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PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County served 48,849 residential customers in Washington in 2025 (1.4% of the state's residential customers), the 9th largest of 38 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: political subdivision; balancing authority BPAT.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 1,296 kWh
- At 9.23¢/kWh
- $120
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 9.23¢ sits.
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County averaged 9.23¢ per kWh against a Washington residential average of 13.11¢: 29.6% below the state figure. Among the 18 political subdivision utilities in Washington with bundled residential sales, it ranks 6th from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County home used 1,333 kWh a month at 8.68¢ and paid $116. In 2025 it used 1,296 kWh at 9.23¢ and paid $120: the price per kWh is up 6.3%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 8.68 | 9.23 |
| Use, kWh a month | 1,333 | 1,296 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 115.75 | 119.62 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 48,849 | 759,942 | 9.23 |
| Commercial | 5,388 | 383,664 | 9.17 |
| Industrial | 32 | 3,086,662 | 5.28 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 18.0% of the electricity PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County sold in Washington in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
554 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 554installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 5.3 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 11.3installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
1 counties.
Cowlitz
Counties in Washington where PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County reported serving customers in 2025 (1 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 4442
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 9.23 | ¢/kWh |
| Washington average price | 13.11 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -29.6 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 6.3 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 1,296 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 119.62 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 48,849 | accounts |
| Share of WA residential customers | 1.4 | % |
| Size rank in WA | 9 of 38 | by customers |
| Price rank, political subdivision peers | 6 of 18 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
2 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
- 7.66¢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