NEW — 2:05 p.m. Dec. 9, 2014
Puget Sound Energy customers will receive a one-time credit on their December and January electrical bills. The average electrical customer should receive about $40.
The credit comes from the sale of PSE’s assets in Jefferson County in 2010.The total amount to be paid to PSE customers will be $59.2 million. That includes interest that has accrued.
All 1.1 million electrical customers, business and residential, in Island, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Skagit, Thurston and Whatcom counties will get the credit that will appear automatically on their power bills.
Because of different billing cycles, most customers will see a portion of the credit on their December statement and the remainder on their January bill.
The credits customers receive will be based on electricity used during the month of December.
Earlier this month, the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission approved PSE’s request to distribute the credit through a one-time payout during winter, since it will benefit customers when electric bills are typically higher due to colder weather and shorter daylight hours.