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1 The average residential electricity rate in Seattle is 7.75Â¢/kWh. 2  This average (residential) electricity rate in Seattle is 9.14% less than the Washington average rate of 8.53Â¢/kWh. 3  The average (residential) electricity rate in Seattle is 34.76% less than the national average rate of 11.88Â¢/kWh. The average industrial electricity rate in Seattle is 5.95Â¢/kWh. 2  This average (industrial) electricity rate in Seattle is 44.07% greater than the Washington average rate of 4.13Â¢/kWh. 3  The average (industrial) electricity rate in Seattle is 10.79% less than the national average rate of 6.67Â¢/kWh.
2014 residential electricity prices were highest in Hawaii, 37.34Â¢ per kilo-watt hour (kWh), because most of their electricity is generated using crude oil.. The lowest price was in the state of Washington with 8.71Â¢ per kWh.he chart at the left shows the average cost of electricity for 2014 by consumer group per the EIA (the US Energy Information Administration). For 2014 the average residential cost was 12.50 cents per kilo-watt hour up 3.1% from 2013. Commercial was 10.75 cents and industrial 7.01 cents.