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public power district · EIA utility 3413

PUD No 1 of Chelan County

42,120 residential customers in Washington · 4 counties in territory · balancing authority CHPD

Form EIA-861, 2024 final2025 early release shown in trend
WAUS3.67¢ per kWh7.43¢35.66¢
Average residential price, 2024. Dial position: 0% of 1,230 US utilities had this price or lower. Ticks: Washington and US averages.

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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.

In its Form EIA-861 filing for 2024, PUD No 1 of Chelan County, a public power district, reported 42,120 residential customers in Washington, with a service territory that touches 4 counties.

Its average residential price that year was 3.67¢ per kilowatthour, 69% below the Washington average of 11.90¢ and 78% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.

That works out to an average residential bill of $65.39 a month on average use of 1,782 kWh a month. Across Washington the average bill was $113.68 on 955 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.

For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 174.1 minutes per customer with major event days included and 95.2 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Washington utilities reporting was 255.4 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 32% below that median.

The average price is up 15.0% on 2019, against up 22.6% for Washington as a whole, and up 4.0% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 3.78¢.

3.67¢average residential price per kWhWashington 11.90¢ · US 16.48¢
$65.39average monthly residential billon 1,782 kWh a month
42,120residential customers50,137 customers in all sectors
174.1SAIDI minutes per customer, all eventsWashington median 255.4

Compared with Washington, the US and other political subdivisions and public power districts

Measure, 2024This utilityPolitical subdivisions and public power districts, US medianWashingtonUnited States
Average residential price per kWh3.67¢10.69¢11.90¢16.48¢
Average monthly residential bill$65.39$130.41$113.68$142.26
Average monthly use, kWh1,7821,216955863
Residential price change, 1 year+4.0%—+8.4%+3.0%
Residential price change, 5 years+15.0%—+22.6%+26.7%
SAIDI, all events (minutes)174.1167.0255.4 median184.5 median
SAIDI, without major event days95.285.7136.1 median99.8 median

State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 18 filings by political subdivisions and public power districts in Washington, the median price was 9.58¢. In Washington this utility's price ranks 35 of 36, counting from the highest.

Average price by year

0¢5¢10¢15¢20¢20132015201720192021202320252013 US average: 12.13¢2014 US average: 12.52¢2015 US average: 12.65¢2016 US average: 12.55¢2017 US average: 12.89¢2018 US average: 12.87¢2019 US average: 13.01¢2020 US average: 13.15¢2021 US average: 13.66¢2022 US average: 15.04¢2023 US average: 16¢2024 US average: 16.48¢2025 US average: 17.3¢2013 Washington average: 8.7¢2014 Washington average: 8.67¢2015 Washington average: 9.09¢2016 Washington average: 9.48¢2017 Washington average: 9.66¢2018 Washington average: 9.75¢2019 Washington average: 9.71¢2020 Washington average: 9.87¢2021 Washington average: 10.11¢2022 Washington average: 10.26¢2023 Washington average: 10.98¢2024 Washington average: 11.9¢2025 Washington average: 13.11¢2013 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.2¢2014 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.21¢2015 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.24¢2016 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.23¢2017 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.17¢2018 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.21¢2019 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.19¢2020 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.21¢2021 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.37¢2022 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.4¢2023 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.53¢2024 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.67¢2025 PUD No 1 of Chelan County: 3.78¢

PUD No 1 of Chelan CountyWashington averageUS average

Cents per kWh, nominal. The hollow point is EIA's 2025 early release, which has not been fully edited.

Year by year

Year¢ per kWhWashington ¢Monthly billkWh a monthResidential customersAll sales
2025 early release3.78¢13.11¢$66.331,75442,5711.9 TWh
20243.67¢11.90¢$65.391,78242,1201.9 TWh
20233.53¢10.98¢$65.911,86541,5721.9 TWh
20223.40¢10.26¢$67.391,98540,8991.9 TWh
20213.37¢10.11¢$59.191,75540,5972 TWh
20203.21¢9.87¢$56.821,76839,7811.9 TWh
20193.19¢9.71¢$59.141,85639,4342 TWh
20183.21¢9.75¢$56.401,75538,4471.6 TWh
20173.17¢9.66¢$61.331,93337,9681.7 TWh
20163.23¢9.48¢$54.311,68037,4751.6 TWh
20153.24¢9.09¢$53.921,66637,1231.5 TWh
20143.21¢8.67¢$56.911,77436,7061.6 TWh
20133.20¢8.70¢$57.891,81136,2451.6 TWh

Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.

Sales by sector, 2024

SectorCustomersSalesShare of salesRevenue¢ per kWh, bundled
Residential42,120900.5 GWh48%$33,049,1003.67¢
Commercial6,582487.6 GWh26%$19,956,2004.09¢
Industrial1,435470.4 GWh25%$16,128,5003.43¢

Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 12 TWh in total, of which 60.5% was its own net generation and 4.3 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 292 MW.

Reliability

SAIDI, all events174.1 min
SAIDI, without major event days95.2 min

Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 0.96 interruptions per customer with major event days, 0.74 without; CAIDI 180.9 minutes per interruption. EIA's Washington total across all reporting utilities was 623.5 minutes with major event days and 158.6 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.

YearSAIDI, all eventsSAIDI, no major eventsSAIFI, all eventsSAIFI, no major eventsMethod
2025 early release327.176.90.820.63IEEE 1366
2024174.195.20.960.74IEEE 1366
202376.4—0.59—Other
202250.0—0.47—Other
202163.7—0.48—Other
202055.5—0.31—Other
201938.2—0.25—Other
201844.1—0.24—Other
201786.1—0.64—Other
201655.5—0.51—Other
2015661.8—1.01—Other
201497.6—0.64—Other
2013123.7—0.73—Other

Generation at plants it operates, 2025

Net generation of 7.8 TWh at power plants this utility operates, from Form EIA-923. It is not the mix delivered to customers: utilities also buy power wholesale (4.3 TWh in 2024), sell generation to others and may co-own plants that another company operates.

Counties in its service territory

Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.

Other utilities in Washington

All Washington utilities · Political subdivisions and public power districts nationwide

Questions and answers

How much does electricity cost from PUD No 1 of Chelan County?

Residential customers paid an average of 3.67¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.

How does that compare with Washington?

The Washington average residential price in 2024 was 11.90¢ and the US average 16.48¢; PUD No 1 of Chelan County was 69% below the state figure. Among 36 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Washington, it had the 35th highest.

What is the average PUD No 1 of Chelan County bill?

$65.39 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,782 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Washington average was $113.68 on 955 kWh.

How reliable is PUD No 1 of Chelan County service?

It reported 174.1 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 95.2 minutes excluding them, with 0.96 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.

Is the PUD No 1 of Chelan County price rising?

The average residential price was up 4.0% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 15.0% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 3.78¢.

Which counties does PUD No 1 of Chelan County serve?

Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 4 counties: Chelan County, WA, King County, WA, Kittitas County, WA and Okanogan County, WA. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "PUD No 1 of Chelan County", utility number 3413; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. Generation by fuel is from Form EIA-923, 2025 final. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.