10.08¢
per kWh, 2025
[ PUD No 1 of Lewis County / WA ]
PUD No 1 of Lewis County electricity rates in Washington
PUBLIC BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+6.3%
vs 2024
29,779
residential customers
+16.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at PUD No 1 of Lewis County's average effective residential rate (10.08¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.42¢ | — | 26,161 |
| 2016 | 7.81¢ | +5.3% | 26,246 |
| 2017 | 7.82¢ | +0.1% | 26,465 |
| 2018 | 8.63¢ | +10.4% | 26,814 |
| 2019 | 8.92¢ | +3.4% | 27,146 |
| 2020 | 8.66¢ | −2.9% | 27,512 |
| 2021 | 9.63¢ | +11.2% | 28,149 |
| 2022 | 9.06¢ | −5.9% | 29,313 |
| 2023 | 9.45¢ | +4.3% | 29,752 |
| 2024 | 9.48¢ | +0.3% | 29,417 |
| 2025 | 10.08¢ | +6.3% | 29,779 |
How this compares
13.17¢
Washington average, 2025
−23.5%
PUD No 1 of Lewis County vs WA 2025 average
−41.5%
vs US 2025 average
#22
priciest in WA
Serves 6 counties in Washington: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston. 44 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, PUD No 1 of Lewis County's average residential rate has gone from 7.42¢ to 10.08¢ per kWh: +35.9% over 10 years, or about +3.1% a year. It rose in 8 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +11.2% in 2021. The largest drop was −5.9% in 2022.
For a home using 945 kWh a month, the Washington average, PUD No 1 of Lewis County's 2025 rate works out to about $1,143 a year, $350 less than at Washington's average rate of 13.17¢. Of the 38 Washington utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 22nd most expensive.
PUD No 1 of Lewis County served 26,161 homes in 2015 and 29,779 in 2025 (+13.8%), under 1% of Washington's residential electricity customers.
Who sets PUD No 1 of Lewis County's rates
PUD No 1 of Lewis County is a public power utility run by its own governing board, which sets its rates. How much the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission oversees those rates depends on Washington law.
Commission contact: Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is PUD No 1 of Lewis County raising rates in 2026?
PUD No 1 of Lewis County's rates are set by its governing board, not through a rate case at the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +6.3% from 2024 to 2025.
What does PUD No 1 of Lewis County charge per kWh?
PUD No 1 of Lewis County's average effective residential rate was 10.08¢ 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 Lewis County rates gone up in five years?
+16.4% 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 Lewis County have in Washington?
29,779 residential customers in 2025, across 6 counties including Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, 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, which every US utility files. 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)