17.01¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Puget Sound Energy / WA · UE-260005 ]
Puget Sound Energy: 16.8% requested for 1,104,338 Washington homes
PENDING · DECISION JAN 2027 · 103 DAYS
rate increase requested
19.86¢
per kWh if approved
103
days to decision
+57.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
After the increase
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Puget Sound Energy's average effective residential rate (17.01¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate case UE-260005
Pending Docket UE-260005 ↗
- Feb 2026Filed with the commission as docket UE-260005
- Jan 2027Decision expected · 103 days
Puget Sound Energy filed a three-year electric and natural gas rate plan with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on February 27, 2026 (dockets UE-260005 and UG-260006). For electricity it asks for $625.3 million (15.15%) in 2027, $178.7 million (3.74%) in 2028 and $431.9 million (8.70%) in 2029, over three years; its filing puts the residential increase at 16.75% in the first year, about $29.57 a month for a typical customer using 851 kWh. PSE says it needs the money to invest more than $3.2 billion in its gas and electric system, handle growing demand and meet state clean energy laws, and it asks for a 10.8% return on equity. The case is contested, with evidentiary hearings set for November 3-5, 2026 and the commission's suspension period ending January 27, 2027.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.44¢ | — | 970,830 |
| 2016 | 11.12¢ | +6.5% | 984,739 |
| 2017 | 11.27¢ | +1.4% | 998,078 |
| 2018 | 10.93¢ | −3.0% | 1,010,574 |
| 2019 | 10.59¢ | −3.1% | 1,025,024 |
| 2020 | 10.81¢ | +2.1% | 1,039,596 |
| 2021 | 11.48¢ | +6.2% | 1,053,027 |
| 2022 | 11.76¢ | +2.4% | 1,065,508 |
| 2023 | 13.30¢ | +13.1% | 1,077,406 |
| 2024 | 14.63¢ | +10.0% | 1,091,599 |
| 2025 | 17.01¢ | +16.3% | 1,104,338 |
How this compares
13.17¢
Washington average, 2025
+29.2%
Puget Sound Energy vs WA 2025 average
−1.3%
vs US 2025 average
#2
priciest in WA
Serves 8 counties in Washington: Island, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Skagit, Thurston, Whatcom. 250 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Puget Sound Energy raising rates?
Puget Sound Energy filed docket UE-260005 with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in Feb 2026 asking for a 16.75% increase (average residential increase), about $625.3M a year. The commission is expected to decide by Jan 2027.
How much more would I pay Puget Sound Energy each month?
At Washington's average use of 945 kWh, a bill of about $160.74 would become about $187.66 if the full 16.75% is approved. Commissions usually approve less than the request.
What does Puget Sound Energy charge per kWh?
Puget Sound Energy's average effective residential rate was 17.01¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Washington's 2025 average was 13.17¢.
How much have Puget Sound Energy rates gone up in five years?
+57.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +43.4% for Washington as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Puget Sound Energy have in Washington?
1,104,338 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Island, King, Kitsap, 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
Last verified 2026-10-16
- Washington UTC: docket UE-260005 (PSE 2026 general rate case) checked 2026-10-16
- Puget Sound Energy: GRC cover letter to the UTC (Feb. 27, 2026) checked 2026-10-16
- Puget Sound Energy: Addendum E summary document (revenue change by class, typical bill) checked 2026-10-16
- Washington UTC: Order 01 suspending PSE's tariff revisions (Mar. 13, 2026) checked 2026-10-16
- Washington UTC: Corrected Order 03/01, prehearing order and procedural schedule (suspension date) checked 2026-10-16
- FOX 13 Seattle: Puget Sound Energy proposes double-digit rate hikes in 2027 checked 2026-10-16
- 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)