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PUD No 1 of Snohomish County electricity: 382,062 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 181

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County is an political subdivision utility serving 382,062 customer accounts in Washington; 346,532 of them are residential. 14% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 69% across Washington.

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County: 946 kWh a month costs roughly $109 in energy at 11.51 ¢/kWh, -3.3% on the Washington average of 11.90 ¢.

14% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 69% across Washington.

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County: smart meters and rate options

Home meters that are AMI
14%Washington utilities overall: 69%

Metering is where PUD No 1 of Snohomish County differs: 49,631 of 346,532 home meters are AMI, 14.3%, place 15 of 16 Washington utilities that report; the Washington figure for all utilities is 69.4%. 346,532 homes can see daily digital data. It does not offer a time-of-use rate to homes in the EIA filing.

How it compares

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County
PUD No 1 of Snohomish County, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyLowest in this table11.51 ¢/kWh9.45 ¢/kWh$109at 946 kWh181 minSAIDI
Washington average against this company, which is 12 of 18 on price+0.39 ¢/kWhcompany 3.3% below+0.54 ¢/kWhcompany 5.4% below+$4a month at 946 kWh-35 mincompany 35 above
Avista Corp11.87 ¢/kWhcompany 3.0% below12.77 ¢/kWhcompany 26.0% below$1123 more than company112 mincompany 69 above

Compare 35 Washington companies

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for PUD No 1 of Snohomish County; 2024 stays the latest year.

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County 2024 against Washington 2025
-1.60 ¢11.51 ¢ for PUD No 1 of Snohomish County in 2024, 13.11 ¢ for Washington in 2025

EIA's early release leaves PUD No 1 of Snohomish County out for 2025. Its newest record stays 2024: 11.51 ¢/kWh across 346,532 home accounts and 181 minutes of SAIDI.

Carbon context

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County serves 346,532 homes in Washington. At 946 kWh a month that is about 114 kg of CO₂, or 1,365 kg a year, at the Washington plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Washington generation mix.

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County charts

Residential price since 2015: 11.51 ¢ in 2024

9.36 ¢ in 2015, 11.51 ¢ in 2024 (+23.0%); Washington 9.09 to 11.90 ¢.

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearPUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyGap to Washington residentialGap to U.S. residential
20159.36+0.27-3.29
20169.64+0.16-2.91
20179.96+0.30-2.93
201810.18+0.43-2.69
201910.18+0.47-2.83
202010.18+0.31-2.97
202110.14+0.03-3.52
202210.19-0.07-4.85
202310.70-0.28-5.30
202411.51-0.39-4.97

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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PUD No 1 of Snohomish County SAIDI, 2019-2024

91 min in 2019, 181 in 2024.

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County SAIDI by year, 2019 to 2024: 6 rows
YearPUD No 1 of Snohomish , no major events
201991
2020132
2021138
2022138
2023112
2024181

6 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 181.4 min

181.4 min, 1.82x the median reporter, rank 504 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events181.4
  • Company, with major events620.9

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

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Analyst note

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County billed homes 9.36 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 11.51 ¢ in 2024, +23.0% in all, and lagged the Washington average (+30.9%) by 7.9 points. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County's sharpest move came in 2024, +7.6%. The latest year is the high at 11.51 ¢; the low was 9.36 ¢ (2015). 2024: +7.6% here, +8.4% for the Washington average. SAIDI at PUD No 1 of Snohomish County (major events excluded) rose from 91 minutes in 2019 to 181 in 2024, +99%; worst year 2024 at 181. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County filed SAIDI under the national median in 1 of 6 years; its 2024 figure was 181 minutes, +82 from that year's median. 2022: 1004 minutes with major events, 138 without, the widest gap of any year. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County has 11 cheaper and 6 higher-priced Washington peers among 18 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Tacoma, bills 10.81 ¢ (-0.70). Next higher-priced, PUD No 1 of Clallam County, bills 11.85 ¢ (+0.34).

A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 3.3% less than the Washington average, yet the 181-minute outage clock runs 1.8x the national median.

Home accounts at PUD No 1 of Snohomish County went from 305,966 in 2015 to 346,532 in 2024, +13.3%. Business customers paid 0.82 times the home price in 2024 (9.45 against 11.51 ¢); the ratio was 0.89 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.86 in 2019 to 1.56 in 2024, between 0.86 and 1.56.

Facts

Customer accounts
382,06210.1% of Washington total
Residential accounts
346,53210.3% of Washington homes
Commercial accounts
35,4539.3% of the base
Residential rate
11.51 ¢/kWhplace 12 of 18, -3.3% against the state
Commercial rate
9.45 ¢/kWhplace 19 of 31, -5.4% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
181.4 minbetter than 25% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.561.54x the median
SAIDI with major events
620.9 min70.8% from event days
Net-metered capacity
46.7 MW4,947 installations
Counties served
2all in Washington
Average residential use
11,350 kWh/yr946 a month
Implied monthly bill
$109-$47 on the U.S. rate, 946 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+23.0%9.36 to 11.51 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+99%91 min in 2019, 181 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, PUD No 1 of Snohomish County

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Washington ¢/kWh
Residential346,53211.51-0.39
Commercial35,4539.45-0.54

Year by year, PUD No 1 of Snohomish County

YearHome accounts, PUD No 1 of Snohomish Home ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
2015305,9669.368.320.89No dataNo data
2016309,7609.648.590.89No dataNo data
2017314,9349.968.690.87No dataNo data
2018318,47110.188.860.87No dataNo data
2019322,24810.188.850.87910.86
2020327,51210.188.870.871321.25
2021332,74610.148.860.871381.29
2022338,08110.198.900.871381.14
2023342,01610.708.940.841121.10
2024346,53211.519.450.821811.56

Peers of PUD No 1 of Snohomish County in Washington, place 12 of 18 on home price

Utility near PUD No 1 of Snohomish County on priceSAIDI min, gap to PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyHome ¢, gap to PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyGap % to PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyAccounts, PUD No 1 of Snohomish County = 1
9. PUD No 1 of Clark County-122-1.10-9.6%0.63
10. Peninsula Light Company-45-1.01-8.7%0.09
11. City of Tacoma-101-0.70-6.1%0.53
12. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County (this utility)18111.51-1.00
13. PUD No 1 of Clallam CountyNo data+0.34+3.0%0.09
14. Avista Corp-69+0.35+3.1%0.72
15. PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County+21+1.00+8.7%0.12

Who buys PUD No 1 of Snohomish County's electricity

Class at PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyAccountsOf PUD No 1 of Snohomish County accountsOf PUD No 1 of Snohomish County MWh soldkWh a year per PUD No 1 of Snohomish County account
Residential346,53290.7%57.8%11,350
Commercial35,4539.3%35.7%68,591
Industrial and other770.02%6.5%5,718,987

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County among Washington PUDs group

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyHome ¢, gap to PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyAccounts, PUD No 1 of Snohomish County = 1
1. PUD No 1 of Chelan County (WA)-86-7.840.13
2. PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County (WA)-56-2.720.14
3. PUD No 1 of Benton County (WA)-142-2.700.15
4. PUD No 1 of Lewis County (WA)+423-2.030.09
5. PUD No 1 of Clark County (WA)-122-1.100.63
6. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County (WA, this utility)18111.511.00
7. PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County (WA)+21+1.000.12

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

MeasurePUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyWashington contextPUD No 1 of Snohomish County detail
PUD No 1 of Snohomish County home meters on AMI14.3%Washington 69.4%49,631 of 346,532 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)3,533Washington figure not published1.0% of meters
Homes with daily digital access346,532Washington figure not published100% of the 346,532 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for PUD No 1 of Snohomish County homesNot on file4 of 8 Washington utilities offer one0 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.00% of 346,532
Net-metered installations4,94796% residential13.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.4 kW average

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

kWhShare of a 946 kWh monthCost a month at 11.51 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25026%$28.78-$12.42$345
50053%$57.56-$24.84$691
75079%$86.34-$37.26$1,036
1,000106%$115.12-$49.68$1,381
1,500159%$172.68-$74.52$2,072
2,000211%$230.24-$99.36$2,763

Outage record, PUD No 1 of Snohomish County

Measure, PUD No 1 of SnohomisNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes181.4620.93.02 h
SAIFI interruptions1.5602.4800.64 yr apart
CAIDI minutes116.3250.41.94 h

Territory of PUD No 1 of Snohomish County

2 Washington counties, region WECC:

Counties served by PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyIslandSnohomish

Washington other states: 2 of 2 counties of PUD No 1 of Snohomish County drawn

PUD No 1 of Snohomish County: 2 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Island
  • Snohomish

Questions on PUD No 1 of Snohomish County

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

382,062 accounts in 2024: residential 346,532, commercial 35,453, industrial 77.

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

In 2024 homes paid 11.51 cents; against the Washington average that is -3.3%.

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

SAIDI 181.4 min and SAIFI 1.56 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.82, CAIDI 116 min.

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

4,947 installations with 46.7 MW, of which residential installations number 4,759.

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

946 kWh at 11.51 cents comes to about $109, energy only.

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

Rank 12 of 18 in Washington on price, -3.3% against the state average; 11 charge less than 11.51 ¢.

What share of PUD No 1 of Snohomish County sales do homes buy?

Homes take 57.8% of 6,805,383 MWh, commercial accounts 35.7%, industrial and other 6.5%; the 35,453 commercial accounts use 68,591 kWh each, 6.0 times a home.

At PUD No 1 of Snohomish County, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

49,631 of 346,532 home meters are AMI, 14.3%. PUD No 1 of Snohomish County reports no home time-of-use rate; 4 of 8 Washington filers do.

Has PUD No 1 of Snohomish County moved up the Washington price list since 2015?

14th cheapest of 18 in 2015, 12th of 18 in 2024; its price rose 23.0% while Washington rose 30.9%.

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

Place 6 of 7 on home price at 11.51 ¢ (Washington PUDs group); median 9.48 ¢, cheapest member 3.67 ¢.

Has PUD No 1 of Snohomish County filed 2025 data with EIA?

Not yet: 11.51 cents and 181 SAIDI minutes (2024) remain the newest PUD No 1 of Snohomish County record.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to PUD No 1 of Snohomish County at 11.51 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on PUD No 1 of Snohomish County

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 10.3 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for PUD No 1 of Snohomish County electricity: 382,062 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 181

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PUD No 1 of Snohomish County: 946 kWh a month costs roughly $109 in energy at 11.51 ¢/kWh, -3.3% on the Washington average of 11.90 ¢.