Electricity Prices
Retail power prices.
Electricity price per kWh (Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue)
1979–2024BLS Average Price Data, annual average (APUS49D72610).
Natural gas price for power plants
1998–2010U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, price delivered to electric power consumers (N3045WA3).
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Residential electricity price (cents/kWh) | 11.4 | 16.4 |
- •Only Idaho and Washington routinely deliver residential power below 12 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Energy Production
Total energy output.
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity generation (TWh) | 111 | 4180 |
- •Washington exports electricity to Oregon, California and British Columbia in wet years.
Renewable Energy
Clean generation.
Renewables share of total energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, renewable energy (RETCB) ÷ total energy consumption (TETCB).
Renewable energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, all renewable sources (RETCB), consumption in billion Btu.
Hydroelectric power
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, hydroelectric power (HYTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable electricity share (%) | 75 | 23 |
- •Grand Coulee Dam is the largest power plant in the United States, and Washington generates more hydroelectricity than any other state.
Solar Energy
Solar capacity and output.
Solar energy consumption
1989–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, solar, all uses (SOTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Solar share of electricity (%) | 2.5 | 5.6 |
- •Washington's solar capacity has grown more than tenfold since 2020, led by utility-scale farms such as Badger Hollow.
Wind Energy
Wind capacity and output.
Wind energy consumption
2002–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, wind (WYTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Wind share of electricity (%) | 7.6 | 10.2 |
- •Most Washington wind farms sit along the Columbia River Gorge in the dry eastern half of the state.
Natural Gas
Gas production and use.
Residential natural gas price
1967–2025U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, price delivered to residential consumers (N3010WA3).
Natural gas consumption
1997–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, total consumption (NA1490_SWA_2).
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas share of electricity (%) | 24 | 43 |
- •Washington produces no natural gas of its own; every therm arrives by pipeline.
Energy Consumption
Energy used.
Total energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, all sources (TETCB), consumption in billion Btu.
Transportation sector energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, transportation sector (TEACB), consumption in billion Btu.
Natural gas consumption
1997–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, total consumption.
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use per capita (M Btu) | 300 | 290 |
- •Cold winters and heavy industry push Washington's per-capita energy use above the U.S. average.