8 (Residential & Farm General Service - Three Phase)
When does peak hit on Puget Sound Energy Inc’s 8? The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–March.
- peak18.99¢
- off-peak18.67¢
What does 8 cost a year?
| Household | Uses | Per year | Works out to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment One or two people, no central air, no electric heat | 4,866 kWh | $1,228 | 25.2¢ / kWh |
| Family home Three or four people with central air conditioning | 9,453 kWh | $2,089 | 22.1¢ / kWh |
| Home with an EV Same house, plus an electric car charging overnight | 13,103 kWh | $2,776 | 21.2¢ / kWh |
Estimates, not quotes. We run three made-up but realistic households through this tariff hour by hour for a full year — including the way air conditioning loads the afternoon and an EV loads the small hours. Your own bill depends on when you actually use electricity, which is exactly the thing a per-kWh number hides.
What you actually pay
| Period | Rate | Applies when |
|---|---|---|
| peak | 18.99¢ | midnight–midnight, October–March |
| off-peak | 18.67¢ | midnight–midnight, April–September |
Plus a fixed charge of $25.95 per month.
Should you be on 8?
The hour of day does not change what you pay here — the month does. Running the same house through the full year, July costs about $231 and February about $139. That $92 swing is part rate and part weather, and it is the reason a budget built on your spring bill will break in July.
Before a single kilowatt-hour moves, this plan charges $311 a year in fixed fees. On the apartment above that is 25% of the whole bill; on the house with a car charging in it, 11%. Fixed charges are invisible in a cents-per-kWh comparison and they punish small users hardest — if you use very little electricity, the headline rate is the least important number on this page.
If this is new to you
- How to read your electric bill
Four kinds of charge, only two of which you can do anything about.
- Should you switch to a time-of-use electricity plan?
A wide peak-to-off-peak gap is a lever, not a saving. Levers need something to move.
- Why is my electric bill so high in summer?
Usually three causes at once, and only one of them is your air conditioner.
- How to compare electricity plans without getting it wrong
Six things that break a comparison, and the order to check them in.
Where this comes from
- Effective
- 2026-03-21
the date this tariff took effect
- Covers
- delivery + supply
우편번호 매핑에서 이 지역 서비스 종류가 Bundled — 배달과 공급을 함께 판다
- Enrollment
- open to new customers
Tariff document: https://www.pse.com/-/media/Project/PSE/Portal/Rate-documents/summ_elec_prices_2026_03_21.pdf?rev=9728c0e290b04b3a8871d74f1541b1e9&sc_lang=en