17.01¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Puget Sound Energy / WA · UE-260005 ]
Puget Sound Energy: 16.8% requested for 1,104,338 Washington homes
PENDING · DECISION JAN 2027 · 103 DAYS
rate increase requested
19.86¢
per kWh if approved
103
days to decision
+57.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
After the increase
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Puget Sound Energy's average effective residential rate (17.01¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate case UE-260005
Pending Docket UE-260005 ↗
- Feb 2026Filed with the commission as docket UE-260005
- Jan 2027Decision expected · 103 days
Puget Sound Energy filed a three-year electric and natural gas rate plan with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on February 27, 2026 (dockets UE-260005 and UG-260006). For electricity it asks for $625.3 million (15.15%) in 2027, $178.7 million (3.74%) in 2028 and $431.9 million (8.70%) in 2029, over three years; its filing puts the residential increase at 16.75% in the first year, about $29.57 a month for a typical customer using 851 kWh. PSE says it needs the money to invest more than $3.2 billion in its gas and electric system, handle growing demand and meet state clean energy laws, and it asks for a 10.8% return on equity. The case is contested, with evidentiary hearings set for November 3-5, 2026 and the commission's suspension period ending January 27, 2027.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.44¢ | — | 970,830 |
| 2016 | 11.12¢ | +6.5% | 984,739 |
| 2017 | 11.27¢ | +1.4% | 998,078 |
| 2018 | 10.93¢ | −3.0% | 1,010,574 |
| 2019 | 10.59¢ | −3.1% | 1,025,024 |
| 2020 | 10.81¢ | +2.1% | 1,039,596 |
| 2021 | 11.48¢ | +6.2% | 1,053,027 |
| 2022 | 11.76¢ | +2.4% | 1,065,508 |
| 2023 | 13.30¢ | +13.1% | 1,077,406 |
| 2024 | 14.63¢ | +10.0% | 1,091,599 |
| 2025 | 17.01¢ | +16.3% | 1,104,338 |
How this compares
13.17¢
Washington average, 2025
+29.2%
Puget Sound Energy vs WA 2025 average
−1.3%
vs US 2025 average
#2
priciest in WA
Serves 8 counties in Washington: Island, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Skagit, Thurston, Whatcom. 250 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Puget Sound Energy's average residential rate has gone from 10.44¢ to 17.01¢ per kWh: +62.9% over 10 years, or about +5.0% a year. It rose in 8 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +16.3% in 2025. The largest drop was −3.1% in 2019.
For a home using 945 kWh a month, the Washington average, Puget Sound Energy's 2025 rate works out to about $1,929 a year, $435 more than at Washington's average rate of 13.17¢. Of the 38 Washington utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 2nd most expensive.
Puget Sound Energy served 970,830 homes in 2015 and 1,104,338 in 2025 (+13.8%), about 32% of Washington's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Puget Sound Energy's rates
Puget Sound Energy is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Puget Sound Energy raising rates?
Puget Sound Energy filed docket UE-260005 with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in Feb 2026 asking for a 16.75% increase (average residential increase), about $625.3M a year. The commission is expected to decide by Jan 2027.
How much more would I pay Puget Sound Energy each month?
At Washington's average use of 945 kWh, a bill of about $160.74 would become about $187.66 if the full 16.75% is approved. Commissions usually approve less than the request.
What does Puget Sound Energy charge per kWh?
Puget Sound Energy's average effective residential rate was 17.01¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Washington's 2025 average was 13.17¢.
How much have Puget Sound Energy rates gone up in five years?
+57.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +43.4% for Washington as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Puget Sound Energy have in Washington?
1,104,338 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Island, King, Kitsap, 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
Last verified 2026-10-16
- Washington UTC: docket UE-260005 (PSE 2026 general rate case) checked 2026-10-16
- Puget Sound Energy: GRC cover letter to the UTC (Feb. 27, 2026) checked 2026-10-16
- Puget Sound Energy: Addendum E summary document (revenue change by class, typical bill) checked 2026-10-16
- Washington UTC: Order 01 suspending PSE's tariff revisions (Mar. 13, 2026) checked 2026-10-16
- Washington UTC: Corrected Order 03/01, prehearing order and procedural schedule (suspension date) checked 2026-10-16
- FOX 13 Seattle: Puget Sound Energy proposes double-digit rate hikes in 2027 checked 2026-10-16
- 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)