Electricity and gas prices in Washington

Households in Washington paid an average of 14.91¢ per kilowatt-hour for electricity in June 2026, and $21.34 per thousand cubic feet of natural gas in June 2026. That is the 39th highest electricity price of the fifty states and DC.

What heat costs here

Dollars per million BTU delivered into the house — the only figure that compares a heat pump with a furnace, and the only one that needs no assumption about your house.

• Gas furnace, 95% AFUE$21.66
• Heat pump at COP 3.0$14.57
• Heat pump at COP 2.0$21.85
• Electric resistance$43.70

Which certified heat pumps hold their capacity at 5 °F in Washington

Five years of prices

• July 202110.26¢
• October 202110.39¢
• January 20229.94¢
• April 202210.14¢
• July 202210.45¢
• October 202210.62¢
• January 202310.49¢
• April 202310.95¢
• July 202311.15¢
• October 202311.33¢
• January 202411.07¢
• April 202411.82¢
• July 202412.04¢
• October 202412.48¢
• January 202511.78¢
• April 202513.02¢
• July 202513.45¢
• October 202514.06¢
• January 202613.81¢
• April 202614.36¢

Who sells electricity in Washington

Utilities reporting at least 1,000 residential customers. The price column is derived — total residential revenue divided by total residential sales in EIA’s 2024 annual survey — not a tariff, and not this month’s rate.

Prices: EIA Electric Power Monthly and Natural Gas Monthly, residential sector. Utility figures: EIA-861 annual survey, data year 2024. Both public domain.