Electric Consumer

Editor: Katerine G., Editor & Data Researcher · Research & publishing: Electric Consumer Editorial Team · Data retrieved · Sources named on this page: EIA-861, EIA retail sales · How we got these numbers · Report an error

Peninsula Light Company: 10.50 ¢/kWh for homes, 136 minutes of SAIDI

In Washington, Peninsula Light Company bills 35,616 accounts, 99.6% residential, as an cooperative utility. Businesses and industry take 13% of the 615,369 MWh it sells; homes take 87%.

Peninsula Light Company: 1,264 kWh a month costs roughly $133 in energy at 10.50 ¢/kWh, -11.7% on the Washington average of 11.90 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 13% of the 615,369 MWh it sells; homes take 87%.

Who buys power from Peninsula Light Company

Business share of sales
13%homes 87% of 615,369 MWh

The customer mix of Peninsula Light Company is its own: 35,478 home accounts buy 87.4% of 615,369 MWh, 138 commercial accounts buy 12.6%, and the remaining 0.0% goes to 0 industrial and other accounts. A typical Peninsula Light Company home uses 15,166 kWh a year, a typical business account 560,116.

How it compares

Peninsula Light Company
Peninsula Light Company, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Peninsula Light Company10.50 ¢/kWh7.86 ¢/kWh$133at 1,264 kWh136 minSAIDI
Washington average against this company, which is 10 of 18 on price+1.40 ¢/kWhcompany 11.7% below+2.13 ¢/kWhcompany 21.4% below+$18a month at 1,264 kWh+10 mincompany 10 below
PUD No 1 of Clark CountyLowest in this table10.41 ¢/kWhcompany 0.9% above8.51 ¢/kWhcompany 7.7% below$1321 less than company59 mincompany 77 above

Compare 35 Washington companies

Peninsula Light Company: 2025

Peninsula Light Company: +7.6% on 2024 for homes, Washington +10.2%.

Peninsula Light Company home price, 2025
11.30 ¢/kWh+7.6% on 2024, early release
Peninsula Light Company SAIDI, 2025
98 min-28% on 2024, early release
Peninsula Light Company against Washington, 2025
-2.6 pointsPeninsula Light Company +7.6%, Washington +10.2%, price in Washington 13.11 ¢

Peninsula Light Company reported 11.30 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +7.6% on its 2024 figure of 10.50, while the Washington average moved +10.2%. Its SAIDI is 98 minutes against 136 in 2024.

Carbon context

Peninsula Light Company serves 35,478 homes in Washington. At 1,264 kWh a month that is about 152 kg of CO₂, or 1,825 kg a year, at the Washington plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Washington generation mix.

Peninsula Light Company charts

Residential price since 2015: 10.50 ¢ in 2024

9.73 ¢ in 2015, 10.50 ¢ in 2024 (+8.0%); Washington 9.09 to 11.90 ¢.

Peninsula Light Company residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearPeninsula Light CompanyGap to Washington residentialGap to U.S. residential
20159.73+0.64-2.92
20169.62+0.14-2.93
20179.75+0.09-3.14
20189.98+0.23-2.89
201910.17+0.46-2.84
202010.40+0.53-2.75
202110.42+0.31-3.24
202210.31+0.05-4.73
202310.12-0.86-5.88
202410.51-1.39-5.97

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

CSV

Peninsula Light Company SAIDI, 2015-2024

58 min in 2015, 136 in 2024.

Peninsula Light Company SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearPeninsula Light Compan, no major events
201558
201644
201737
201832
201940
202077
202152
202292
2023106
2024136

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Reliability: SAIDI 136.1 min

136.1 min, 1.37x the median reporter, rank 427 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events136.1
  • Company, with major events651.6

Peninsula Light Company, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Analyst note

From 9.73 ¢ in 2015 to 10.51 ¢ in 2024, a move of +8.0%: Peninsula Light Company lagged its state (+30.9%) by 22.9 points, and -22.3 points against the U.S. Peninsula Light Company's sharpest move came in 2024, +3.9%. The latest year is the high at 10.51 ¢; the low was 9.62 ¢ (2016). 2024: +3.9% here, +8.4% for the Washington average. SAIDI at Peninsula Light Company (major events excluded) rose from 58 minutes in 2015 to 136 in 2024, +135%; worst year 2024 at 136. Peninsula Light Company filed SAIDI under the national median in 8 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 136 minutes, +37 from that year's median. 2024: 652 minutes with major events, 136 without, the widest gap of any year. Peninsula Light Company has 9 cheaper and 8 higher-priced Washington peers among 18 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, PUD No 1 of Clark County, bills 10.41 ¢ (-0.09). Next higher-priced, City of Tacoma, bills 10.81 ¢ (+0.31).

Cheaper by 11.7% than Washington, slower to restore: 136 minutes is 1.4 times the national median.

Home accounts at Peninsula Light Company went from 31,728 in 2015 to 35,478 in 2024, +11.8%. Business customers paid 0.75 times the home price in 2024 (7.86 against 10.51 ¢); the ratio was 0.83 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.47 in 2015 to 1.42 in 2024, between 0.26 and 1.42.

Facts

Customer accounts
35,6160.9% of Washington total
Residential accounts
35,4781.1% of Washington homes
Commercial accounts
1380.4% of the base
Residential rate
10.50 ¢/kWhplace 10 of 18, -11.7% against the state
Commercial rate
7.86 ¢/kWhplace 9 of 32, -21.4% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
136.1 minbetter than 37% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.421.41x the median
SAIDI with major events
651.6 min79.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity
3.3 MW335 installations
Counties served
2all in Washington
Average residential use
15,166 kWh/yr1,264 a month
Implied monthly bill
$133-$76 on the U.S. rate, 1,264 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+8.0%9.73 to 10.51 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+135%58 min in 2015, 136 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Peninsula Light Company

Peninsula Light Company sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Washington ¢/kWh
Residential35,47810.50-1.40
Commercial1387.86-2.13

Year by year, Peninsula Light Company

YearHome accounts, Peninsula Light CompanHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201531,7289.738.090.83580.47
201632,1329.627.790.81440.58
201732,5989.757.740.79370.51
201833,1389.987.850.79320.39
201933,52310.178.030.79400.26
202034,01310.407.990.77770.51
202134,50710.428.070.77520.33
202234,94910.317.970.77920.94
202335,17010.127.790.771060.88
202435,47810.517.860.751361.42

Peers of Peninsula Light Company in Washington, place 10 of 18 on home price

Utility near Peninsula Light Company on priceSAIDI min, gap to Peninsula Light CompanyHome ¢, gap to Peninsula Light CompanyGap % to Peninsula Light CompanyAccounts, Peninsula Light Company = 1
7. PUD No 1 of Franklin CountyNo data-0.82-7.8%0.84
8. City of Richland-42-0.68-6.5%0.77
9. PUD No 1 of Clark County-77-0.09-0.9%6.74
10. Peninsula Light Company (this utility)13610.50-1.00
11. City of Tacoma-56+0.31+2.9%5.70
12. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County+45+1.01+9.6%10.73
13. PUD No 1 of Clallam CountyNo data+1.35+12.8%0.96

Who buys Peninsula Light Company's electricity

Class at Peninsula Light CompanyAccountsOf Peninsula Light Company accountsOf Peninsula Light Company MWh soldkWh a year per Peninsula Light Company account
Residential35,47899.6%87.4%15,166
Commercial1380.4%12.6%560,116
Industrial and other00.00%0.0%No data

Peninsula Light Company among Washington cooperatives

Peninsula Light Company and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Peninsula Light CompanyHome ¢, gap to Peninsula Light CompanyAccounts, Peninsula Light Company = 1
1. Inland Power & Light Company (WA)+142-1.531.28
2. Peninsula Light Company (WA, this utility)13610.501.00

Peninsula Light Company: meters, rate options and solar

MeasurePeninsula Light CompanyWashington contextPeninsula Light Company detail
Peninsula Light Company home meters on AMI100.0%Washington 69.4%35,478 of 35,478 meters
Time-of-use rate for Peninsula Light Company homesNot on file4 of 8 Washington utilities offer oneno dynamic-pricing count filed by Peninsula Light Company
Net-metered installations335100% residential9.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.8 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Peninsula Light Company

kWhShare of a 1,264 kWh monthCost a month at 10.50 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25020%$26.26-$14.94$315
50040%$52.52-$29.88$630
75059%$78.78-$44.82$945
1,00079%$105.05-$59.75$1,261
1,500119%$157.57-$89.63$1,891
2,000158%$210.09-$119.51$2,521

Outage record, Peninsula Light Company

Measure, Peninsula Light CompNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes136.1651.62.27 h
SAIFI interruptions1.4244.0210.70 yr apart
CAIDI minutes95.6162.01.59 h

Territory of Peninsula Light Company

2 Washington counties, region WECC:

Counties served by Peninsula Light CompanyPierceKitsap

Washington other states: 2 of 2 counties of Peninsula Light Company drawn

Peninsula Light Company: 2 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

CSV
County list
  • Kitsap
  • Pierce

Questions on Peninsula Light Company

How many customers does Peninsula Light Company serve in Washington?

35,616 accounts in 2024: residential 35,478, commercial 138, industrial 0.

What is the average residential rate of Peninsula Light Company?

In 2024 homes paid 10.50 cents; against the Washington average that is -11.7%.

How reliable is Peninsula Light Company by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 136.1 min and SAIFI 1.42 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.37, CAIDI 96 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Peninsula Light Company grid?

335 installations with 3.3 MW, of which residential installations number 335.

What is the monthly bill at Peninsula Light Company for average use?

1,264 kWh at 10.50 cents comes to about $133, energy only.

How does Peninsula Light Company rank on price within Washington?

Rank 10 of 18 in Washington on price, -11.7% against the state average; 9 charge less than 10.50 ¢.

What share of Peninsula Light Company sales do homes buy?

Homes take 87.4% of 615,369 MWh, commercial accounts 12.6%, industrial and other 0.0%; the 138 commercial accounts use 560,116 kWh each, 36.9 times a home.

At Peninsula Light Company, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

35,478 of 35,478 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Peninsula Light Company reports no home time-of-use rate; 4 of 8 Washington filers do.

Has Peninsula Light Company moved up the Washington price list since 2015?

15th cheapest of 18 in 2015, 10th of 18 in 2024; its price rose 8.0% while Washington rose 30.9%.

What did Peninsula Light Company charge homes in 2025?

11.30 cents per kWh, +7.6% on the 10.50 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Peninsula Light Company at 10.50 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Peninsula Light Company

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 7.7 to 8.4 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for Peninsula Light Company: 10.50 ¢/kWh for homes, 136 minutes of SAIDI

Share this page

Peninsula Light Company: 1,264 kWh a month costs roughly $133 in energy at 10.50 ¢/kWh, -11.7% on the Washington average of 11.90 ¢.