Utilities
Electric
Electric ratepayers in Clallam County enjoy some of the lowest power rates in the United States. Clallam County Public Utilities District PUD) customers pay 6.2 cents/kilowatt hour (kwh) and City of Port Angeles customers pay 4.75 cents/kwh. These figures compare to the U.S. national average of 8.39 cents/kwh and California's average rate of 11.3 cents/kwh.
Elected officials govern both utilities: the City by the seven-member city council, the PUD, by a three-member County Commission. Port Angeles and the PUD are statutory preference customers of the Bonneville Power Administration. Typical industrial electrical bills are:
Demand
500kW-200MWH
- City of Port Angeles - $6,575
- PUD - $7,043
150kW-30MWh
- City of Port Angeles - $1,433
- PUD - $1,437
National and Regional Bill Comparisons
Direct bill comparisons are difficult due to differing tax structures and usage levels for the various utilities. The bottom line is the cost of utility services in the Northwest is low compared to the rest of the country and Port Angeles utility costs are below the average for the region. The table shown below lists some average electric utility rates (cents per kwh) for residential customers in Port Angeles, Washington State, the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Western Montana) and the Country.
Utility |
Port Angeles |
Washington |
Northwest |
U.S. |
Electric |
4.58 |
5.1 |
8.7 * |
8.39 |
*California is 11.3
Petroleum Products
• Sunshine Propane (Sequim/Port Hadlock)
• Pettit Oil Company (Port Angeles)
• Ferrellgas (Forks/Port Angeles)
Telecommunications
Blue Tux (Website development, hosting)
CenturyTel (Forks/Clallam Bay/Sekiu/Neah Bay)
OlyPen (ISP)
Olympus (ISP)
TenForward (ISP)
Waste Disposal/Recycling
• All Metal Recycling (Port Angeles)
• E T Enterprises & Recycling (Port Angeles)
• Murrey's Disposal (Port Angeles)
• Olympic Disposal (Sequim)
• Robert's Metals (Port Angeles)
• Waste Management Northwest (Port Angeles)
• West Waste Recycling (Forks)
Water
- PUD No. 1 of Clallam County
The PUD provides water services to certain unincorporated areas of Clallam County.
- City of Port Angeles
A Ranney water collector on the Elwha River west of town serves Port Angeles. The water is chlorinated and fluoridated.
- City of Sequim
Three wells provide Sequim's primary water supply. Chlorination is the only treatment process.
- City of Forks
Forks is served by five wells. The water is chlorinated and fluoridated.
Sewer
Municipal sewer systems serve Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks. Rates are tied to water usage through a metered system.
Unincorporated areas rely on individual septic systems.
