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Electric utilities serving Whatcom County, Washington
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
Whatcom County, Washington, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 5 utilities for 2024; Puget Sound Energy Inc, City of Blaine and City of Sumas are the largest by residential customers statewide.
Its average residential price was 14.63¢ per kilowatthour, against a Washington average of 11.90¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Washington customers, not for this county alone.
Bonneville Power Administration and PUD No 1 of Whatcom County list the county too but reported no residential sales in Washington under their own name.
The median SAIDI they reported was 1,196.0 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all Washington utilities reporting was 255.4.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 236,392. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Washington operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Investor-owned | 1,091,599 | 14.63¢ | $128.07 | 1,196.0 | 203.0 |
| City of Blaine short form | Municipal | 3,884 | — | — | — | — |
| City of Sumas short form | Municipal | 992 | — | — | — | — |
| Bonneville Power Administration | Federal | — | — | — | — | — |
| PUD No 1 of Whatcom County | Public power district | — | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Washington. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was City of Blaine 8.41¢, City of Sumas 8.00¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Whatcom County | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 14.63¢ median | 11.90¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $128.07 median | $113.68 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 1,196.0 median | 255.4 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 203.0 median | 136.1 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 5 | 38 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Whatcom County itself.
Population: 236,392 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 4,828 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Washington counties
- Snohomish County 2
- Spokane County 7
- Stevens County 4
- Thurston County 5
- Wahkiakum County 2
- Walla Walla County 4
- Whitman County 4
- Yakima County 5
All 39 counties and every Washington utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Whatcom County?
Puget Sound Energy Inc, City of Blaine, City of Sumas, Bonneville Power Administration and PUD No 1 of Whatcom County list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Whatcom County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 14.63¢ per kilowatthour across their Washington customers in 2024; the state average was 11.90¢.
How reliable is power in Whatcom County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 1,196.0 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 203.0 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.