Yakima County, Washington Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Yakima County, WA is $132.38
- The average electricity rate in Yakima County, WA is 9.35¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Yakima County, WA
The average residential electric bill in Yakima County, WA is $132.38 per month. Yakima County, WA is the 17th most expensive county in Washington for electricity.
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Yakima County, Washington Electricity Overview
Yakima County produces 86.57% of their electricity from hydroelectric power, roughly 96,967 megawatt hours per year.
Yakima County is the 8th most populous county in the state.
At an average residential rate of 9.35 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the national average 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour, customers in Yakima County benefit from a 43.74% discount from the national average rate.
Consumers in the county experience an average of 1.01 power outages a year, with outages lasting on average 107.89 minutes.
The use of renewable fuel types for electricity production in Yakima County increased by 2.41% last year.
Yakima County has the 29th largest electricity production in the state out of 39 counties, generating 112,008 megawatt hours.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,004,029 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.69 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
112,008 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
112,008 MWh
Production per Capita
0.44 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
332,349,866 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,293.19 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Yakima
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Rates and Production Categories
Yakima Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
13.2¢ per kWh
- 8.05% higher than last month
- 26.52% higher than November last year
- 6.53% higher than the Washington average
- 22.5% lower than the US average
- 401st in the state out of 640 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 99 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 110 since November last year
- 6,354th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,468 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,523 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
11¢ per kWh
- 2.14% higher than last month
- 4.3% higher than November last year
- 7.03% lower than the Washington average
- 33.3% lower than the US average
- 227th in the state out of 640 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 11 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since November last year
- 1,386th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 377 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 180 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$174.38 per month
- 51.64% higher than last month
- 26.82% higher than November last year
- 51.85% higher than the Washington average
- 47.48% higher than the US average
- 619th in the state out of 640 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 249 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since November last year
- 30,093rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 15,881 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 5,234 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$129.08 per month
- 2.44% higher than last month
- 1.08% lower than November last year
- 16.21% higher than the Washington average
- 9.25% lower than the US average
- 512th in the state out of 640 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 23 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 9 since November last year
- 12,247th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,483 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,321 since November last year
Yakima, WA Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity rate for Yakima is about 11.00 cents per kilowatt hour. Fortunately for the citizens, this rate is lower than both the Washington and the nationwide average prices of 12.19 and 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Consumers in Yakima are faced with 0.98 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 110.18 minutes. Selling an estimated 53,391.19 megawatt hours, Pacific Power is the largest supplier in the city.
Emissions in Yakima average 1,343.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 103rd worst polluting city out of 645 cities in Washington based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 130,320,043.4 kilograms, which is the 14th worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The inhabitants of Yakima have to import electricity from outside city limits because there are not any electricity producing facilities within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Yakima
Yakima residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Yakima, Washington
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Power | BUNDLED | 11.49 | 135.54 | 1,621,379.31 | 186,344,069 |
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Sunnyside, WA Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity rate for Sunnyside is about 11.00 cents per kilowatt hour. Fortunately for the citizens, this rate is lower than both the Washington and the nationwide average prices of 12.19 and 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Consumers in Sunnyside are faced with 0.98 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 110.18 minutes. Selling an estimated 14,142.27 megawatt hours, Pacific Power is the largest supplier in the city.
Emissions in Sunnyside average 1,343.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 103rd worst polluting city out of 645 cities in Washington based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 21,953,064.61 kilograms, which is the 86th worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The inhabitants of Sunnyside have to import electricity from outside city limits because there are not any electricity producing facilities within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sunnyside
Sunnyside residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Sunnyside, Washington
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Power | BUNDLED | 11.49 | 135.54 | 1,621,379.31 | 186,344,069 |
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Grandview, WA Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity rate for Grandview is about 11.00 cents per kilowatt hour. Fortunately for the citizens, this rate is lower than both the Washington and the nationwide average prices of 12.19 and 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Consumers in Grandview are faced with 0.98 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 110.18 minutes. Selling an estimated 12,234.08 megawatt hours, Pacific Power is the largest supplier in the city.
Emissions in Grandview average 1,343.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 103rd worst polluting city out of 645 cities in Washington based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 14,633,585.38 kilograms, which is the 116th worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The inhabitants of Grandview have to import electricity from outside city limits because there are not any electricity producing facilities within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Grandview
Grandview residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Grandview, Washington
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Power | BUNDLED | 11.49 | 135.54 | 1,621,379.31 | 186,344,069 |
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Yakima County, Washington Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Yakima County, Washington
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Heights CDP | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 54,456 | 44 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Tieton Dam Hydro Electric ProjectSouthern California Public Power Authority (100.00%) | Yakima County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 37,317 | 47 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Goose Prairie SolarGoose Prairie Solar LLC (100.00%) | Moxee | WA | Solar | 15,041 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
CowicheYakima-Tieton Irrigation Dist (100.00%) | Yakima County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2,977 | 70 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Orchard Avenue 1Yakima-Tieton Irrigation Dist (100.00%) | Summitview CDP | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2,217 | 71 | 1 | 1 |
Yakima County, Washington Production Fuel Makeup
Emissions in Yakima County average 1,293.19 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which ranks them as the 2673rd worst polluting county in the nation based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the county are 332,349,866.34 kilograms, which is the 14th worst total amount of pollution for any county in the state. The county has 5 electricity generation plants, which is 9th highest in the state. Yakima County's fuel of choice is Conventional Hydroelectric, with 86.57% of electricity generation coming from the fuel type.
Providers In Each City in Yakima County:
- Grandview, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
- Granger, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
- Harrah, Washington:
- Yakama Power: 100.00%
- Mabton, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 97.56%
- Yakama Power: 2.44%
- Moxee, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
- Naches, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
- Selah, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
- Sunnyside, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
- Tieton, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
- Toppenish, Washington:
- Yakama Power: 100.00%
- Union Gap, Washington:
- Yakama Power: 8.30%
- Pacific Power: 91.70%
- Wapato, Washington:
- Yakama Power: 100.00%
- Yakima, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
- Zillah, Washington:
- Pacific Power: 100.00%
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FAQ
How many power plants are in Yakima County, Washington?
Yakima County, Washington has 5 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Yakima County, Washington?
The largest electricity company in Yakima County, Washington by megawatt hours sold is Pacific Power.
What electricity companies offer service in Yakima County, Washington?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Power | 75,127 |
| 2 | Benton Rural Electric Association | 1,655 |
How many electric companies offer service in Yakima County, Washington?
There are 2 electricity providers operating in Yakima County, Washington.
