14.74¢
per kWh, 2025
[ City of Seattle / WA ]
City of Seattle electricity rates in Washington
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+4.6%
vs 2024
472,309
residential customers
+24.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at City of Seattle's average effective residential rate (14.74¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.08¢ | — | 381,419 |
| 2016 | 9.44¢ | +4.0% | 389,942 |
| 2017 | 10.55¢ | +11.8% | 403,888 |
| 2018 | 10.72¢ | +1.6% | 410,664 |
| 2019 | 11.37¢ | +6.1% | 419,601 |
| 2020 | 11.87¢ | +4.4% | 426,359 |
| 2021 | 11.85¢ | −0.2% | 433,686 |
| 2022 | 12.12¢ | +2.3% | 441,926 |
| 2023 | 12.78¢ | +5.5% | 451,055 |
| 2024 | 14.09¢ | +10.3% | 459,964 |
| 2025 | 14.74¢ | +4.6% | 472,309 |
How this compares
13.17¢
Washington average, 2025
+11.9%
City of Seattle vs WA 2025 average
−14.4%
vs US 2025 average
#4
priciest in WA
Serves 1 county in Washington: King. 62 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is City of Seattle raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for City of Seattle is on file with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +4.6% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does City of Seattle charge per kWh?
City of Seattle's average effective residential rate was 14.74¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Washington's 2025 average was 13.17¢.
How much have City of Seattle rates gone up in five years?
+24.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +43.4% for Washington as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does City of Seattle have in Washington?
472,309 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including King, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)