Rates Comparison
These figures are estimates only to give the user a rough
comparison of costs between various local electric utilities and are not
intended to be billing accurate! The sample customer will not reflect the
electrical usage patterns of all customers. Costs may vary depending on specific
electrical consumption patterns. The costs do not include any local taxes,
conservation program costs, discounts for primary metering, ratchet penalties,
etc.
Medium Retail (greater than 50 kW, less
than 500 kW)
|
Utilities |
Melded kWh cost* |
Index |
Tacoma Power
|
0.04855
|
100
|
|
Avista Utilities |
0.0639 |
132 |
|
Clark PUD |
0.0583 |
120 |
|
Cowlitz PUD |
0.058 |
119 |
|
Puget Sound Energy |
0.0653 |
135 |
|
Seattle City Light |
0.06255 |
129 |
|
Snohomish PUD |
0.06795 |
140 |
|
National Average Commercial** |
0.0531 |
109 |
Small Commercial (less
than 50 kW)
|
Utilities |
Melded kWh cost* |
Index |
Tacoma Power
|
0.0632
|
100
|
|
Avista Utilities |
0.08455 |
134 |
|
Clark PUD |
0.0711 |
113 |
|
Cowlitz PUD |
0.0639 |
101 |
|
Puget Sound Energy |
0.07115 |
113 |
|
Seattle City Light |
0.0608 |
96 |
|
Snohomish PUD |
0.0745 |
118 |
|
National Average Commercial** |
0.0846 |
134 |
Light Industrial
(larger than 500 kW, less than 3000 kW)
|
Utilities |
Melded kWh cost* |
Index |
Tacoma Power
|
0.0485
|
100
|
|
Avista Utilities |
0.06355 |
131 |
|
Clark PUD |
0.0584 |
120 |
|
Cowlitz PUD |
0.0569 |
117 |
|
Puget Sound Energy |
0.0659 |
136 |
|
Seattle City Light |
0.05375 |
111 |
|
Snohomish PUD |
0.06805 |
140 |
|
National Average Industrial** |
0.0531 |
109 |
* The melded kWh cost
is calculated by taking the Total Annual charges (includes kWh cost, kW cost, PF
charge, monthly charge) and dividing them by the total annual kWh usage.
** Estimated U.S. Electric Utility Average Revenue per kWh,
June 2004.
Source: Energy
Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy.
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