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Fast Facts – 2023 (as of 05/07/2024)

customer overview CUSTOMERS

Number of Connections:
57,567
Average Monthly Residential Bill:
$115 (Note: Lower than two-thirds of comparable NW Utilities)
Average Monthly Residential Usage:
1,331 kWh

Low Income Assistance Programs:

Low income discounts (senior, disabled, and veteran)
$637,516; funding built into rates
Low income conservation assistance
$1.1 (in millions); funding built into rates
Round Up for Helping Hands
$72,058; customer donations
 

power resources overview POWER RESOURCES

Resource Contract Capacity (MW) Energy Generated (aMW)
BPA 191.8 196.3
Nine Canyon 9.0  2.0
White Creek 9.0  2.2
Packwood 3.9  0.9
Wholesale Purchases N/A 29.3
Secondary Market Sales N/A -13.3
Transmission Losses N/A -1.8
Total Wholesale Load N/A 215.6 
Distribution Losses (estimated) N/A -5.7
Total Retail Load Billed N/A 209.9
 
Fuel Mix* 2023 Estimate 2019-2022 Average
Biogas 3.3% 1.2%
Biomass 1.0% 1.5%
Hydro 67.8% 75.1%
Natural Gas 0.0% 0.8%
Nuclear 9.8% 9.7%
Wind 7.2% 6.7%
Unspecified Source  10.9% 5.0%
Total 100% 100%
Carbon Free 89% 94%
* Fuel mix per WA Department of Commerce reporting.
 
Energy Consumed by Rate Class:
Residential – 41.5%
General – 31.0%
Large Industrial – 3.4%
Irrigation – 23.8%
Other – 0.3%

Investment (Gross) in Renewable Resources:
$4.4 million
Investment in conservation:
$3.1 million

system overview THE SYSTEM

Service Territory
927 sq. miles in Benton County
 
Miles of Lines:
99 miles of transmission lines
1,740 miles of distribution lines - 770 overhead, 970 underground
270 miles of overhead service wire, 1,059 miles of underground service wire

Substations: 39
Substation Transformers: 56
Line Transformers: 20,113
9,314 Overhead
10,799 Underground
Annual System Peak Load:
Summer – 438 MW – July 2023
Winter – 337 MW – December 2023
Record System Peak Loads:
Summer – 490 MW – June 2021
Winter – 393 MW – January 2024
 










financial overview.png FINANCIAL

2023 Financial Results:
Operating Revenues – $155.6 million
Retail Revenues – $139.6 million
Gross Power Supply Costs – $97.3 million
Net Power Supply costs - $86.0 million
Gross Capital Costs – $22.6 million
Net Capital Costs – $19.4 million

2023 Taxes:
Total Taxes – $14.8 million
State Privilege Tax – $2.9 million
State Public Utility Tax – $5.5 million
City Tax – $6.4 million
 

broadband overview.png WHOLESALE BROADBAND

Fiber & Fixed wireless customers:
768
Retail Service Providers:
13
Miles of Fiber:
522
Annual Revenues:
$2.8 million

 SOLAR CONNECTIONS

Ely Community Solar
75 kW capacity
112 customers
OIE Community Solar
25 kW capacity
42 customers
Customer Installed Solar (AC)
9,239 kW capacity
1,081 customers
 

Commmission overview.png BENTON PUD COMMISSION

Jeff Hall
District 2, Elected 2002
Lori Kays-Sanders
District 1, Elected 2004
Barry Bush
District 3, Elected 2012
 

employees overview  EMPLOYEES

Number of Full Time Employees (FTEs):
153

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