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City of Tacoma - (WA)

City of Tacoma - (WA) served 177,554 residential customers in Washington in 2025 (5.2% of the state's residential customers), the 6th largest of 38 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: municipal; balancing authority TPWR.

The meter, one average month.

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

Day 30 of 30

Used so far: 919 kWh
At 11.45¢/kWh: $105

An average 2025 month: 919 kWh at 11.45¢ comes to about $105, the average bill. Use is spread evenly over 30 days for the picture.

Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh

Where 11.45¢ sits.

City of Tacoma - (WA) averaged 11.45¢ per kWh against a Washington residential average of 13.11¢: 12.7% below the state figure. Among the 6 municipal utilities in Washington with bundled residential sales, it ranks 5th from the lowest price.

11.45¢ this utility

13.11¢ WA avg

2020 and 2025EIA-861

Five years, same meter.

In 2020 the average City of Tacoma - (WA) home used 983 kWh a month at 9.74¢ and paid $95.73. In 2025 it used 919 kWh at 11.45¢ and paid $105: the price per kWh is up 17.6%.

City of Tacoma - (WA), Washington, residential averages, 2020 and 2025
Measure	2020	2025
Price, ¢/kWh	9.74	11.45
Use, kWh a month	983	919
Bill, US$ a month	95.73	105.14

City of Tacoma - (WA) customers and sales by class in Washington, 2025, EIA-861 (bundled service)
Class	Customers	MWh sold	¢/kWh
Residential	177,554	1,957,075	11.45
Commercial	20,005	352,563	10.65
Industrial	2,878	2,037,590	7.84
Transportation	1	835	10.04

Who else is on the line

Homes are one class.

Homes took 45.0% of the electricity City of Tacoma - (WA) sold in Washington in 2025.

Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering

2,960 roofs.

Residential net-metered PV: 2,960installations reported for 2025
Capacity: 19.6 MWresidential, net metered
Per 1,000 homes: 16.7installations per 1,000 residential customers

Service territoryEIA-861

4 counties.

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Counties in Washington where City of Tacoma - (WA) reported serving customers in 2025 (4 in all; up to 24 listed).

EIA-8612025Utility 18429

The filing, line by line.

City of Tacoma - (WA), Washington, residential class, 2025. Price basis: revenue divided by kWh sold, all residential customers.
Measure	Value	Unit
Average price	11.45	¢/kWh
Washington average price	13.11	¢/kWh
Difference from state average	-12.7	%
Price change over 5 years	17.6	%
Typical monthly use	919	kWh
Typical monthly bill	105.14	US$
Residential customers	177,554	accounts
Share of WA residential customers	5.2	%
Size rank in WA	6 of 38	by customers
Price rank, municipal peers	5 of 6	1 = lowest

Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB

13 active plans.

Time-of-use: 0more than one energy period within a month
Seasonal only: 0price changes by month, not by hour
Median fixed charge: $24.83US dollars per month
Median flat energy rate: 8.74¢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