POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · WA
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Washington
14 data-center projects on file — 1.4 GW of nameplate capacity, $5.5B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$154
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
18.2%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#37
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+53%
#8 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
7.08 GW
· hydro
Grand Coulee · Grant County
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What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Washington · residential · latest
14.11¢/kWh
↑ +13.2% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Washington · residential · 2026 YTD avg
13.95¢/kWh
↑ +15.2% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
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How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Washington's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
WASHINGTON · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
9.34 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
80 MW of new generation came online in Washington over the last 18 months; another 4.1 GW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed). Meanwhile 930 MW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: Hop Hill Solar Generation And Bess (Benton County) — 2.6 GW of wind, first online 2031-09.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
14 projects
Projects on file
14
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
1.39 GW
≈ 6 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$5.5B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
1 statement
CONCERN · 2025-02
“Directed the Department of Revenue to establish a Data Center Workgroup to recommend policies for addressing energy use and impacts on the economy and job market.”
— Gov. Bob Ferguson (D)SOURCE ↗
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Follow the money in Washington
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in WA
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.