Puget Sound Energy Inc electricity: 1,238,151 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 203

In Washington, Puget Sound Energy Inc bills 1,238,151 accounts, 88.2% residential, as an investor owned utility. Its home price sits 23.0% over the Washington average and ranks 18 of 18 among larger utilities.

Lower Baker Dam on the Baker River near Concrete, Washington — Lower Baker Dam, Concrete, WA. August 2017. Photo by Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 875 kWh a month a Puget Sound Energy Inc home pays about $128 in energy: 14.63 ¢/kWh, 23.0% above the Washington average of 11.90 ¢.

Its home price sits 23.0% over the Washington average and ranks 18 of 18 among larger utilities.

Puget Sound Energy Inc on price: 23.0% over Washington

Home price against Washington: +23.0%place 18 of 18, cheapest first

Home price is where Puget Sound Energy Inc departs furthest from the Washington pattern: 14.63 ¢ against a state average of 11.90 ¢, place 18 of 18 among Washington utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is PUD No 1 of Chelan County at 3.67 ¢ (-10.96 ¢ from here), the most expensive Puget Sound Energy Inc at 14.63 ¢ (+0.00 ¢).

A home using 875 kWh a month pays about $128 in energy here; at the Washington average the same use would cost $104, a difference of +$24 a month.

How it compares

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Puget Sound Energy Inc, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Puget Sound Energy Inc	14.63 ¢/kWh	13.29 ¢/kWh	$128at 875 kWh	203 minSAIDI
Washington average against this company, which is 18 of 18 on priceLowest in this table	-2.73 ¢/kWhcompany 23.0% above	-3.30 ¢/kWhcompany 33.1% above	-$24a month at 875 kWh	-57 mincompany 57 above
City of Seattle	14.09 ¢/kWhcompany 3.9% above	11.77 ¢/kWhcompany 12.9% above	$1235 less than company	111 mincompany 92 above

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Puget Sound Energy Inc: 2025

Puget Sound Energy Inc: +16.2% on 2024 for homes, Washington +10.2%.

Puget Sound Energy Inc home price, 2025: 17.01 ¢/kWh+16.2% on 2024, early release
Puget Sound Energy Inc SAIDI, 2025: 178 min-12% on 2024, early release
Puget Sound Energy Inc against Washington, 2025: +6.0 pointsPuget Sound Energy Inc +16.2%, Washington +10.2%, price in Washington 13.11 ¢

Puget Sound Energy Inc: 17.01 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +16.2% from 14.63 ¢; Washington as a whole went +10.2%, so Puget Sound Energy Inc ran ahead of it by 6.0 points. Its SAIDI is 178 minutes against 203 in 2024.

Carbon context

Puget Sound Energy Inc serves 1,091,599 homes in Washington. At 875 kWh a month that is about 105 kg of CO₂, or 1,263 kg a year, at the Washington plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Washington generation mix.

Puget Sound Energy Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.63 ¢ in 2024

10.44 ¢ in 2015, 14.63 ¢ in 2024 (+40.2%); Washington 9.09 to 11.90 ¢.

Puget Sound Energy Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Puget Sound Energy Inc	Gap to Washington residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	10.44	+1.35	-2.21
2016	11.12	+1.64	-1.43
2017	11.27	+1.61	-1.62
2018	10.93	+1.18	-1.94
2019	10.59	+0.88	-2.42
2020	10.80	+0.93	-2.35
2021	11.48	+1.37	-2.18
2022	11.76	+1.50	-3.28
2023	13.30	+2.32	-2.70
2024	14.63	+2.73	-1.85

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Puget Sound Energy Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

161 min in 2015, 203 in 2024.

Puget Sound Energy Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Puget Sound Energy Inc, no major events
2015	161
2016	154
2017	175
2018	145
2019	136
2020	171
2021	207
2022	196
2023	167
2024	203

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 203.0 min

203.0 min, 2.04x the median reporter, rank 539 of 673.

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Company, no major events203.0
Company, with major events1,196.0

Puget Sound Energy Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Puget Sound Energy Inc billed homes 10.44 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 14.63 ¢ in 2024, +40.2% in all, and outpaced the Washington average (+30.9%) by 9.3 points. Puget Sound Energy Inc's sharpest move came in 2023, +13.1%. The latest year is the high at 14.63 ¢; the low was 10.44 ¢ (2015). 2024: +10.1% here, +8.4% for the Washington average. SAIDI at Puget Sound Energy Inc (major events excluded) rose from 161 minutes in 2015 to 203 in 2024, +26%; worst year 2021 at 207. Against the national median, Puget Sound Energy Inc came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 203 minutes, +104 from the median. 2024: 1196 minutes with major events, 203 without, the widest gap of any year. Puget Sound Energy Inc has 17 cheaper and 0 higher-priced Washington peers among 18 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Seattle, bills 14.09 ¢ (-0.55).

Both measures lean against customers: 23.0% above the Washington average on price and 2.0x the national median on outage minutes (203).

Home accounts at Puget Sound Energy Inc went from 970,830 in 2015 to 1,091,599 in 2024, +12.4%. Business customers paid 0.91 times the home price in 2024 (13.29 against 14.63 ¢); the ratio was 0.93 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.04 in 2015 to 1.20 in 2024, between 0.96 and 1.26.

Outages and home price of Puget Sound Energy Inc (EIA utility 15500), 2013 to 2024

By 2024 the average Puget Sound Energy Inc customer sat through 203 minutes of outage, against 124 in 2013 (+64%). Its best year was 2013 (124 min), its worst 2021 (207 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Washington median of 136 minutes in 2024, Puget Sound Energy Inc was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Puget Sound Energy Inc home paid 15.02 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 14.32 ¢ in 2013, +4.9%; the bill itself went 10.36 ¢ to 14.63 ¢ (+41.3%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,718 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,802 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 43rd cheapest of 46 in 2013, 36th of 37 in 2024 among Washington utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Puget Sound Energy Inc outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 203 in 2024

Puget Sound Energy Inc at 203 min in 2024 and the Washington median at 136.

Puget Sound Energy Inc home price since 2013: +4.9% after inflation

Puget Sound Energy Inc: 15.02 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.63 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Puget Sound Energy Inc, EIA utility 15500, year by year among Washington utilities

Puget Sound Energy Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Puget Sound Energy	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Puget Sound En	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Puget Sound En	Washington median SAIDI
2013	10.36	14.32	43 of 46	124	0.86	7 of 9	85
2014	9.69	13.18	41 of 46	153	0.96	7 of 10	103
2015	10.44	14.18	41 of 46	161	1.04	10 of 12	60
2016	11.12	14.91	44 of 46	154	1.02	10 of 14	94
2017	11.27	14.80	42 of 46	175	1.12	11 of 14	122
2018	10.93	14.01	40 of 46	145	0.99	12 of 17	117
2019	10.59	13.34	41 of 53	136	0.96	13 of 19	91
2020	10.80	13.44	29 of 37	171	1.06	12 of 18	122
2021	11.48	13.64	33 of 37	207	1.26	15 of 18	122
2022	11.76	12.93	31 of 37	196	1.09	13 of 19	136
2023	13.30	14.05	37 of 38	167	1.10	14 of 20	104
2024	14.63	15.02	36 of 37	203	1.20	16 of 21	136

Puget Sound Energy Inc, EIA utility 15500: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Washington real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 1,238,15132.6% of Washington total
Residential accounts: 1,091,59932.4% of Washington homes
Commercial accounts: 143,36311.6% of the base
Residential rate: 14.63 ¢/kWhplace 18 of 18, +23.0% against the state
Commercial rate: 13.29 ¢/kWhplace 30 of 31, +33.1% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 203.0 minbetter than 20% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.201.19x the median
SAIDI with major events: 1196.0 min83.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 203.6 MW25,213 installations
Counties served: 8all in Washington
Average residential use: 10,501 kWh/yr875 a month
Implied monthly bill: $128-$16 on the U.S. rate, 875 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +40.2%10.44 to 14.63 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +26%161 min in 2015, 203 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Puget Sound Energy Inc

Puget Sound Energy Inc sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Washington ¢/kWh
Residential	1,091,599	14.63	+2.73
Commercial	143,363	13.29	+3.30

Year by year, Puget Sound Energy Inc

Year	Home accounts, Puget Sound Energy Inc	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	970,830	10.44	9.70	0.93	161	1.04
2016	984,739	11.12	9.87	0.89	154	1.02
2017	998,078	11.27	9.90	0.88	175	1.12
2018	1,010,574	10.93	10.00	0.91	145	0.99
2019	1,025,024	10.59	9.62	0.91	136	0.96
2020	1,039,596	10.80	9.83	0.91	171	1.06
2021	1,053,027	11.48	10.57	0.92	207	1.26
2022	1,065,508	11.76	11.10	0.94	196	1.09
2023	1,077,406	13.30	12.18	0.92	167	1.10
2024	1,091,599	14.63	13.29	0.91	203	1.20

Peers of Puget Sound Energy Inc in Washington, place 18 of 18 on home price

Utility near Puget Sound Energy Inc on price	SAIDI min, gap to Puget Sound Energy Inc	Home ¢, gap to Puget Sound Energy Inc	Gap % to Puget Sound Energy Inc	Accounts, Puget Sound Energy Inc = 1
15. PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County	-1	-2.12	-14.5%	0.04
16. PUD No 3 of Mason County	No data	-0.84	-5.8%	0.03
17. City of Seattle	-92	-0.55	-3.7%	0.41
18. Puget Sound Energy Inc (this utility)	203	14.63	-	1.00

Who buys Puget Sound Energy Inc's electricity

Class at Puget Sound Energy Inc	Accounts	Of Puget Sound Energy Inc accounts	Of Puget Sound Energy Inc MWh sold	kWh a year per Puget Sound Energy Inc account
Residential	1,091,599	88.2%	48.8%	10,501
Commercial	143,363	11.6%	38.1%	62,331
Industrial and other	3,188	0.26%	13.1%	963,118

Puget Sound Energy Inc among Washington investor owneds

Puget Sound Energy Inc and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Puget Sound Energy Inc	Home ¢, gap to Puget Sound Energy Inc	Accounts, Puget Sound Energy Inc = 1
1. Avista Corp (WA)	-91	-2.77	0.22
2. Puget Sound Energy Inc (WA, this utility)	203	14.63	1.00

Puget Sound Energy Inc: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Puget Sound Energy Inc	Washington context	Puget Sound Energy Inc detail
Puget Sound Energy Inc home meters on AMI	99.0%	Washington 69.4%	1,103,813 of 1,114,658 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	8,774	Washington figure not published	0.8% of meters
Time-of-use rate for Puget Sound Energy Inc homes	Offered	4 of 8 Washington utilities offer one	8,700 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.80% of 1,091,599
Net-metered installations	25,213	94% residential	21.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 8.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Puget Sound Energy Inc

kWh	Share of a 875 kWh month	Cost a month at 14.63 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	29%	$36.59	-$4.61	$439
500	57%	$73.17	-$9.23	$878
750	86%	$109.76	-$13.84	$1,317
1,000	114%	$146.35	-$18.45	$1,756
1,500	171%	$219.52	-$27.68	$2,634
2,000	229%	$292.70	-$36.90	$3,512

Outage record, Puget Sound Energy Inc

Measure, Puget Sound Energy I	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	203.0	1196.0	3.38 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.200	2.200	0.83 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	169.2	543.6	2.82 h

Territory of Puget Sound Energy Inc

8 Washington counties, region WECC:

Washington other states: 8 of 8 counties of Puget Sound Energy Inc drawn

Puget Sound Energy Inc: 8 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Island
King
Kitsap
Kittitas
Pierce
Skagit
Thurston
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Questions on Puget Sound Energy Inc

How big is Puget Sound Energy Inc in Washington, by customer accounts?

1,238,151 accounts in 2024: residential 1,091,599, commercial 143,363, industrial 3,188.

How many cents per kWh does Puget Sound Energy Inc charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 14.63 cents; against the Washington average that is +23.0%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Puget Sound Energy Inc?

SAIDI 203.0 min and SAIFI 1.20 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.04, CAIDI 169 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Puget Sound Energy Inc?

25,213 installations with 203.6 MW, of which residential installations number 23,805.

What would a typical Puget Sound Energy Inc home pay each month?

875 kWh at 14.63 cents comes to about $128, energy only.

Is Puget Sound Energy Inc cheaper than other Washington utilities?

Rank 18 of 18 in Washington on price, +23.0% against the state average; 17 charge less than 14.63 ¢.

How much of the Puget Sound Energy Inc load is business?

Homes take 48.8% of 23,469,417 MWh, commercial accounts 38.1%, industrial and other 13.1%; the 143,363 commercial accounts use 62,331 kWh each, 5.9 times a home.

Does Puget Sound Energy Inc have smart meters or TOU rates?

1,103,813 of 1,114,658 home meters are AMI, 99.0%. Puget Sound Energy Inc offers a home time-of-use rate; 8,700 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.80% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Puget Sound Energy Inc become cheaper than other Washington utilities?

18th cheapest of 18 in 2015, 18th of 18 in 2024; its price rose 40.2% while Washington rose 30.9%.

Did Puget Sound Energy Inc cut or raise its 2025 home price?

17.01 cents per kWh, +16.2% on the 14.63 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Puget Sound Energy Inc at 14.63 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Clark County Rural E M CIndiana, 14.63 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Laurens Electric Coop, IncSouth Carolina, 14.66 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ above
US Retailers, LLCTexas, 14.60 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below
Tampa Electric CoFlorida, 14.67 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

13 home plan records, energy charges: 8.5 to 51.6 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 9, e.g. 307 (Residential Time of Use Pilot) - Single Phase
Tiered: 4, e.g. 7 (Residential Service - Single Phase)
Demand charge: 4, e.g. 7A (Master Metered Residential Service - Single or Three Phase)

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

Primary sources for Puget Sound Energy Inc electricity: 1,238,151 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 203

EIA-861 annual report entry for Puget Sound Energy Inc electricity: 1,238,151 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 203, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Puget Sound Energy Inc electricity: 1,238,151 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 203, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Puget Sound Energy Inc electricity: 1,238,151 accounts in Washington, SAIDI 203, the state price average