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Number of Connections:
59,008
Average Monthly Residential Bill:
$121 (Note: Lower than 2/3 of comparable NW utilities)
Average Monthly Residential Usage:
1,238 kWh
Low-Income Assistance Programs:
- Low-income discounts (senior, disabled, and veteran):
$562,082 - funding was built into rates - Low-income conservation assistance:
$557,837 - funding was built into rates - Round Up for Helping Hands:
$61,317 - customer donations
| Resource | Load Served (aMW) |
|---|---|
| BPA | 209.2 |
| Packwood Hydro | 1.1 |
| Total Wholesale Load | 210.3 |
| Distribution Losses (estimated) | -7.3 |
| Total Retail Load Billed | 203.0 |
Fuel Mix (per WA Department of Commerce reporting):
| Fuel Mix | 2024 Estimate | 2021-2024 Average |
|---|---|---|
| Biogas | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Biomass | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Hydro | 76.8% | 72.9% |
| Natural Gas | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Nuclear | 12.0% | 10.3% |
| Wind | 0.4% | 5.2% |
| Unspecified Source | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% |
| Total Carbon Free | 89% | 92% |
Energy Consumed by Rate Class:
Residential: 41.0%
General Service: 31.1%
Large Industrial: 3.6%
Irrigation: 24.0%
Other: 0.3%
General Service: 31.1%
Large Industrial: 3.6%
Irrigation: 24.0%
Other: 0.3%
Investment (Gross) in Renewable Resources:
$4.4 million; funding built into rates, includes investment in non-hydro renewable resources
Investment in conservation:
$2.3 million; funding built into rates, net of BPA reimbursement
Solar Connections:
Ely Community Solar: 75 kW capacity; 112 customers
OIE Community Solar: 25 kW capacity; 42 customers
Customer Installed Solar (AC): 10,617 kW capacity; 1,334 customers
OIE Community Solar: 25 kW capacity; 42 customers
Customer Installed Solar (AC): 10,617 kW capacity; 1,334 customers
Service Territory:
927 sq. miles in Benton County
Miles of Lines:
115 miles of transmission lines
1,761 miles of distribution lines: 770 overhead & 991 underground
1,341 miles of service wire: 266 overhead & 1,075 underground
1,761 miles of distribution lines: 770 overhead & 991 underground
1,341 miles of service wire: 266 overhead & 1,075 underground
Equipment:
39 substations
56 substation transformers
20,446 line transformers: 9,294 overhead & 11,152 underground
56 substation transformers
20,446 line transformers: 9,294 overhead & 11,152 underground
System Load:
- Annual System Peak Loads:
Summer - 453 MW (June 2025) | Winter - 361 MW (February 2025) - Record System Peak Loads:
Summer - 490 MW (June 2021) | Winter - 393 MW (January 2024)
2025 Financial Results (in millions):
- Operating Revenues: $151.2
- Retail Revenues: $142.1
- Gross Power Supply Costs: $82.8
- Net Power Supply Costs: $78.7
- Gross Capital Costs: $30.6
- Net Capital Costs: $26.9
2025 Taxes (in millions):
- Total Taxes: $14.9
- State Privilege Tax: $2.9
- State Public Utility Tax: $5.4
- City Tax: $6.4
Fiber & Fixed Wireless Customers:
812
Retail Services Providers:
11
Miles of Fiber:
528.6
Annual Revenues:
$3.0 million
Employees:
150 Full-Time Employees (FTEs)
Commissioners:
District 1 - Lori Sanders: First term began in January 2005
District 2 - Jeff Hall: Appointed in January 2002 and first term began in January 2003
District 3 - Mike Massey: First term began in January 2025
District 2 - Jeff Hall: Appointed in January 2002 and first term began in January 2003
District 3 - Mike Massey: First term began in January 2025