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Washington Electricity RatesResidential = 5 cents/kwh (National ranking: 50) Commerical = 5 cents/kwh Industrial = 3 cents/kwh(National ranking: 50) kwh = kilowatt hour1st ranking = highest rate in catagory DeregulationWashington state has not enacted any deregulation legislation, though in spring 2001 regulators allowed six large industrial customers to buy power from different utilities and each other. Over the past decade, retail electricity rates have been among the nation's lowest. Both public and investor-owned utilities provide a significant portion of Washington's power. The Utilities and Transportation Commission regulates the investor-owned utilities. A 1998 law permits net metering, which allows customers with renewable power generators such as solar panels to sell power back to the utility.More InformationDepartment of Energy Information on WashingtonState Public Utilities Information Return to Power: An Online NewsHour Special Report |
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