Electricity in Thurston County, Washington
4 electric utilities serve homes in Thurston County, Washington: Puget Sound Energy, PUD No. 1 of Grays Harbor County, PUD No. 1 of Lewis County and City of Centralia. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $110.85 (City of Centralia) to $146.74 (Puget Sound Energy) a month. This page covers 3 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Lacey to Tumwater.
- 3 cities
- 4 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Thurston County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Washington | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound EnergyInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,104,338 | $146.74863 kWh, 17.0¢ | $204.37 |
| PUD No. 1 of Grays Harbor CountyPublic power district | 40,116 | $132.641,045 kWh, 12.7¢ | — |
| PUD No. 1 of Lewis CountyPublic power district | 29,779 | $140.711,395 kWh, 10.1¢ | — |
| City of CentraliaCity utility | 9,118 | $110.851,118 kWh, 9.9¢ | — |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Washington average was $124.41 a month.
Cities in Thurston County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey | 58,833 | — | 1,055 |
| Olympia | 56,724 | — | 1,045 |
| Tumwater | 28,010 | — | 1,064 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Thurston County?
4 electric utilities serve homes in Thurston County, Washington: Puget Sound Energy, PUD No. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Thurston County are on this page?
Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).