Commercial electricity rates in Washington

What businesses in Washington actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 9.63¢ to 12.50¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Washington by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Washington.

Commercial customers in Washington pay 19% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is narrower than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Washington used 7,236 kWh in August 2026. At 11.81¢ per kWh that is about $855 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Washington's commercial price rose 19.7%, from 9.87¢ in September 2023 to 11.81¢. The high point was 12.50¢ in January 2024 and the low 9.63¢ in April 2024 — a spread of 30% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is unusually volatile for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was January (11.45¢) and the cheapest September (10.21¢), a seasonal swing of 12%.

Washington against its region

Washington is in EIA's Pacific Contiguous division, where the commercial average was 23.87¢ in August 2026. Washington is 51% below that, and 2 of 3 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Oregon, California.

States priced near Washington

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states