PUD No 1 of Benton County electricity: 57,827 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 40

Roughly 57,827 Washington accounts belong to PUD No 1 of Benton County, classed by EIA as political subdivision; the residential count is 50,072. Among the 7 Washington PUDs utilities listed here it is number 3 on price for homes, -0.67 ¢ from their median.

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At 1,220 kWh a month a PUD No 1 of Benton County home pays about $107 in energy: 8.81 ¢/kWh, 25.9% below the Washington average of 11.90 ¢.

Among the 7 Washington PUDs utilities listed here it is number 3 on price for homes, -0.67 ¢ from their median.

PUD No 1 of Benton County against its group: Washington PUDs

Home price place, Washington PUDs group: 3 of 7-0.67 ¢ from the median of 9.48 ¢

Take the 7 Washington PUDs utilities listed here, sorted by home price: PUD No 1 of Benton County is number 3 of 7 at 8.81 ¢, while the group median is 9.48 ¢. The cheapest is PUD No 1 of Chelan County (WA) at 3.67 ¢, +5.14 ¢ from here; the most expensive is PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County (WA), 3.70 ¢ above.

On outage minutes it ranks 1 of 7 (1 = fewest), with 40 against a group median of 126. By accounts it is number 3, with 57,827 against 382,062 for PUD No 1 of Snohomish County.

How it compares

PUD No 1 of Benton County
PUD No 1 of Benton County, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
PUD No 1 of Benton County	8.81 ¢/kWh	6.93 ¢/kWh	$107at 1,220 kWh	40 minSAIDI
Washington average against this company, which is 4 of 18 on price	+3.09 ¢/kWhcompany 25.9% below	+3.06 ¢/kWhcompany 30.6% below	+$38a month at 1,220 kWh	+107 mincompany 107 below
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz CountyLowest in this table	8.80 ¢/kWhcompany 0.2% above	8.81 ¢/kWhcompany 21.3% below	$1070 less than company	126 mincompany 86 below

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PUD No 1 of Benton County: 2025

PUD No 1 of Benton County: +3.6% on 2024 for homes, Washington +10.2%.

PUD No 1 of Benton County home price, 2025: 9.13 ¢/kWh+3.6% on 2024, early release
PUD No 1 of Benton County SAIDI, 2025: 36 min-9% on 2024, early release
PUD No 1 of Benton County against Washington, 2025: -6.6 pointsPUD No 1 of Benton County +3.6%, Washington +10.2%, price in Washington 13.11 ¢

PUD No 1 of Benton County: 9.13 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +3.6% from 8.81 ¢; Washington as a whole went +10.2%, so PUD No 1 of Benton County trailed it by 6.6 points. Its SAIDI is 36 minutes against 40 in 2024.

Carbon context

PUD No 1 of Benton County serves 50,072 homes in Washington. At 1,220 kWh a month that is about 147 kg of CO₂, or 1,761 kg a year, at the Washington plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Washington generation mix.

PUD No 1 of Benton County charts

Residential price since 2015: 8.81 ¢ in 2024

7.72 ¢ in 2015, 8.81 ¢ in 2024 (+14.1%); Washington 9.09 to 11.90 ¢.

PUD No 1 of Benton County residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	PUD No 1 of Benton County	Gap to Washington residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	7.72	-1.37	-4.93
2016	8.11	-1.37	-4.44
2017	8.30	-1.36	-4.59
2018	8.55	-1.20	-4.32
2019	8.52	-1.19	-4.49
2020	8.82	-1.05	-4.33
2021	8.64	-1.47	-5.02
2022	8.70	-1.56	-6.34
2023	8.75	-2.23	-7.25
2024	8.81	-3.09	-7.67

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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PUD No 1 of Benton County SAIDI, 2015-2024

36 min in 2015, 40 in 2024.

PUD No 1 of Benton County SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	PUD No 1 of Benton Cou, no major events	PUD No 1 of Benton Cou, all events
2015	36	36
2016	30	30
2017	58	58
2018	53	84
2019	28	44
2020	68	88
2021	47	60
2022	58	134
2023	48	125
2024	40	53

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 39.5 min

39.5 min, 0.40x the median reporter, rank 120 of 673.

min

Company, no major events39.5
Company, with major events52.9

PUD No 1 of Benton County, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

PUD No 1 of Benton County billed homes 7.72 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 8.81 ¢ in 2024, +14.1% in all, and lagged the Washington average (+30.9%) by 16.8 points. PUD No 1 of Benton County's sharpest move came in 2016, +4.9%. The high is 8.82 ¢ (2020) and the low 7.72 ¢ (2015). 2024: +0.7% here, +8.4% for the Washington average. SAIDI at PUD No 1 of Benton County (major events excluded) went from 36 minutes in 2015 to 40 in 2024, +8%, between 28 (2019) and 68 (2020). At 40 minutes in 2024, PUD No 1 of Benton County sat -60 from the national SAIDI median, with 10 of 10 years below it. 2022: 134 minutes with major events, 58 without, the widest gap of any year. PUD No 1 of Benton County has 3 cheaper and 14 higher-priced Washington peers among 18 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County, bills 8.80 ¢ (-0.02). Next higher-priced, Inland Power & Light Company, bills 8.98 ¢ (+0.16).

The data favor customers here: bills run 25.9% under the Washington norm, and 40 outage minutes sit 60% under the national median.

Home accounts at PUD No 1 of Benton County went from 42,375 in 2015 to 50,072 in 2024, +18.2%. Business customers paid 0.79 times the home price in 2024 (6.93 against 8.81 ¢); the ratio was 0.83 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.27 in 2015 to 0.40 in 2024, between 0.21 and 0.58.

Outages and home price of PUD No 1 of Benton County (EIA utility 1579), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at PUD No 1 of Benton County: 22 minutes in 2014, 40 in 2024, a rise of 80%. The low came in 2014 at 22, the high in 2020 at 68; 11 years were filed. The Washington median in 2024 was 136 minutes, so PUD No 1 of Benton County ran below it.

Home rates at PUD No 1 of Benton County went from 7.58 ¢ in 2013 to 8.81 ¢ in 2024 (+16.2%), which is 10.48 ¢ to 9.04 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−13.7%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,258 in 2013 and $1,085 in 2024. Of 37 Washington utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, PUD No 1 of Benton County stood 8th cheapest (19th of 46 in 2013).

PUD No 1 of Benton County outage minutes a customer, 2014 to 2024: 40 in 2024

PUD No 1 of Benton County at 40 min in 2024 and the Washington median at 136.

PUD No 1 of Benton County home price since 2013: −13.7% after inflation

PUD No 1 of Benton County: 9.04 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 8.81 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

PUD No 1 of Benton County, EIA utility 1579, year by year among Washington utilities

PUD No 1 of Benton County 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, PUD No 1 of Benton	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, PUD No 1 of Be	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, PUD No 1 of Be	Washington median SAIDI
2013	7.58	10.48	19 of 46	–	–	–	–
2014	7.59	10.32	16 of 46	22	0.21	1 of 10	103
2015	7.72	10.49	14 of 46	36	0.27	4 of 12	60
2016	8.11	10.87	15 of 46	30	0.35	3 of 14	94
2017	8.30	10.90	17 of 46	58	0.47	5 of 14	122
2018	8.55	10.97	16 of 46	53	0.43	5 of 17	117
2019	8.52	10.72	17 of 53	28	0.21	2 of 19	91
2020	8.82	10.97	16 of 37	68	0.58	5 of 18	122
2021	8.64	10.26	11 of 37	47	0.39	3 of 18	122
2022	8.70	9.57	12 of 37	58	0.35	3 of 19	136
2023	8.75	9.24	13 of 38	48	0.52	3 of 20	104
2024	8.81	9.04	8 of 37	40	0.40	1 of 21	136

PUD No 1 of Benton Count, EIA utility 1579: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Washington real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 57,8271.5% of Washington total
Residential accounts: 50,0721.5% of Washington homes
Commercial accounts: 6,77011.7% of the base
Residential rate: 8.81 ¢/kWhplace 4 of 18, -25.9% against the state
Commercial rate: 6.93 ¢/kWhplace 4 of 31, -30.6% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 39.5 minbetter than 82% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.400.40x the median
SAIDI with major events: 52.9 min25.3% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 9.7 MW1,301 installations
Counties served: 1all in Washington
Average residential use: 14,638 kWh/yr1,220 a month
Implied monthly bill: $107-$94 on the U.S. rate, 1,220 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +14.1%7.72 to 8.81 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +8%36 min in 2015, 40 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, PUD No 1 of Benton County

PUD No 1 of Benton County sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Washington ¢/kWh
Residential	50,072	8.81	-3.09
Commercial	6,770	6.93	-3.06

Year by year, PUD No 1 of Benton County

Year	Home accounts, PUD No 1 of Benton Cou	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	42,375	7.72	6.39	0.83	36	0.27
2016	43,157	8.11	6.55	0.81	30	0.35
2017	45,813	8.30	6.73	0.81	58	0.47
2018	46,438	8.55	6.82	0.80	53	0.43
2019	47,173	8.52	6.88	0.81	28	0.21
2020	47,856	8.82	7.05	0.80	68	0.58
2021	48,523	8.64	7.05	0.82	47	0.39
2022	49,045	8.70	7.02	0.81	58	0.35
2023	49,607	8.75	6.94	0.79	48	0.52
2024	50,072	8.81	6.93	0.79	40	0.40

Peers of PUD No 1 of Benton County in Washington, place 4 of 18 on home price

Utility near PUD No 1 of Benton County on price	SAIDI min, gap to PUD No 1 of Benton County	Home ¢, gap to PUD No 1 of Benton County	Gap % to PUD No 1 of Benton County	Accounts, PUD No 1 of Benton County = 1
1. PUD No 1 of Chelan County	+56	-5.14	-58.4%	0.87
2. PUD No 2 of Grant County	No data	-2.80	-31.8%	0.97
3. PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County	+86	-0.02	-0.2%	0.93
4. PUD No 1 of Benton County (this utility)	40	8.81	-	1.00
5. Inland Power & Light Company	+238	+0.16	+1.9%	0.79
6. PUD No 1 of Lewis County	+565	+0.67	+7.6%	0.60
7. PUD No 1 of Franklin County	No data	+0.87	+9.9%	0.51

Who buys PUD No 1 of Benton County's electricity

Class at PUD No 1 of Benton County	Accounts	Of PUD No 1 of Benton County accounts	Of PUD No 1 of Benton County MWh sold	kWh a year per PUD No 1 of Benton County account
Residential	50,072	86.6%	40.5%	14,638
Commercial	6,770	11.7%	31.2%	83,340
Industrial and other	985	1.70%	28.3%	519,428

PUD No 1 of Benton County among Washington PUDs group

PUD No 1 of Benton County and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to PUD No 1 of Benton County	Home ¢, gap to PUD No 1 of Benton County	Accounts, PUD No 1 of Benton County = 1
1. PUD No 1 of Chelan County (WA)	+56	-5.14	0.87
2. PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County (WA)	+86	-0.02	0.93
3. PUD No 1 of Benton County (WA, this utility)	40	8.81	1.00
4. PUD No 1 of Lewis County (WA)	+565	+0.67	0.60
5. PUD No 1 of Clark County (WA)	+20	+1.60	4.15
6. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County (WA)	+142	+2.70	6.61
7. PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County (WA)	+162	+3.70	0.79

PUD No 1 of Benton County: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	PUD No 1 of Benton County	Washington context	PUD No 1 of Benton County detail
PUD No 1 of Benton County home meters on AMI	100.0%	Washington 69.4%	50,072 of 50,072 meters
Homes with daily digital access	50,072	Washington figure not published	100% of the 50,072 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for PUD No 1 of Benton County homes	Not on file	4 of 8 Washington utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by PUD No 1 of Benton County
Net-metered installations	1,301	98% residential	25.3 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.5 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, PUD No 1 of Benton County

kWh	Share of a 1,220 kWh month	Cost a month at 8.81 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	20%	$22.03	-$19.17	$264
500	41%	$44.06	-$38.34	$529
750	61%	$66.09	-$57.51	$793
1,000	82%	$88.12	-$76.68	$1,057
1,500	123%	$132.18	-$115.02	$1,586
2,000	164%	$176.24	-$153.36	$2,115

Outage record, PUD No 1 of Benton County

Measure, PUD No 1 of Benton C	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	39.5	52.9	0.66 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.400	0.500	2.50 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	98.8	105.8	1.65 h

Territory of PUD No 1 of Benton County

1 Washington counties, region WECC:

Washington other states: 1 of 1 county of PUD No 1 of Benton County drawn

PUD No 1 of Benton County: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Benton

Questions on PUD No 1 of Benton County

How big is PUD No 1 of Benton County in Washington, by customer accounts?

57,827 accounts in 2024: residential 50,072, commercial 6,770, industrial 985.

How many cents per kWh does PUD No 1 of Benton County charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 8.81 cents; against the Washington average that is -25.9%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of PUD No 1 of Benton County?

SAIDI 39.5 min and SAIFI 0.40 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.40, CAIDI 99 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to PUD No 1 of Benton County?

1,301 installations with 9.7 MW, of which residential installations number 1,269.

What would a typical PUD No 1 of Benton County home pay each month?

1,220 kWh at 8.81 cents comes to about $107, energy only.

Is PUD No 1 of Benton County cheaper than other Washington utilities?

Rank 4 of 18 in Washington on price, -25.9% against the state average; 3 charge less than 8.81 ¢.

How much of the PUD No 1 of Benton County load is business?

Homes take 40.5% of 1,808,822 MWh, commercial accounts 31.2%, industrial and other 28.3%; the 6,770 commercial accounts use 83,340 kWh each, 5.7 times a home.

Does PUD No 1 of Benton County have smart meters or TOU rates?

50,072 of 50,072 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. PUD No 1 of Benton County reports no home time-of-use rate; 4 of 8 Washington filers do.

Since 2015, has PUD No 1 of Benton County become cheaper than other Washington utilities?

4th cheapest of 18 in 2015, 4th of 18 in 2024; its price rose 14.1% while Washington rose 30.9%.

How does PUD No 1 of Benton County compare with 6 similar utilities?

Place 3 of 7 on home price at 8.81 ¢ (Washington PUDs group); median 9.48 ¢, cheapest member 3.67 ¢.

Did PUD No 1 of Benton County cut or raise its 2025 home price?

9.13 cents per kWh, +3.6% on the 8.81 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to PUD No 1 of Benton County at 8.81 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Dixie Escalante R E A, IncUtah, 8.92 ¢/kWh, 0.11 ¢ above
Inland Power & Light CompanyWashington, 8.98 ¢/kWh, 0.17 ¢ above
Dayton Power & Light CoOhio, 8.54 ¢/kWh, 0.27 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

2 home plan records, energy charges: 7.2 ¢/kWh.

No time-of-use, tiered or demand-charge plan flagged.

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

Primary sources for PUD No 1 of Benton County electricity: 57,827 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 40

EIA-861 annual report entry for PUD No 1 of Benton County electricity: 57,827 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 40, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for PUD No 1 of Benton County electricity: 57,827 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 40, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for PUD No 1 of Benton County electricity: 57,827 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 40, the state price average