washington utilities
2024 average residential price across the 39 utilities reporting a rate in Washington
10.41¢/kWh 42nd affordability percentile More affordable than 42% of 38 other utilities
average residential price, equal-width bands
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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024
| Benchmark | Price / kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) | 10.41¢ | - |
| Washington (customer-weighted, 39 utilities) | 12.41¢ | -16.1% |
| United States average | 16.48¢ | -36.8% |
| Political Subdivision utilities nationally (52) | 11.82¢ | -11.9% |
Rate against consumption: Washington utilities
Scale and consumption
PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) reported 219.5K residential customers, ranking 5th of 39 utilities in Washington by customers served and covering 6.6% of the state's reported residential customers.
Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 12,090 kWh per customer per year - above the national residential norm, implying a typical annual bill near $1,259.
Within Washington the median reporting utility sells about 13,823 kWh per customer, so PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) customers use -12.5% against their own state's middle. Consumption close to the state middle means bills here track the price ranking fairly directly.
Every utility reporting in Washington
All 39 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Washington, largest first, with PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.
| Utility | Ownership | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Investor Owned | 1.1M | 14.63¢ |
| City of Seattle - (WA) | Municipal | 460.0K | 14.09¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Snohomish County | Political Subdivision | 346.5K | 11.51¢ |
| Avista Corp | Investor Owned | 246.1K | 11.87¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) (this page) | Political Subdivision | 219.5K | 10.41¢ |
| City of Tacoma - (WA) | Municipal | 180.4K | 10.81¢ |
| PacifiCorp | Investor Owned | 114.5K | 11.08¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Benton County | Political Subdivision | 50.1K | 8.81¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County | Political Subdivision | 48.3K | 8.80¢ |
| PUD No 2 of Grant County | Political Subdivision | 42.5K | 6.01¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Chelan County | Political Subdivision | 42.1K | 3.67¢ |
| Inland Power & Light Company | Cooperative | 41.7K | 8.98¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County | Political Subdivision | 39.9K | 12.52¢ |
| Peninsula Light Company | Cooperative | 35.5K | 10.50¢ |
| PUD No 3 of Mason County | Political Subdivision | 34.0K | 13.79¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Clallam County | Political Subdivision | 30.6K | 11.85¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Lewis County | Political Subdivision | 29.4K | 9.48¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Franklin County | Political Subdivision | 27.4K | 9.68¢ |
| City of Richland - (WA) | Municipal | 25.7K | 9.82¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Jefferson County | Political Subdivision | 18.7K | 13.01¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Okanogan County | Political Subdivision | 18.1K | 10.23¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Douglas County | Political Subdivision | 16.7K | 3.15¢ |
| PUD No 2 of Pacific County | Political Subdivision | 16.5K | 9.17¢ |
| Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light Co | Cooperative | 15.4K | 8.32¢ |
| Orcas Power & Light Coop | Cooperative | 13.9K | 18.38¢ |
| Benton Rural Electric Assn | Cooperative | 13.4K | 9.27¢ |
| Vera Irrigation District #15 | Political Subdivision | 12.2K | 9.18¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Klickitat County | Political Subdivision | 11.9K | 12.05¢ |
| City of Port Angeles - (WA) | Municipal | 9.3K | 9.13¢ |
| Modern Electric Water Company | Cooperative | 9.2K | 7.43¢ |
| PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County | Political Subdivision | 9.1K | 8.59¢ |
| City of Centralia - (WA) | Municipal | 9.1K | 9.88¢ |
| City of Ellensburg - (WA) | Municipal | 8.8K | 10.40¢ |
| Lakeview Light & Power | Cooperative | 8.2K | 9.91¢ |
| Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 5.8K | 9.10¢ |
| Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 4.3K | 14.15¢ |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | 99 | 5.36¢ |
| Kootenai Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 92 | 10.87¢ |
| Northern Lights, Inc | Cooperative | 14 | 12.02¢ |
For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Washington.
Common questions about PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) rates
- How much does PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) charge per kWh?
- PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) reported an average residential price of 10.41¢ 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 PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) expensive compared with the rest of Washington?
- Its average residential price is below the Washington customer-weighted average of 12.41¢ per kWh, a difference of -16.1%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 39 utilities reporting residential service in Washington.
- What is the average electricity bill for PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) customers?
- Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 12,090 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,259 a year, or about $105 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
- Who owns PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA)?
- EIA classifies PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) as Political Subdivision, a public utility district or authority created under state law rather than a city government. Nationally, Political Subdivision utilities averaged 11.82¢ per kWh in the 2024 release.
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, why energy prices vary 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.
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Every figure on RateWatt is rendered directly from official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, no number is typed in by an editor. Average price, customers and sales are reported by EIA Form 861 (2024). Per-customer annual usage, the implied annual bill, the customer-weighted state average and every percentage difference are RateWatt's arithmetic on those reported columns. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2025.