Seattle City Light Charging Cost per kWh
Seattle City Light DC fast charging runs about $0.32/kWh — the 3rd cheapest of the 16 networks WattWay prices, and $0.11/kWh below the $0.43/kWh average. Plan a route and WattWay will tell you whether stopping here actually beats the alternatives on your highway.
About Seattle City Light
Municipal utility chargers in the Seattle area. Utility-run networks usually undercut commercial operators; WattWay prices the daytime (higher) tier so a plan never overstates the saving.
$0.32/kWh
Reference rate
#3 of 16
Cheapest ranking
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No membership
−$0.11
vs network average
What a charge costs at Seattle City Light
A 10-80% DC fast charge at $0.32/kWh, across a spread of pack sizes. Bigger battery, bigger bill — but also more miles per stop.
| Vehicle | Battery | 10-80% charge | Per 100 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai IONIQ Electric (2017-2019) | 28 kWh (20 kWh added) | $6.27 | $7.22 |
| Subaru Solterra Premium AWD (2026) | 74.7 kWh (52 kWh added) | $16.73 | $8.29 |
| Tesla Model Y Performance (2024) | 79 kWh (55 kWh added) | $17.70 | $9.07 |
| Genesis Electrified G80 (2023-2025) | 87.2 kWh (61 kWh added) | $19.53 | $9.91 |
| BMW iX xDrive50 (2023-2024) | 105.2 kWh (74 kWh added) | $23.56 | $10.39 |
| GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 (2024) | 205 kWh (144 kWh added) | $45.92 | $14.88 |
Your car not here? Every one of the 177 vehicles in the EV database has its own page with the full network-by-network cost table.
Seattle City Light vs other networks
| Network | Rate | vs Seattle City Light |
|---|---|---|
| OUC | $0.20/kWh | −$0.12/kWh |
| Tacoma Power | $0.21/kWh | −$0.11/kWh |
| Seattle City Light (this page) | $0.32/kWh | — |
| Francis Energy | $0.39/kWh | +$0.07/kWh |
| Ionna | $0.39/kWh | +$0.07/kWh |
| Buc-ee's | $0.40/kWh | +$0.08/kWh |
| Tesla | $0.40/kWh | +$0.08/kWh |
| Rivian | $0.44/kWh | +$0.12/kWh |
| Walmart | $0.47/kWh | +$0.15/kWh |
| ChargePoint | $0.48/kWh | +$0.16/kWh |
| Volta | $0.49/kWh | +$0.17/kWh |
| Shell Recharge | $0.52/kWh | +$0.20/kWh |
| bp pulse | $0.55/kWh | +$0.23/kWh |
| EVgo | $0.55/kWh | +$0.23/kWh |
| Electrify America | $0.56/kWh | +$0.24/kWh |
| Blink | $0.59/kWh | +$0.27/kWh |
Seattle City Light charging questions
- How much does Seattle City Light charging cost per kWh?
- WattWay prices Seattle City Light at about $0.32/kWh for DC fast charging, which makes it the 3rd cheapest of the 16 networks it tracks and below the $0.43/kWh average by $0.11 per kWh. Actual rates vary by site, time of day and local taxes; when a station publishes its own price, the planner uses that instead.
- Is Seattle City Light expensive compared with other networks?
- Across the networks WattWay prices, rates run from $0.20/kWh (OUC) to $0.59/kWh (Blink). At $0.32/kWh, Seattle City Light sits toward the cheap end. On a 500-mile trip, the charging you buy en route differs by roughly $10.78 versus an average-priced network for a mid-size EV.
- Does Seattle City Light have a membership or subscription?
- WattWay doesn't model a subscription for Seattle City Light, so no membership discount is applied to its sessions. That does not mean every stop is priced at $0.32/kWh: when a station publishes its own rate through Open Charge Map the planner uses that, and this reference rate is only the fallback for stations that don't. If the network introduces a plan worth modeling it will be added to the planner's membership list.
Find out if Seattle City Light is on your route
A rate only matters if you drive past it. WattWay looks at the chargers actually along your route — every operator, not just this one — and picks the cheapest workable sequence for your car. You can also exclude networks you'd rather not use.
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