9.23¢
per kWh, 2025
[ PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County / WA ]
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County electricity rates in Washington
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+4.9%
vs 2024
48,849
residential customers
+6.3%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County's average effective residential rate (9.23¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.09¢ | — | 43,505 |
| 2016 | 8.48¢ | +4.8% | 43,692 |
| 2017 | 8.40¢ | −0.9% | 44,238 |
| 2018 | 8.68¢ | +3.3% | 44,591 |
| 2019 | 8.66¢ | −0.2% | 44,651 |
| 2020 | 8.68¢ | +0.2% | 45,721 |
| 2021 | 8.69¢ | +0.1% | 45,807 |
| 2022 | 8.63¢ | −0.7% | 46,816 |
| 2023 | 8.63¢ | +0.0% | 47,781 |
| 2024 | 8.80¢ | +2.0% | 48,267 |
| 2025 | 9.23¢ | +4.9% | 48,849 |
How this compares
13.17¢
Washington average, 2025
−29.9%
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County vs WA 2025 average
−46.4%
vs US 2025 average
#31
priciest in WA
Serves 1 county in Washington: Cowlitz. 19 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County is on file with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +4.9% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County charge per kWh?
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County's average effective residential rate was 9.23¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Washington's 2025 average was 13.17¢.
How much have PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County rates gone up in five years?
+6.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +43.4% for Washington as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County have in Washington?
48,849 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Cowlitz, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)