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City of Tacoma is an municipal utility serving 203,185 customer accounts in Washington; 180,357 of them are residential. 8% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 69% across Washington.
City of Tacoma: 907 kWh a month costs roughly $98 in energy at 10.81 ¢/kWh, -9.1% on the Washington average of 11.90 ¢.
8% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 69% across Washington.
Metering is where City of Tacoma differs: 13,521 of 179,998 home meters are AMI, 7.5%, place 16 of 16 Washington utilities that report; the Washington figure for all utilities is 69.4%. 13,521 homes can see daily digital data. It does not offer a time-of-use rate to homes in the EIA filing.
| City of Tacoma, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tacoma | 10.81 ¢/kWh | 10.30 ¢/kWh | $98at 907 kWh | 80 minSAIDI |
| Washington average against this company, which is 11 of 18 on price | +1.09 ¢/kWhcompany 9.1% below | -0.31 ¢/kWhcompany 3.1% above | +$10a month at 907 kWh | +66 mincompany 66 below |
| Peninsula Light CompanyLowest in this table | 10.50 ¢/kWhcompany 2.9% above | 7.86 ¢/kWhcompany 31.1% above | $953 less than company | 136 mincompany 56 below |
Compare 35 Washington companies
City of Tacoma: +5.9% on 2024 for homes, Washington +10.2%.
City of Tacoma: 11.45 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +5.9% from 10.81 ¢; Washington as a whole went +10.2%, so City of Tacoma trailed it by 4.3 points. Its SAIDI is 471 minutes against 80 in 2024.
City of Tacoma serves 180,357 homes in Washington. At 907 kWh a month that is about 109 kg of CO₂, or 1,309 kg a year, at the Washington plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Washington generation mix.
8.45 ¢ in 2015, 10.81 ¢ in 2024 (+28.0%); Washington 9.09 to 11.90 ¢.
| Year | City of Tacoma | Gap to Washington residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.45 | -0.64 | -4.20 |
| 2016 | 8.48 | -1.00 | -4.07 |
| 2017 | 8.75 | -0.91 | -4.14 |
| 2018 | 9.44 | -0.31 | -3.43 |
| 2019 | 9.60 | -0.11 | -3.41 |
| 2020 | 9.74 | -0.13 | -3.41 |
| 2021 | 9.88 | -0.23 | -3.78 |
| 2022 | 10.04 | -0.22 | -5.00 |
| 2023 | 10.37 | -0.61 | -5.63 |
| 2024 | 10.81 | -1.09 | -5.67 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV56 min in 2018, 80 in 2024.
| Year | City of Tacoma, no major events |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 56 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2021 | 91 |
| 2022 | 76 |
| 2023 | 55 |
| 2024 | 80 |
7 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV80.5 min, 0.81x the median reporter, rank 265 of 673.
City of Tacoma, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 8.45 ¢ in 2015 to 10.81 ¢ in 2024, a move of +28.0%: City of Tacoma tracked its state (+30.9%) within 2.9 points, and -2.3 points against the U.S. City of Tacoma's sharpest move came in 2018, +8.0%. The latest year is the high at 10.81 ¢; the low was 8.45 ¢ (2015). 2024: +4.3% here, +8.4% for the Washington average. SAIDI at City of Tacoma (major events excluded) rose from 56 minutes in 2018 to 80 in 2024, +43%; worst year 2021 at 91. Against the national median, City of Tacoma came in lower on SAIDI in 7 of 7 years, and 2024 ended at 80 minutes, -19 from the median. 2021: 314 minutes with major events, 91 without, the widest gap of any year. City of Tacoma has 10 cheaper and 7 higher-priced Washington peers among 18 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Peninsula Light Company, bills 10.50 ¢ (-0.31). Next higher-priced, PUD No 1 of Snohomish County, bills 11.51 ¢ (+0.70).
Price is the selling point in this record: 9.1% under the Washington average, with 80 outage minutes close to the national median (0.81x).
Home accounts at City of Tacoma went from 155,496 in 2015 to 180,357 in 2024, +16.0%. Business customers paid 0.95 times the home price in 2024 (10.30 against 10.81 ¢); the ratio was 0.98 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.49 in 2018 to 0.55 in 2024, between 0.49 and 0.73.
City of Tacoma customers lost power for 80 minutes in 2024, up from 56 in 2018 (+43%). The low came in 2019 at 51, the high in 2021 at 91; 7 years were filed. The Washington median in 2024 was 136 minutes, so City of Tacoma ran below it.
Home rates at City of Tacoma climbed from 7.83 ¢ in 2013 to 10.81 ¢ in 2024 (+38.2%), or 10.81 ¢ to 11.10 ¢ in 2025 dollars (+2.6%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,298 in 2013 and $1,332 in 2024. Of 37 Washington utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, City of Tacoma stood 24th cheapest (22nd of 46 in 2013).
City of Tacoma at 80 min in 2024 and the Washington median at 136.
City of Tacoma: 11.10 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 10.81 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, City of Tacoma | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, City of Tacoma | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, City of Tacoma | Washington median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.83 | 10.81 | 22 of 46 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 8.15 | 11.08 | 23 of 46 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 8.45 | 11.48 | 21 of 46 | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 8.48 | 11.38 | 19 of 46 | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | 8.75 | 11.49 | 22 of 46 | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | 9.44 | 12.11 | 25 of 46 | 56 | 0.49 | 6 of 17 | 117 |
| 2019 | 9.60 | 12.09 | 30 of 53 | 51 | 0.50 | 5 of 19 | 91 |
| 2020 | 9.74 | 12.11 | 20 of 37 | 56 | 0.57 | 3 of 18 | 122 |
| 2021 | 9.88 | 11.73 | 22 of 37 | 91 | 0.70 | 7 of 18 | 122 |
| 2022 | 10.04 | 11.04 | 23 of 37 | 76 | 0.73 | 5 of 19 | 136 |
| 2023 | 10.37 | 10.96 | 25 of 38 | 55 | 0.60 | 4 of 20 | 104 |
| 2024 | 10.81 | 11.10 | 24 of 37 | 80 | 0.55 | 4 of 21 | 136 |
City of Tacoma, EIA utility 18429: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| City of Tacoma sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Washington ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 180,357 | 10.81 | -1.09 |
| Commercial | 20,032 | 10.30 | +0.31 |
| Year | Home accounts, City of Tacoma | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 155,496 | 8.45 | 8.31 | 0.98 | No data | No data |
| 2016 | 157,538 | 8.48 | 8.37 | 0.99 | No data | No data |
| 2017 | 157,813 | 8.75 | 8.53 | 0.98 | No data | No data |
| 2018 | 158,427 | 9.44 | 9.05 | 0.96 | 56 | 0.49 |
| 2019 | 162,213 | 9.60 | 9.15 | 0.95 | 51 | 0.50 |
| 2020 | 162,367 | 9.74 | 9.33 | 0.96 | 56 | 0.57 |
| 2021 | 163,869 | 9.88 | 9.51 | 0.96 | 91 | 0.70 |
| 2022 | 171,948 | 10.04 | 9.85 | 0.98 | 76 | 0.73 |
| 2023 | 174,342 | 10.37 | 10.22 | 0.99 | 55 | 0.60 |
| 2024 | 180,357 | 10.81 | 10.30 | 0.95 | 80 | 0.55 |
| Utility near City of Tacoma on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Tacoma | Home ¢, gap to City of Tacoma | Gap % to City of Tacoma | Accounts, City of Tacoma = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8. City of Richland | +14 | -0.99 | -9.1% | 0.14 |
| 9. PUD No 1 of Clark County | -21 | -0.40 | -3.7% | 1.18 |
| 10. Peninsula Light Company | +56 | -0.31 | -2.8% | 0.18 |
| 11. City of Tacoma (this utility) | 80 | 10.81 | - | 1.00 |
| 12. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County | +101 | +0.70 | +6.5% | 1.88 |
| 13. PUD No 1 of Clallam County | No data | +1.04 | +9.6% | 0.17 |
| 14. Avista Corp | +32 | +1.05 | +9.7% | 1.35 |
| Class at City of Tacoma | Accounts | Of City of Tacoma accounts | Of City of Tacoma MWh sold | kWh a year per City of Tacoma account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 180,357 | 88.8% | 45.0% | 10,883 |
| Commercial | 20,032 | 9.9% | 7.3% | 15,968 |
| Industrial and other | 2,795 | 1.38% | 47.7% | 744,840 |
| City of Tacoma and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Tacoma | Home ¢, gap to City of Tacoma | Accounts, City of Tacoma = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. City of Richland (WA) | +14 | -0.99 | 0.14 |
| 2. City of Tacoma (WA, this utility) | 80 | 10.81 | 1.00 |
| 3. City of Seattle (WA) | +30 | +3.28 | 2.52 |
| Measure | City of Tacoma | Washington context | City of Tacoma detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tacoma home meters on AMI | 7.5% | Washington 69.4% | 13,521 of 179,998 meters |
| Homes with daily digital access | 13,521 | Washington figure not published | 7% of the 180,357 home accounts |
| Time-of-use rate for City of Tacoma homes | Not on file | 4 of 8 Washington utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by City of Tacoma |
| Net-metered installations | 2,854 | 97% residential | 15.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 6.8 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 907 kWh month | Cost a month at 10.81 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 28% | $27.03 | -$14.17 | $324 |
| 500 | 55% | $54.06 | -$28.34 | $649 |
| 750 | 83% | $81.09 | -$42.51 | $973 |
| 1,000 | 110% | $108.13 | -$56.67 | $1,298 |
| 1,500 | 165% | $162.19 | -$85.01 | $1,946 |
| 2,000 | 221% | $216.25 | -$113.35 | $2,595 |
| Measure, City of Tacoma | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 80.5 | 170.8 | 1.34 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.550 | 0.930 | 1.82 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 146.3 | 183.6 | 2.44 h |
4 Washington counties, region WECC:
Washington other states: 4 of 4 counties of City of Tacoma drawn
City of Tacoma: 4 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV203,185 accounts in 2024: residential 180,357, commercial 20,032, industrial 2,795.
In 2024 homes paid 10.81 cents; against the Washington average that is -9.1%.
SAIDI 80.5 min and SAIFI 0.55 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.81, CAIDI 146 min.
2,854 installations with 19.5 MW, of which residential installations number 2,780.
907 kWh at 10.81 cents comes to about $98, energy only.
Rank 11 of 18 in Washington on price, -9.1% against the state average; 10 charge less than 10.81 ¢.
Homes take 45.0% of 4,364,464 MWh, commercial accounts 7.3%, industrial and other 47.7%; the 20,032 commercial accounts use 15,968 kWh each, 1.5 times a home.
13,521 of 179,998 home meters are AMI, 7.5%. City of Tacoma reports no home time-of-use rate; 4 of 8 Washington filers do.
8th cheapest of 18 in 2015, 11th of 18 in 2024; its price rose 28.0% while Washington rose 30.9%.
Place 2 of 3 on home price at 10.81 ¢ (Washington municipals); median 10.81 ¢, cheapest member 9.82 ¢.
11.45 cents per kWh, +5.9% on the 10.81 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to City of Tacoma at 10.81 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
13 home plan records, energy charges: 5.7 to 9.4 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).