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City of Seattle - (WA)

City of Seattle - (WA) served 472,309 residential customers in Washington in 2025 (13.9% of the state's residential customers), the 2nd largest of 38 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: municipal; balancing authority SCL.

The meter, one average month.

Scroll to run 30 days of City of Seattle - (WA)'s average residential use through a five-dial register.

Day 30 of 30

Used so far: 594 kWh
At 14.74¢/kWh: $87.48

An average 2025 month: 594 kWh at 14.74¢ comes to about $87.48, the average bill. Use is spread evenly over 30 days for the picture.

Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh

Where 14.74¢ sits.

City of Seattle - (WA) averaged 14.74¢ per kWh against a Washington residential average of 13.11¢: 12.4% above the state figure. Among the 6 municipal utilities in Washington with bundled residential sales, it ranks 6th from the lowest price.

14.74¢ this utility

13.11¢ WA avg

2020 and 2025EIA-861

Five years, same meter.

In 2020 the average City of Seattle - (WA) home used 626 kWh a month at 11.87¢ and paid $74.31. In 2025 it used 594 kWh at 14.74¢ and paid $87.48: the price per kWh is up 24.2%.

City of Seattle - (WA), Washington, residential averages, 2020 and 2025
Measure	2020	2025
Price, ¢/kWh	11.87	14.74
Use, kWh a month	626	594
Bill, US$ a month	74.31	87.48

City of Seattle - (WA) customers and sales by class in Washington, 2025, EIA-861 (bundled service)
Class	Customers	MWh sold	¢/kWh
Residential	472,309	3,364,383	14.74
Commercial	52,680	4,978,356	12.48
Industrial	48	674,344	10.59
Transportation	3	82,913	11.68

Who else is on the line

Homes are one class.

Homes took 37.0% of the electricity City of Seattle - (WA) sold in Washington in 2025.

Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering

8,695 roofs.

Residential net-metered PV: 8,695installations reported for 2025
Capacity: 64.3 MWresidential, net metered
Per 1,000 homes: 18.4installations per 1,000 residential customers

Service territoryEIA-861

1 counties.

King

Counties in Washington where City of Seattle - (WA) reported serving customers in 2025 (1 in all; up to 24 listed).

EIA-8612025Utility 16868

The filing, line by line.

City of Seattle - (WA), Washington, residential class, 2025. Price basis: revenue divided by kWh sold, all residential customers.
Measure	Value	Unit
Average price	14.74	¢/kWh
Washington average price	13.11	¢/kWh
Difference from state average	12.4	%
Price change over 5 years	24.2	%
Typical monthly use	594	kWh
Typical monthly bill	87.48	US$
Residential customers	472,309	accounts
Share of WA residential customers	13.9	%
Size rank in WA	2 of 38	by customers
Price rank, municipal peers	6 of 6	1 = lowest

Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB

9 active plans.

Time-of-use: 0more than one energy period within a month
Seasonal only: 0price changes by month, not by hour
Median flat energy rate: 15.23¢cents per kWh, one period and one tier

Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.

Washington: state average, five-year steps and every provider