Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with PUD No. 1 of Lewis County, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
30 thousand
29,779 homes
Average price
10.08 cents
Washington average 13.17
Average bill
$140.71
Per month at 1,395 kWh
Price rank
13 of 30
Lowest to highest in Washington
PUD No. 1 of Lewis County rates and average bill
PUD No. 1 of Lewis County reported 29,779 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,395 kWh a month on average at 10.08 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 30 Washington utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, PUD No. 1 of Lewis County ranks 13 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUD No. 1 of Lewis County | 10.08 | 1,395 | $140.71 |
| Washington (all utilities) | 13.17 | 945 | $124.41 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where PUD No. 1 of Lewis County has distribution equipment. That covers 6 counties in Washington. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Washington (6 counties)
Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston
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Reliability
For 2025, PUD No. 1 of Lewis County reported an average of 400 minutes without power per customer and 3.02 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 133 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
PUD No. 1 of Lewis County had about 273 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Washington figure across its utilities was 147 minutes. One interruption lasting 133 minutes and 3.02 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 400 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. PUD No. 1 of Lewis County does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 343 residential net-metered systems on the PUD No. 1 of Lewis County grid in 2025, with 2.8 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A public utility that is its own unit of government, such as a public utility district. An elected or appointed board sets the rates.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.
PUD No. 1 of Lewis County is a public power district based in Washington.
PUD No. 1 of Lewis County compared with Washington
Washington has 35 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. PUD No. 1 of Lewis County is 16th by size and serves about 0.87% of the state's homes. Its price of 10.08 cents per kWh is about the same as the median of 17 other public power districts in Washington (9.99 cents). At $140.71 a month, an average PUD No. 1 of Lewis County home pays about $196 a year more than the Washington average of $124.41, and uses 451 kWh a month more. PUD No. 1 of Lewis County lists distribution equipment in 6 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 343 of its residential customers use net metering, or 11.5 per 1,000 homes, against 20.4 for Washington as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Washington with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Washington utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUD No. 1 of Lewis County | Public power district | 29,779 | 10.08 |
| Kootenai Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 31,097 | 13.43 |
| PUD No. 1 of Clallam County | Public power district | 30,934 | 12.14 |
| PUD No. 1 of Franklin County | Public power district | 27,692 | 9.99 |
| City of Richland | Municipal | 26,340 | 10.00 |
| Northern Lights | Cooperative | 22,890 | 12.32 |
See every one on the electric companies in Washington page.
Official site and where to get help
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PUD No. 1 of Lewis County questions
What is the average residential electric rate for PUD No. 1 of Lewis County?
PUD No. 1 of Lewis County residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 10.08 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,395 kWh a month and an average bill of $140.71 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Washington average was 13.17 cents.
How many customers does PUD No. 1 of Lewis County have?
EIA reports about 29,779 residential customers for PUD No. 1 of Lewis County in 2025.
Who regulates PUD No. 1 of Lewis County?
A public utility that is its own unit of government, such as a public utility district. An elected or appointed board sets the rates. See the regulator for Washington on the Washington state page.
How reliable is PUD No. 1 of Lewis County?
For 2025, PUD No. 1 of Lewis County reported an average of 400 minutes of outage per customer and 3.02 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.