Washington Electricity Information
Electricity Production
Primary Source
Hydroelectric
Total Generation: 102,960,605 MWhRanks 13th Highest in the U.S.
Average Price: 9.58¢ /kWh
Ranks 10th Cheapest in the U.S.
Average Electric Bill: $101.65
Ranks 3rd Cheapest in the U.S.
Electricity Production By Source
Emissions From Electricity Generation
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rank
35th Highest
13,674 TMT
Sulfer Dioxide Emissions Rank
26th Highest
10,899 tn
Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Rank
35th Highest
14,421 tn
Renewable Electricity Generation
Renewable Production Rank
3rd Highest
69,359,804 MWh67.37% of Total Production
Source U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Based on data from 2023
Energy Usage in Washington
Energy Usage Per Capita Rank
10th Lowest
Average Per Person: 202 million BTU
The United States is broken up into nine regions to estimate energy consumption based on population and climate. Washington lies in the Pacific region. The Pacific region is made up of just three states along the western coast. Overall it is the mildest region in the country with winters that don't require much home heating and summers that don't require much air conditioning.
Municipal Utilities in Washington
While most cities, towns, and villages throughout the state of Washington offer municipal essential services like providing clean water, sewage treatment and dealing with waste and storm water, some also offer other services like electricity, natural gas, sanitation or recycling. In Washington, 45 cities offer municipal electricity utility services to their residents.
Largest Electric Companies in Washington
The rest of Washington receives electric utility service from one of many primary providers. Here’s a list of some of the larger providers that might be available to your home:
Washington Natural Gas Information
Average Natural Gas Price
$1.626 /CCF
Ranks 27th Cheapest in the U.S.
Average Natural Gas Bill
$77 /month
Ranks 12th Cheapest in the U.S.
Natural Gas Usage Per Capita
49th Lowest
Average Per Person: 34.15 MCFs Annually
Largest Natural Gas Companies in Washington
Many of the residents of Washington receive their natural gas utility service from one of the larger companies that service the state.
Washington Internet Connectivity
Broadband Availability
89.53%
Ranks 31st in the U.S.
Percent of Ppopulation with access to 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload
1 Gig Availability
35.59%
Ranks 18th in the U.S.
Percent of population with access to download speeds of 1 Gbps
Fiber Availability
30.53%
Ranks 11th in the U.S.
Percent of population with access to Fiber Internet
Largest Internet Providers in Washington
When it comes to high-speed internet, homes in Washington have plenty of options to stay connected! From bustling cities to quiet rural areas, a variety of providers offer reliable service across the state. Here are some of the biggest names keeping Washington homes online and in the loop:
Utility Costs in Washington
The average monthly total utility bills in Washington is $256.2, which is 7.56% lower than the national average.
Average Electric Bill
$102
Lower than national average
Average Natural Gas Bill
$77
Lower than national average
Average Water Bill
$78
Higher than national average
Washington Deregulaton of Electric and Natural Gas
Washington has not deregulated utilities in the state. Unlike some other states you probably only have one choice of provider for electricity and natural gas. Choose your city below to see a list of utility providers that offer service in your area.
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Utility Providers by City in Washington
| City Name | Population | Municipal Electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 16,842 | Yes |
| Ahtanum | 3,906 | No |
| Airway Heights | 10,108 | No |
| Alderton | 2,610 | No |
| Alderwood Manor | 10,359 | No |
| Algona | 3,271 | No |
| Allyn | 2,363 | No |
| Anacortes | 17,437 | No |
| Arlington | 19,832 | No |
| Arlington Heights | 2,774 | No |
| Artondale | 14,495 | No |
| Auburn | 85,306 | No |
| Bainbridge Island | 24,557 | No |
| Bangor Base | 6,407 | No |
| Barberton | 7,865 | No |
| Battle Ground | 20,536 | No |
| Belfair | 4,179 | No |
| Bellevue | 149,365 | No |
| Bellingham | 129,601 | No |
| Benton City | 3,435 | No |
| Bethel | 4,056 | No |
| Big Lake | 2,279 | No |
| Birch Bay | 10,062 | No |
| Black Diamond | 5,002 | No |
| Blaine | 5,773 | Yes |
| Bonney Lake | 22,229 | No |
| Bothell | 47,355 | No |
| Bothell East | 13,437 | No |
| Bothell West | 20,180 | No |
| Boulevard Park | 4,544 | No |
| Bremerton | 219,538 | No |
| Brewster | 2,329 | No |
| Bridgeport | 2,412 | No |
| Brier | 6,524 | No |
| Brush Prairie | 2,738 | No |
| Bryant | 2,074 | No |
| Bryn Mawr-Skyway | 17,620 | No |
| Buckley | 5,098 | No |
| Bunk Foss | 3,622 | No |
| Burbank | 3,733 | No |
| Burien | 51,646 | No |
| Burley | 2,499 | No |
| Burlington | 9,220 | No |
| Camano | 17,235 | No |
| Camas | 25,774 | No |
| Canterwood | 2,975 | No |
| Canyon Creek | 3,373 | No |
| Carnation | 2,219 | No |
| Carson | 2,602 | Yes |
| Cascade Valley | 3,290 | No |
| Cashmere | 3,215 | No |
| Castle Rock | 2,706 | No |
| Cathcart | 2,241 | No |
| Cavalero | 5,582 | No |
| Central Park | 3,144 | No |
| Centralia | 17,988 | Yes |
| Chain Lake | 4,923 | No |
| Chehalis | 7,427 | Yes |
| Chelan | 4,237 | No |
| Cheney | 12,743 | Yes |
| Chewelah | 2,479 | Yes |
| Chico | 3,187 | No |
| Clarkston | 7,164 | Yes |
| Clarkston Heights-Vineland | 6,829 | No |
| Cle Elum | 2,147 | No |
| Clearview | 3,621 | No |
| Clover Creek | 7,718 | No |
| Clyde Hill | 3,118 | No |
| Colfax | 2,808 | No |
| College Place | 9,739 | No |
| Colville | 4,871 | No |
| Connell | 4,888 | No |
| Cosmopolis | 2,097 | No |
| Cottage Lake | 22,779 | No |
| Country Homes | 6,148 | No |
| Covington | 20,608 | No |
| Dayton | 2,544 | No |
| Deer Park | 4,366 | No |
| Des Moines | 32,631 | No |
| Desert Aire | 2,819 | No |
| DuPont | 9,974 | No |
| Duvall | 8,007 | No |
| East Port Orchard | 5,087 | No |
| East Renton Highlands | 12,392 | No |
| East Wenatchee | 14,113 | Yes |
| Eastmont | 23,088 | No |
| Eatonville | 2,863 | Yes |
| Edgewood | 12,132 | No |
| Edmonds | 42,622 | No |
| Elk Plain | 15,157 | No |
| Ellensburg | 19,215 | Yes |
| Elma | 3,390 | No |
| Enumclaw | 12,544 | No |
| Ephrata | 8,348 | Yes |
| Esperance | 4,422 | No |
| Everett | 110,438 | Yes |
| Everson | 2,859 | No |
| Fairchild AFB | 3,343 | No |
| Fairwood | 18,477 | No |
| Fall City | 2,187 | No |
| Federal Way | 99,792 | No |
| Felida | 10,389 | No |
| Ferndale | 14,777 | Yes |
| Fife | 10,869 | No |
| Finley | 5,879 | No |
| Fircrest | 7,109 | No |
| Five Corners | 20,428 | No |
| Fobes Hill | 2,798 | No |
| Fords Prairie | 2,605 | No |
| Forks | 3,373 | No |
| Fort Lewis | 12,773 | No |
| Fox Island | 3,534 | No |
| Frederickson | 21,651 | No |
| Friday Harbor | 2,587 | No |
| Geneva | 2,437 | No |
| Gig Harbor | 11,505 | No |
| Gleed | 3,184 | No |
| Gold Bar | 2,172 | No |
| Goldendale | 3,480 | Yes |
| Graham | 33,727 | No |
| Grand Mound | 3,642 | No |
| Grandview | 10,894 | No |
| Granger | 3,603 | No |
| Granite Falls | 4,447 | No |
| Hansville | 3,465 | No |
| Hazel Dell | 21,650 | No |
| High Bridge | 2,935 | No |
| Hobart | 7,201 | No |
| Hockinson | 6,249 | No |
| Hoquiam | 8,700 | No |
| Indianola | 3,538 | No |
| Issaquah | 39,057 | No |
| Kalama | 2,888 | No |
| Kelso | 12,566 | No |
| Kenmore | 23,556 | No |
| Kennewick | 241,230 | Yes |
| Kent | 134,890 | No |
| Key Center | 3,408 | No |
| Kingston | 2,912 | No |
| Kirkland | 91,656 | No |
| La Center | 3,471 | No |
| Lacey | 52,572 | No |
| Lake Cassidy | 2,774 | No |
| Lake Forest Park | 13,529 | No |
| Lake Goodwin | 5,019 | No |
| Lake Holm | 3,293 | No |
| Lake Morton-Berrydale | 10,709 | No |
| Lake Shore | 7,169 | No |
| Lake Stevens | 35,135 | No |
| Lake Stickney | 14,733 | No |
| Lake Tapps | 12,570 | No |
| Lakeland North | 14,161 | No |
| Lakeland South | 12,696 | No |
| Lakewood | 62,972 | No |
| Larch Way | 4,030 | No |
| Leavenworth | 2,395 | No |
| Lewisville | 2,414 | No |
| Lexington | 4,347 | No |
| Liberty Lake | 11,647 | No |
| Lochsloy | 2,937 | No |
| Lofall | 2,066 | No |
| Longbranch | 4,256 | No |
| Longview | 67,958 | Yes |
| Longview Heights | 4,377 | No |
| Lynden | 15,410 | No |
| Lynnwood | 38,812 | No |
| Mabton | 2,198 | No |
| Maltby | 11,458 | No |
| Manchester | 5,928 | No |
| Maple Heights-Lake Desire | 3,370 | No |
| Maple Valley | 27,643 | No |
| Maplewood | 5,636 | No |
| Marietta-Alderwood | 3,702 | No |
| Martha Lake | 22,251 | No |
| Marysville | 164,655 | No |
| Mattawa | 3,529 | No |
| McChord AFB | 3,191 | No |
| McCleary | 2,181 | Yes |
| Mead | 7,146 | No |
| Meadow Glade | 2,606 | No |
| Meadowdale | 3,065 | No |
| Medical Lake | 4,832 | No |
| Medina | 2,928 | No |
| Mercer Island | 25,506 | No |
| Midland | 9,448 | No |
| Mill Creek | 20,665 | No |
| Mill Creek East | 25,528 | No |
| Milton | 8,501 | Yes |
| Minnehaha | 11,508 | No |
| Mirrormont | 4,196 | No |
| Monroe | 19,879 | No |
| Monroe North | 2,037 | No |
| Montesano | 4,070 | No |
| Moses Lake | 24,764 | No |
| Moses Lake North | 4,796 | No |
| Mount Vernon | 67,767 | No |
| Mount Vista | 9,924 | No |
| Mountlake Terrace | 21,210 | No |
| Moxee | 4,303 | No |
| Mukilteo | 21,409 | No |
| Navy Yard City | 2,784 | No |
| Newcastle | 12,855 | No |
| Newport | 2,064 | Yes |
| Normandy Park | 6,716 | No |
| North Bend | 7,393 | No |
| North Fort Lewis | 6,229 | No |
| North Lynnwood | 24,562 | No |
| North Yelm | 3,708 | No |
| Oak Harbor | 24,267 | No |
| Ocean Shores | 6,637 | No |
| Okanogan | 2,990 | Yes |
| Olympia | 200,836 | Yes |
| Omak | 4,869 | No |
| Orchards | 28,371 | No |
| Orting | 8,781 | No |
| Othello | 8,470 | No |
| Otis Orchards-East Farms | 6,133 | No |
| Pacific | 7,130 | No |
| Parkland | 38,092 | No |
| Parkwood | 7,115 | No |
| Pasco | 76,398 | Yes |
| Peaceful Valley | 3,234 | No |
| Picnic Point | 9,755 | No |
| Port Angeles | 19,888 | Yes |
| Port Angeles East | 3,221 | No |
| Port Hadlock-Irondale | 3,503 | No |
| Port Ludlow | 3,046 | No |
| Port Orchard | 15,315 | No |
| Port Townsend | 10,002 | No |
| Poulsbo | 11,652 | No |
| Prairie Heights | 4,610 | No |
| Prairie Ridge | 12,575 | No |
| Prosser | 6,061 | No |
| Pullman | 32,968 | No |
| Puyallup | 42,366 | No |
| Quincy | 7,630 | No |
| Rainier | 2,772 | No |
| Raymond | 3,035 | Yes |
| Redmond | 72,166 | No |
| Renton | 105,313 | No |
| Richland | 59,718 | Yes |
| Ridgefield | 10,432 | No |
| Riverbend | 2,377 | No |
| Rochester | 6,065 | No |
| Rosedale | 4,421 | No |
| Royal City | 2,270 | No |
| Salmon Creek | 19,809 | No |
| Sammamish | 66,532 | No |
| SeaTac | 30,867 | No |
| Seattle | 3,438,221 | Yes |
| Sedro-Woolley | 12,266 | No |
| Selah | 8,081 | No |
| Sequim | 7,896 | No |
| Shadow Lake | 2,200 | No |
| Shelton | 10,288 | Yes |
| Shoreline | 58,213 | No |
| Silver Firs | 22,122 | No |
| Silverdale | 21,301 | No |
| Sisco Heights | 3,257 | No |
| Snohomish | 10,091 | No |
| Snoqualmie | 13,718 | No |
| South Creek | 2,019 | No |
| South Hill | 66,713 | No |
| Southworth | 2,017 | No |
| Spanaway | 34,670 | No |
| Spokane | 440,270 | No |
| Spokane Valley | 102,178 | Yes |
| Stansberry Lake | 2,062 | No |
| Stanwood | 7,776 | No |
| Steilacoom | 6,673 | Yes |
| Sudden Valley | 7,251 | No |
| Sultan | 5,208 | No |
| Summit | 8,897 | No |
| Summit View | 8,593 | No |
| Sumner | 10,545 | No |
| Suncrest | 5,459 | No |
| Sunnyside | 16,343 | No |
| Sunnyslope | 3,505 | No |
| Suquamish | 4,251 | No |
| Tacoma | 217,332 | Yes |
| Tanglewilde | 7,068 | No |
| Tehaleh | 5,226 | No |
| Terrace Heights | 9,114 | No |
| Three Lakes | 3,489 | No |
| Tieton | 2,044 | No |
| Toppenish | 8,843 | No |
| Town and Country | 5,479 | No |
| Tracyton | 5,563 | No |
| Tukwila | 21,545 | No |
| Tumwater | 24,855 | No |
| Union Gap | 6,499 | No |
| Union Hill-Novelty Hill | 23,060 | No |
| University Place | 34,565 | No |
| Vancouver | 188,331 | Yes |
| Vashon | 10,886 | No |
| Venersborg | 4,011 | No |
| Walla Walla | 33,765 | No |
| Walla Walla East | 2,062 | No |
| Waller | 7,907 | No |
| Wapato | 4,652 | No |
| Warden | 2,504 | No |
| Warm Beach | 3,313 | No |
| Washougal | 16,664 | No |
| Wauna | 4,506 | No |
| Wenatchee | 71,119 | Yes |
| West Clarkston-Highland | 6,080 | No |
| West Richland | 15,988 | No |
| Westport | 2,199 | No |
| Whidbey Island Station | 2,644 | No |
| White Center | 15,716 | No |
| White Salmon | 2,519 | No |
| Wilderness Rim | 2,270 | No |
| Wollochet | 7,020 | No |
| Woodinville | 13,247 | No |
| Woodland | 6,368 | No |
| Woods Creek | 6,226 | No |
| Yakima | 130,440 | No |
| Yelm | 10,205 | No |
| Zillah | 3,154 | No |