9.13¢
per kWh, 2025
[ PUD No 1 of Benton County / WA ]
PUD No 1 of Benton County electricity rates in Washington
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+3.6%
vs 2024
50,835
residential customers
+3.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at PUD No 1 of Benton County's average effective residential rate (9.13¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.72¢ | — | 42,375 |
| 2016 | 8.11¢ | +5.0% | 43,157 |
| 2017 | 8.30¢ | +2.3% | 45,813 |
| 2018 | 8.56¢ | +3.1% | 46,438 |
| 2019 | 8.52¢ | −0.5% | 47,173 |
| 2020 | 8.82¢ | +3.5% | 47,856 |
| 2021 | 8.64¢ | −2.0% | 48,523 |
| 2022 | 8.70¢ | +0.7% | 49,045 |
| 2023 | 8.75¢ | +0.6% | 49,607 |
| 2024 | 8.81¢ | +0.7% | 50,072 |
| 2025 | 9.13¢ | +3.6% | 50,835 |
How this compares
13.17¢
Washington average, 2025
−30.7%
PUD No 1 of Benton County vs WA 2025 average
−47.0%
vs US 2025 average
#32
priciest in WA
Serves 1 county in Washington: Benton. 16 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is PUD No 1 of Benton County raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for PUD No 1 of Benton County is on file with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +3.6% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does PUD No 1 of Benton County charge per kWh?
PUD No 1 of Benton County's average effective residential rate was 9.13¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Washington's 2025 average was 13.17¢.
How much have PUD No 1 of Benton County rates gone up in five years?
+3.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +43.4% for Washington as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does PUD No 1 of Benton County have in Washington?
50,835 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Benton, 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)