Whatcom County, WA: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Whatcom County, Washington Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Whatcom County, WA is $132.80
  • The average electricity rate in Whatcom County, WA is 15.07¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Whatcom County, WA

The average residential electric bill in Whatcom County, WA is $132.80 per month. Whatcom County, WA is the 18th most expensive county in Washington for electricity.

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Whatcom County, Washington Electricity Overview

Whatcom County produces 15.45 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity sources. They are the 6th highest county in the state for non-renewable generation per capita.

In Whatcom County, the usage of renewable fuels for electricity generation has dropped by 1.58% during the course of the previous year.

By megawatt hours sold, the largest supplier in Whatcom County is Puget Sound Energy.

Electric generation facilities in Whatcom County experienced a 15.97% increase in the burning of non-renewable fuels for electricity generation during the course of the past year, which is a disappointing trend.

Natural gas makes up 64.18% of the electricity production in Whatcom County, resulting in a rank of 189th out of 3221 counties countrywide for total natural gas generation.

At an average residential price of 15.07 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the nationwide average 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour, customers in Whatcom County benefit from a 9.32% discount from the US average rate.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    2,696,333 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.69 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    5,551,382 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,987,886 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    3,563,496 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    24.07 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    806,900,884 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,497.97 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Bellingham

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Bellingham Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

14.76¢ per kWh

  • 0.22% lower than last month
  • 11.84% higher than November last year
  • 19.12% higher than the Washington average
  • 13.34% lower than the US average
  • 633rd in the state out of 640 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 105 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 140 since November last year
  • 12,495th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 15 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,149 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

14.54¢ per kWh

  • 0.9% higher than last month
  • 10.41% higher than November last year
  • 22.87% higher than the Washington average
  • 11.84% lower than the US average
  • 633rd in the state out of 640 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since November last year
  • 13,075th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 159 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,383 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$142.89 per month

  • 23.23% higher than last month
  • 4.53% higher than November last year
  • 24.43% higher than the Washington average
  • 20.85% higher than the US average
  • 578th in the state out of 640 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 132 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 44 since November last year
  • 26,054th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 11,158 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,122 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$126.41 per month

  • 0.41% higher than last month
  • 7.96% higher than November last year
  • 13.81% higher than the Washington average
  • 11.13% lower than the US average
  • 408th in the state out of 640 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 23 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 14 since November last year
  • 10,672nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 29 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,144 since November last year

Bellingham, WA Electricity Overview

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Citizens living in Bellingham are charged an average residential electricity rate of 14.54 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 19.26% higher than the state's average rate of 12.19 cents, which ranks the city 633rd out of 645 cities in Washington for best average electricity rate. Selling an estimated 69,600.27 megawatt hours a year, Puget Sound Energy is the largest vendor in the city. Non-renewable fuel types are used to produce 604,437 megawatt hours in the city, which is 100.00% of their total generation.

Bellingham is the 5th highest ranked city in the state out of 645 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 359,472,752.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 3,828.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Bellingham as the 7th highest polluting city in Washington. Natural Gas is the fuel of choice in Bellingham, with 100.00% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. Bellingham has one power producing plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bellingham

Bellingham residential electric rates are highest in February and the highest average bill is in February.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.169/kWh$0.104/kWh$186.85/mo.$67.95/mo.
633rd14.54¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bellingham
408th$126.41Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bellingham Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bellingham, Washington

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Puget Sound EnergyBUNDLED14.92131.87604,43711,604,767.921,731,453,783
Whatcom County PUDBUNDLED

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Lynden, WA Electricity Overview

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Citizens living in Lynden are charged an average residential electricity rate of 14.54 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 19.26% higher than the state's average rate of 12.19 cents, which ranks the city 633rd out of 645 cities in Washington for best average electricity rate. The city has an average of 1.1 electrical outages per consumer each year. These outages go on for an average of 167 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes each outage. With an estimated 763 total residential customers, Puget Sound Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

Lynden's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 20,699,793.53 kilograms, which is 90th highest amount in the state out of 645 cities. Additionally, the city ranks 512th worst in Washington for emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 1,343.27 kilograms of emissions per citizen. There are no electricity producing plants in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lynden

Lynden residential electric rates are highest in February and the highest average bill is in February.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.169/kWh$0.104/kWh$186.85/mo.$67.95/mo.
633rd14.54¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Lynden
408th$126.41Average residential monthly electricity bill for Lynden Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Lynden, Washington

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Puget Sound EnergyBUNDLED14.92131.8711,604,767.921,731,453,783

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Ferndale, WA Electricity Overview

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Citizens living in Ferndale are charged an average residential electricity rate of 14.54 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 19.26% higher than the state's average rate of 12.19 cents, which ranks the city 633rd out of 645 cities in Washington for best average electricity rate. The city has an average of 1.1 electrical outages per consumer each year. These outages go on for an average of 167 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes each outage. With an estimated 998 total residential customers, Puget Sound Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

Ferndale's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 19,849,503.5 kilograms, which is 93rd highest amount in the state out of 645 cities. Additionally, the city ranks 103rd worst in Washington for emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 1,343.27 kilograms of emissions per citizen. There are no electricity producing plants in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ferndale

Ferndale residential electric rates are highest in February and the highest average bill is in February.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.169/kWh$0.104/kWh$186.85/mo.$67.95/mo.
633rd14.54¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ferndale
408th$126.41Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ferndale Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ferndale, Washington

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Puget Sound EnergyBUNDLED14.92131.8711,604,767.921,731,453,783
Whatcom County PUDBUNDLED

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

Power Plants in Whatcom County, Washington

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Ferndale Generating StationPuget Sound Energy (100.00%)
Whatcom County WA Natural Gas 1,675,281.996669,398,137.66399.5710
Sumas WA Natural Gas 834,8739374,592,828.828448.688
Whatcom County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 708,8371611
Bellingham WA Natural Gas 604,43710302,802,681.6610500.976
Whatcom County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 548,8601711
Birch Bay CDP WA Natural Gas 448,95811314,505,048.729700.523
Whatcom County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 418,0802211
Whatcom County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 270,8402911
Koma KulshanKoma Kulshan Associates (100.00%)
Whatcom County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 26,3025211
Nooksack HydroPuget Sound Hydro LLC (100.00%)
Whatcom County WA Conventional Hydroelectric 14,9675811
Glacier Battery StoragePuget Sound Energy (100.00%)
Glacier CDP WA Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source -54211

Whatcom County, Washington Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
64.18%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
35.81%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.01%
BATTERIES OR OTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
-0.00%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Whatcom County's primary fuel is Natural Gas, with 64.18% of electricity generation using this fuel source. When combined with Conventional Hydroelectric (35.81%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.01%), these three fuel types make up 100.00% county's electricity production. The county emits 3,497.97 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the county from electricity use, which makes it the 6th highest polluting county out of 39 counties in Washington. A total of 806,900,883.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the county per year. This is enough to rank 6th highest in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption. Whatcom County has 11 electricity generation plants, which is 2nd highest in Washington.

Whatcom County, Washington Net Metering

Of the 4 electricity suppliers in Whatcom County, 2 of them report that they offer net metering. At the state level, Washington has above average net metering and feed in tariff regulations.

Energy Loss

Whatcom County has an average of 3.48% of the energy that is transmitted in the state dissipated as heat. The countrywide average is 2.43%, meaning Whatcom County ranks 818th best in the country for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Whatcom County:

  • Bellingham, Washington:
    • Puget Sound Energy: 49.97%
    • Whatcom County PUD: 50.03%
  • Blaine, Washington:
    • Puget Sound Energy: 17.89%
    • BC HYDRO: 0.60%
    • Whatcom County PUD: 44.73%
    • City of Blaine Utilities: 36.77%
  • Everson, Washington:
    • Puget Sound Energy: 50.00%
    • Whatcom County PUD: 50.00%
  • Ferndale, Washington:
    • Whatcom County PUD: 50.00%
    • Puget Sound Energy: 50.00%
  • Lynden, Washington:
    • Puget Sound Energy: 100.00%
  • Nooksack, Washington:
    • Puget Sound Energy: 100.00%
  • Sumas, Washington:
    • Whatcom County PUD: 54.95%
    • Sumas, Washington Electric Utility: 45.05%

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

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Whatcom County, Washington?

The largest electricity company in Whatcom County, Washington by total revenue is Puget Sound Energy.

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

Whatcom County, Washington has 4 electricity providers serving consumers in the area.

How many power plants are located in Whatcom County, Washington?

Whatcom County, Washington is home to 11 power plants producing electricity for the county and surrounding areas.

Which electricity companies offer service in Whatcom County, Washington?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Puget Sound Energy298,453
2City of Blaine Utilities3,859
3Sumas, Washington Electric Utility1,054
4Whatcom County PUD1

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2024-09-14