Lewis County, WA: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

Lewis County, Washington Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Lewis County, WA is $138.40
  • The average electricity rate in Lewis County, WA is 10.04¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Lewis County, WA

The average residential electric bill in Lewis County, WA is $138.40 per month. Lewis County, WA is the 28th most expensive county in Washington for electricity.

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Lewis County, Washington Electricity Overview

When calculating by total customers, Lewis County PUD is the largest electricity company in Lewis County.

2,985,655.64 megawatt hours are generated from coal in Lewis County. With 85,370 citizens, this is 34.97 megawatt hours per person.

Lewis County consumes 13.83% of the production put out by its power plants.

Lewis County ranks as the 524th highest pollution level due to electricity consumption in the country and 7th worst in the state, releasing 618,364,417.73 kilograms of CO2 gases.

The county is ranked as the 6th highest producer of electricity of all 39 counties in the state for total electricity generation, generating 7,213,157.99 megawatt hours.

Lewis County has experienced a 13.87% decline during the course of the previous year in the usage of renewable fuels for electricity generation.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    997,871 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.69 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    7,213,158 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,591,238 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    5,621,920 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    84.49 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    618,364,418 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    7,243.35 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Centralia

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Centralia Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

10.39¢ per kWh

  • 3.7% lower than last month
  • 7.99% higher than November last year
  • 16.18% lower than the Washington average
  • 39.02% lower than the US average
  • 122nd in the state out of 640 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 25 since November last year
  • 699th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 495 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 33 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

10.23¢ per kWh

  • 0.63% higher than last month
  • 5.76% higher than November last year
  • 13.55% lower than the Washington average
  • 37.97% lower than the US average
  • 124th in the state out of 640 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 26 since November last year
  • 641st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 6 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$114.57 per month

  • 5.85% higher than last month
  • 0.05% higher than November last year
  • 0.23% lower than the Washington average
  • 3.1% lower than the US average
  • 186th in the state out of 640 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 106 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 87 since November last year
  • 13,914th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,508 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,324 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$125.51 per month

  • 0% higher than last month
  • 0.16% higher than November last year
  • 13% higher than the Washington average
  • 11.76% lower than the US average
  • 294th in the state out of 640 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 166 since November last year
  • 10,400th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 103 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,992 since November last year

Centralia, WA Electricity Overview

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Centralia has an average residential electricity rate of 10.23 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 16.09% lower than the average state price of 12.19 cents. Centralia City Light is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The city is faced with an average of 1.7 electrical outages per customer per year. These outages last for an average of 240.2 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes per outage.

On average, Centralia residents emit 1,343.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the use of electricity, which makes it the 512th worst polluting city out of 645 cities in the state. Total emissions in the city are 24,162,744.06 kilograms, which is the 80th highest total amount of pollution for a city in the state. The city has zero power plants currently operating in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Centralia

Centralia residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.110/kWh$0.076/kWh$164.03/mo.$92.51/mo.
124th10.23¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Centralia
294th$125.51Average residential monthly electricity bill for Centralia Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Centralia, Washington

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Centralia City LightBUNDLED10.42117.78125,461.8613,074,640.77
Lewis County PUDBUNDLED10.02137.62503,395.2350,419,539.04

Chehalis, WA Electricity Overview

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Chehalis has an average residential electricity rate of 10.28 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.67% lower than the average state price of 12.19 cents. Centralia City Light is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The city is faced with an average of 1.7 electrical outages per customer per year. These outages last for an average of 240.2 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes per outage.

On average, Chehalis residents emit 1,343.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the use of electricity, which makes it the 103rd worst polluting city out of 645 cities in the state. Total emissions in the city are 9,976,467.65 kilograms, which is the 153rd highest total amount of pollution for a city in the state. The city has zero power plants currently operating in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Chehalis

Chehalis residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.111/kWh$0.077/kWh$160.78/mo.$92.06/mo.
125th10.28¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Chehalis
285th$123.02Average residential monthly electricity bill for Chehalis Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Chehalis, Washington

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Centralia City LightBUNDLED10.42117.78125,461.8613,074,640.77
Lewis County PUDBUNDLED10.02137.62503,395.2350,419,539.04

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Fords Prairie CDP, WA Electricity Overview

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Fords Prairie CDP has an average residential electricity rate of 10.11 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 17.11% lower than the average state price of 12.19 cents. Centralia City Light is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The city is faced with an average of 1.7 electrical outages per customer per year. These outages last for an average of 240.2 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes per outage.

On average, Fords Prairie CDP residents emit 1,343.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the use of electricity, which makes it the 103rd worst polluting city out of 645 cities in the state. Total emissions in the city are 3,499,218.83 kilograms, which is the 283rd highest total amount of pollution for a city in the state. The city has zero power plants currently operating in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fords Prairie CDP

Fords Prairie CDP residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.109/kWh$0.071/kWh$172.53/mo.$93.72/mo.
121st10.11¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Fords Prairie CDP
536th$132.02Average residential monthly electricity bill for Fords Prairie CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Fords Prairie CDP, Washington

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Centralia City LightBUNDLED10.42117.78125,461.8613,074,640.77
Lewis County PUDBUNDLED10.02137.62503,395.2350,419,539.04

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Lewis County, Washington Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Lewis County, Washington

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Transalta Centralia GenerationTransAlta (100.00%)
Lewis County WA Coal 2,992,064.9913,427,515,251.8311,145.54112/2025
Chehalis Generating FacilityPacifiCorp (100.00%)
Lewis County WA Natural Gas 2,629,85521,042,359,667.442396.361112/2043
Lewis County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 795,4271511
Lewis County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 545,0061811
Lewis County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 190,3773111
Lewis County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 60,4284211

Lewis County, Washington Production Fuel Makeup

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
41.39%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
36.46%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
22.06%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.09%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Electricity consumption in Lewis County creates 618,364,417.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 524th largest amount of any county in the US. The county averages 7,243.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity consumption, which is a better measurement of the county's emission levels. They rank 2nd highest in Washington in this category. Around 41.39% of electricity in Lewis County comes from generation using Coal. Taken together with Natural Gas (36.46%) and Conventional Hydroelectric (22.06%), these three fuel types make up 7,206,748.64 megawatt hours (or 99.91%) of the county electricity production. Lewis County is home to 6 electricity producing plants, which is 489th highest in the country.

Lewis County, Washington Net Metering

Companies offering net metering in Lewis County include Lewis County PUD and Centralia City Light The state has pretty good net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more feasible.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Lewis County averages out to about 3.13% of the total energy transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. The countrywide average is 2.43%, resulting in Lewis County having a rank of 608th best in the nation for energy loss efficiency.

Power Companies in Lewis County, Washington

Providers In Each City in Lewis County:

  • Centralia, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 60.48%
    • Centralia City Light: 39.52%
  • Chehalis, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 47.56%
    • Centralia City Light: 52.44%
  • Morton, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 100.00%
  • Mossyrock, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 100.00%
  • Napavine, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 100.00%
  • Pe Ell, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 100.00%
  • Toledo, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 100.00%
  • Vader, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 100.00%
  • Winlock, Washington:
    • Lewis County PUD: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many power plants are located within Lewis County, Washington?

There are 6 active electricity plants in Lewis County, Washington

What electricity company is the largest provider in Lewis County, Washington?

By total revenue, Lewis County PUD is the largest electricity supplier in Lewis County, Washington.

What electricity companies offer service in Lewis County, Washington?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Lewis County PUD35,670
2Centralia City Light10,971

How many electric companies offer service in Lewis County, Washington?

Lewis County, Washington has 2 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2025-06-04