City of Seattle electricity: 512,498 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 111

Roughly 512,498 Washington accounts belong to City of Seattle, classed by EIA as municipal; the residential count is 459,964. Its home price sits 18.4% over the Washington average and ranks 17 of 18 among larger utilities.

Cedar Falls crib dam, North Bend, Washington, 1903 — Cedar Falls crib dam, 1903. Photo by Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

City of Seattle: 601 kWh a month costs roughly $85 in energy at 14.09 ¢/kWh, +18.4% on the Washington average of 11.90 ¢.

Its home price sits 18.4% over the Washington average and ranks 17 of 18 among larger utilities.

City of Seattle on price: 18.4% over Washington

Home price against Washington: +18.4%place 17 of 18, cheapest first

Home price is where City of Seattle departs furthest from the Washington pattern: 14.09 ¢ against a state average of 11.90 ¢, place 17 of 18 among Washington utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is PUD No 1 of Chelan County at 3.67 ¢ (-10.42 ¢ from here), the most expensive Puget Sound Energy Inc at 14.63 ¢ (+0.55 ¢).

A home using 601 kWh a month pays about $85 in energy here; at the Washington average the same use would cost $72, a difference of +$13 a month.

How it compares

City of Seattle
City of Seattle, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
City of Seattle	14.09 ¢/kWh	11.77 ¢/kWh	$85at 601 kWh	111 minSAIDI
Washington average against this company, which is 17 of 18 on priceLowest in this table	-2.19 ¢/kWhcompany 18.4% above	-1.78 ¢/kWhcompany 17.9% above	-$13a month at 601 kWh	+35 mincompany 35 below
Puget Sound Energy Inc	14.63 ¢/kWhcompany 3.7% below	13.29 ¢/kWhcompany 11.4% below	$883 more than company	203 mincompany 92 below

Compare 35 Washington companies

City of Seattle: 2025

City of Seattle: +4.6% on 2024 for homes, Washington +10.2%.

City of Seattle home price, 2025: 14.74 ¢/kWh+4.6% on 2024, early release
City of Seattle SAIDI, 2025: 129 min+17% on 2024, early release
City of Seattle against Washington, 2025: -5.6 pointsCity of Seattle +4.6%, Washington +10.2%, price in Washington 13.11 ¢

City of Seattle reported 14.74 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +4.6% on its 2024 figure of 14.09, while the Washington average moved +10.2%. Its SAIDI is 129 minutes against 111 in 2024.

Carbon context

City of Seattle serves 459,964 homes in Washington. At 601 kWh a month that is about 72 kg of CO₂, or 868 kg a year, at the Washington plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Washington generation mix.

City of Seattle charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.09 ¢ in 2024

9.08 ¢ in 2015, 14.09 ¢ in 2024 (+55.2%); Washington 9.09 to 11.90 ¢.

City of Seattle residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	City of Seattle	Gap to Washington residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	9.08	-0.01	-3.57
2016	9.44	-0.04	-3.11
2017	10.55	+0.89	-2.34
2018	10.72	+0.97	-2.15
2019	11.37	+1.66	-1.64
2020	11.87	+2.00	-1.28
2021	11.85	+1.74	-1.81
2022	12.12	+1.86	-2.92
2023	12.78	+1.80	-3.22
2024	14.09	+2.19	-2.39

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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City of Seattle SAIDI, 2015-2024

62 min in 2015, 111 in 2024.

City of Seattle SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	City of Seattle, no major events	City of Seattle, all events
2015	62	183
2016	61	153
2017	64	168
2018	58	134
2019	75	179
2020	67	80
2021	107	245
2022	101	139
2023	96	96
2024	111	324

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 110.8 min

110.8 min, 1.11x the median reporter, rank 365 of 673.

min

Company, no major events110.8
Company, with major events323.6

City of Seattle, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

City of Seattle billed homes 9.08 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 14.09 ¢ in 2024, +55.2% in all, and outpaced the Washington average (+30.9%) by 24.3 points. City of Seattle's sharpest move came in 2017, +11.7%. The latest year is the high at 14.09 ¢; the low was 9.08 ¢ (2015). 2024: +10.2% here, +8.4% for the Washington average. SAIDI at City of Seattle (major events excluded) rose from 62 minutes in 2015 to 111 in 2024, +77%; worst year 2024 at 111. At 111 minutes in 2024, City of Seattle sat +11 from the national SAIDI median, with 8 of 10 years below it. 2024: 324 minutes with major events, 111 without, the widest gap of any year. City of Seattle has 16 cheaper and 1 higher-priced Washington peers among 18 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, PUD No 3 of Mason County, bills 13.79 ¢ (-0.30). Next higher-priced, Puget Sound Energy Inc, bills 14.63 ¢ (+0.55).

A 18.4% premium over Washington, with outage minutes at 1.11x the national median.

Home accounts at City of Seattle went from 381,419 in 2015 to 459,964 in 2024, +20.6%. Business customers paid 0.84 times the home price in 2024 (11.77 against 14.09 ¢); the ratio was 0.85 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.50 in 2015 to 0.76 in 2024, between 0.45 and 0.76.

Outages and home price of City of Seattle (EIA utility 16868), 2013 to 2024

By 2024 the average City of Seattle customer sat through 111 minutes of outage, against 69 in 2013 (+61%). Its best year was 2018 (58 min), its worst 2024 (111 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Washington median of 136 minutes in 2024, City of Seattle was below the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a City of Seattle home paid 14.46 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 11.34 ¢ in 2013, +27.6%; the bill itself went 8.20 ¢ to 14.09 ¢ (+71.8%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,360 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,735 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 27th cheapest of 46 in 2013, 34th of 37 in 2024 among Washington utilities with 1,000+ homes.

City of Seattle outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 111 in 2024

City of Seattle at 111 min in 2024 and the Washington median at 136.

City of Seattle home price since 2013: +27.6% after inflation

City of Seattle: 14.46 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.09 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

City of Seattle, EIA utility 16868, year by year among Washington utilities

City of Seattle 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, City of Seattle	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, City of Seattl	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, City of Seattl	Washington median SAIDI
2013	8.20	11.34	27 of 46	69	0.90	3 of 9	85
2014	8.75	11.90	31 of 46	69	0.89	3 of 10	103
2015	9.08	12.33	30 of 46	62	0.50	7 of 12	60
2016	9.44	12.66	33 of 46	61	0.50	6 of 14	94
2017	10.55	13.86	38 of 46	64	0.45	6 of 14	122
2018	10.72	13.74	37 of 46	58	0.50	7 of 17	117
2019	11.37	14.31	47 of 53	75	0.49	8 of 19	91
2020	11.87	14.76	34 of 37	67	0.49	4 of 18	122
2021	11.85	14.08	34 of 37	107	0.66	9 of 18	122
2022	12.12	13.33	34 of 37	101	0.63	9 of 19	136
2023	12.78	13.50	35 of 38	96	0.60	9 of 20	104
2024	14.09	14.46	34 of 37	111	0.76	8 of 21	136

City of Seattle, EIA utility 16868: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Washington real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 512,49813.5% of Washington total
Residential accounts: 459,96413.7% of Washington homes
Commercial accounts: 52,47310.2% of the base
Residential rate: 14.09 ¢/kWhplace 17 of 18, +18.4% against the state
Commercial rate: 11.77 ¢/kWhplace 27 of 31, +17.9% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 110.8 minbetter than 46% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.760.75x the median
SAIDI with major events: 323.6 min65.8% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 64.2 MW8,008 installations
Counties served: 1all in Washington
Average residential use: 7,213 kWh/yr601 a month
Implied monthly bill: $85-$14 on the U.S. rate, 601 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +55.2%9.08 to 14.09 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +77%62 min in 2015, 111 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, City of Seattle

City of Seattle sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Washington ¢/kWh
Residential	459,964	14.09	+2.19
Commercial	52,473	11.77	+1.78

Year by year, City of Seattle

Year	Home accounts, City of Seattle	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	381,419	9.08	7.75	0.85	62	0.50
2016	389,942	9.44	8.25	0.87	61	0.50
2017	403,888	10.55	8.88	0.84	64	0.45
2018	410,664	10.72	9.24	0.86	58	0.50
2019	419,601	11.37	9.74	0.86	75	0.49
2020	426,359	11.87	10.26	0.86	67	0.49
2021	433,686	11.85	10.28	0.87	107	0.66
2022	441,926	12.12	10.34	0.85	101	0.63
2023	451,055	12.78	10.78	0.84	96	0.60
2024	459,964	14.09	11.77	0.84	111	0.76

Peers of City of Seattle in Washington, place 17 of 18 on home price

Utility near City of Seattle on price	SAIDI min, gap to City of Seattle	Home ¢, gap to City of Seattle	Gap % to City of Seattle	Accounts, City of Seattle = 1
14. Avista Corp	+1	-2.22	-15.8%	0.53
15. PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County	+91	-1.57	-11.2%	0.09
16. PUD No 3 of Mason County	No data	-0.30	-2.1%	0.07
17. City of Seattle (this utility)	111	14.09	-	1.00
18. Puget Sound Energy Inc	+92	+0.55	+3.9%	2.42

Who buys City of Seattle's electricity

Class at City of Seattle	Accounts	Of City of Seattle accounts	Of City of Seattle MWh sold	kWh a year per City of Seattle account
Residential	459,964	89.7%	36.7%	7,213
Commercial	52,473	10.2%	54.8%	94,418
Industrial and other	58	0.01%	8.5%	13,279,776

City of Seattle among Washington municipals

City of Seattle and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to City of Seattle	Home ¢, gap to City of Seattle	Accounts, City of Seattle = 1
1. City of Richland (WA)	-17	-4.27	0.05
2. City of Tacoma (WA)	-30	-3.28	0.40
3. City of Seattle (WA, this utility)	111	14.09	1.00

City of Seattle: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	City of Seattle	Washington context	City of Seattle detail
City of Seattle home meters on AMI	99.1%	Washington 69.4%	446,569 of 450,758 meters
Time-of-use rate for City of Seattle homes	Offered	4 of 8 Washington utilities offer one	159 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.03% of 459,964
Net-metered installations	8,008	94% residential	16.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 8.0 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, City of Seattle

kWh	Share of a 601 kWh month	Cost a month at 14.09 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	42%	$35.22	-$5.98	$423
500	83%	$70.44	-$11.96	$845
750	125%	$105.66	-$17.94	$1,268
1,000	166%	$140.88	-$23.92	$1,691
1,500	250%	$211.33	-$35.87	$2,536
2,000	333%	$281.77	-$47.83	$3,381

Outage record, City of Seattle

Measure, City of Seattle	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	110.8	323.6	1.85 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.761	1.119	1.31 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	145.6	289.2	2.43 h

Territory of City of Seattle

1 Washington counties, region WECC:

Washington other states: 1 of 1 county of City of Seattle drawn

City of Seattle: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

King

Questions on City of Seattle

How big is City of Seattle in Washington, by customer accounts?

512,498 accounts in 2024: residential 459,964, commercial 52,473, industrial 58.

How many cents per kWh does City of Seattle charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 14.09 cents; against the Washington average that is +18.4%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of City of Seattle?

SAIDI 110.8 min and SAIFI 0.76 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.11, CAIDI 146 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to City of Seattle?

8,008 installations with 64.2 MW, of which residential installations number 7,560.

What would a typical City of Seattle home pay each month?

601 kWh at 14.09 cents comes to about $85, energy only.

Is City of Seattle cheaper than other Washington utilities?

Rank 17 of 18 in Washington on price, +18.4% against the state average; 16 charge less than 14.09 ¢.

What share of City of Seattle sales do homes buy?

Homes take 36.7% of 9,042,276 MWh, commercial accounts 54.8%, industrial and other 8.5%; the 52,473 commercial accounts use 94,418 kWh each, 13.1 times a home.

At City of Seattle, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

446,569 of 450,758 home meters are AMI, 99.1%. City of Seattle offers a home time-of-use rate; 159 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.03% of its homes.

Has City of Seattle moved up the Washington price list since 2015?

10th cheapest of 18 in 2015, 17th of 18 in 2024; its price rose 55.2% while Washington rose 30.9%.

Where does City of Seattle stand among 2 peers?

Place 3 of 3 on home price at 14.09 ¢ (Washington municipals); median 10.81 ¢, cheapest member 9.82 ¢.

What did City of Seattle charge homes in 2025?

14.74 cents per kWh, +4.6% on the 14.09 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to City of Seattle at 14.09 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Virginia Electric & Power CoVirginia, 14.09 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Habersham Electric Membership CorpGeorgia, 14.02 ¢/kWh, 0.07 ¢ below
San Bernard Electric Coop, IncTexas, 14.16 ¢/kWh, 0.07 ¢ above
Southern Pine Electric CooperativeMississippi, 14.01 ¢/kWh, 0.08 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

21 home plan records, energy charges: 2.8 to 15.2 ¢/kWh.

Tiered: 12, e.g. Schedule REC - Residential Elderly/Disabled: City

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for City of Seattle electricity: 512,498 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 111

EIA-861 annual report entry for City of Seattle electricity: 512,498 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 111, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for City of Seattle electricity: 512,498 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 111, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for City of Seattle electricity: 512,498 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 111, the state price average