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Washington Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing

Washington households average 10.4 hrs/yr (624 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 1.75 outages/year (Reliability Grade D — High Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 11.91 ¢/kWh.

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Electric Utilities Operating in Washington (EIA Form 861)

Utility NameOwnershipCustomersOutages/YrAnnual Outage TimeAvg RestorationResidential Rate
Puget Sound Energy Inc (#15500)Investor-Owned1,091,5992.20x/yr1196 min (19.9h)544 min14.63 ¢/kWh
City of Seattle - (WA) (#16868)Municipal459,9641.12x/yr324 min (5.4h)289 min14.09 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Snohomish County (#17470)Political Subdivision346,5322.48x/yr621 min (10.3h)250 min11.51 ¢/kWh
Avista Corp (#20169)Investor-Owned246,0550.96x/yr152 min (2.5h)158 min11.87 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA) (#3660)Political Subdivision219,4771.47x/yr145 min (2.4h)98 min10.41 ¢/kWh
City of Tacoma - (WA) (#18429)Municipal180,3570.93x/yr171 min (2.8h)184 min10.81 ¢/kWh
PacifiCorp (#14354)Investor-Owned114,4531.95x/yr209 min (3.5h)107 min11.08 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Benton County (#1579)Political Subdivision50,0720.50x/yr53 min (0.9h)106 min8.81 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Cowlitz County (#4442)Political Subdivision48,2671.72x/yr263 min (4.4h)153 min8.80 ¢/kWh
PUD No 2 of Grant County (#14624)Political Subdivision42,4850.70x/yr116 min (1.9h)166 min6.01 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Chelan County (#3413)Political Subdivision42,1200.96x/yr174 min (2.9h)181 min3.67 ¢/kWh
Inland Power & Light Company (#8699)Cooperative41,6841.20x/yr386 min (6.4h)321 min8.98 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County (#7548)Political Subdivision39,8811.40x/yr471 min (7.8h)336 min12.52 ¢/kWh
Peninsula Light Company (#14668)Cooperative35,4784.02x/yr652 min (10.9h)162 min10.50 ¢/kWh
PUD No 3 of Mason County (#15419)Political Subdivision33,9752.30x/yr519 min (8.7h)225 min13.79 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Clallam County (#3644)Political Subdivision30,5852.25x/yr484 min (8.1h)215 min11.85 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Lewis County (#10944)Political Subdivision29,4173.71x/yr722 min (12.0h)194 min9.48 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Franklin County (#6716)Political Subdivision27,3880.40x/yr55 min (0.9h)139 min9.68 ¢/kWh
City of Richland - (WA) (#15979)Municipal25,6870.73x/yr94 min (1.6h)128 min9.82 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Jefferson County (#59013)Political Subdivision18,6612.95x/yr522 min (8.7h)177 min13.01 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Okanogan County (#14055)Political Subdivision18,1331.37x/yr240 min (4.0h)175 min10.23 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Douglas County (#5326)Political Subdivision16,6671.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min3.15 ¢/kWh
PUD No 2 of Pacific County (#14324)Political Subdivision16,5131.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min9.17 ¢/kWh
Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light Co (#5832)Cooperative15,4101.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min8.32 ¢/kWh
Orcas Power & Light Coop (#14170)Cooperative13,9482.18x/yr252 min (4.2h)116 min18.38 ¢/kWh
Benton Rural Electric Assn (#1625)Cooperative13,4221.41x/yr1887 min (31.4h)1336 min9.27 ¢/kWh
Vera Irrigation District #15 (#19784)Political Subdivision12,1711.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min9.18 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Klickitat County (#10393)Political Subdivision11,9171.93x/yr384 min (6.4h)199 min12.05 ¢/kWh
City of Port Angeles - (WA) (#15231)Municipal9,3211.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min9.13 ¢/kWh
Modern Electric Water Company (#12744)Cooperative9,1811.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min7.43 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County (#14653)Political Subdivision9,1201.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min8.59 ¢/kWh
City of Centralia - (WA) (#3295)Municipal9,0680.96x/yr180 min (3.0h)187 min9.88 ¢/kWh
City of Ellensburg - (WA) (#6149)Municipal8,7991.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min10.40 ¢/kWh
Lakeview Light & Power (#10627)Cooperative8,2381.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min9.91 ¢/kWh
PUD No 1 of Skamania Co (#17279)Political Subdivision6,5701.75x/yr624 min (10.4h)356 min13.13 ¢/kWh