You may not know this, but electricity in Washington state is actually lower in cost than the national average. But unfortunately, it's increasing in cost more rapidly than the national average. The average cost of electricity in Washington state In May of 2024 was 12.14 cents a kilowatt hour. One year later, in May of 2025 it was 13.67 cents per kilowatt hour. That's an increase of about 12.6%. The national average for that time Was 6.5%. loading...

The highest power rate increase was in Maine, 36.3 cents per kilowatt hour. The good news in the short term is that Washington state residents still pay less for electricity than the national average of 17.47 cents per kilowatt hour.

But things are going to get tighter.

According to axios.com,

‘ Liz Anderson, the executive direct

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