Energy score
Clean-energy readiness, grid resilience, and solar or efficiency opportunity signals.
Energy in Seattle90/100
Energy
Energy Readiness in Seattle
Seattle operates with a low-carbon electricity baseline led by hydropower, with active building and transport electrification work. Energy in Seattle scores 90/100, placing it in the leading group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 90/100
Energy readiness
90/100
Very strong baseline supported by hydropower.
Primary transition lever
Buildings and transport
Building electrification and EV adoption are the main levers.
Climate stressor
Rainfall and heat
Atmospheric-river rainfall and rising heat shape adaptation work.
Seattle energy data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Energy readiness | 90/100 | Regional grid is among the lowest-carbon nationally. |
| Primary transition lever | Buildings and transport | Heat-pump uptake is rising. |
| Climate stressor | Rainfall and heat | Wildfire smoke drives seasonal pressure. |
Energy city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle (this page) | 90/100 | Seattle operates with a low-carbon electricity baseline led by hydropower, with active building and transport electrification work. |
| San Francisco | 86/100 | San Francisco operates with active climate policy, a comparatively low-carbon grid, and strong building-efficiency programs. |
| New York | 82/100 | New York has serious clean-energy ambition and infrastructure complexity, with resilience shaped by coastal risk and dense demand. |
| Saint Paul | 81/100 | Saint Paul's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Chandler | 81/100 | Chandler's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Irvine | 81/100 | Irvine's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Fremont | 81/100 | Fremont's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| San Bernardino | 81/100 | San Bernardino's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Los Angeles | 80/100 | Los Angeles benefits from strong solar resource, ambitious state-level transition policy, and active building and transport electrification. |
| Irving | 80/100 | Irving's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Santa Clarita | 80/100 | Santa Clarita's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Scottsdale | 79/100 | Scottsdale's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Santa Ana | 79/100 | Santa Ana's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Oyster Bay | 79/100 | Oyster Bay's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Portland | 78/100 | Portland's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Plano | 78/100 | Plano's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Conroe | 78/100 | Conroe's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Laredo | 77/100 | Laredo's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Garland | 77/100 | Garland's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Bloomington | 77/100 | Bloomington's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Chicago | 76/100 | Chicago has solid grid reliability with strong wind resource in the region and growing building-efficiency activity. |
| Denver | 76/100 | Denver's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Phoenix | 76/100 | Phoenix's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| San Diego | 76/100 | San Diego's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Glendale | 75/100 | Glendale's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| San Jose | 74/100 | San Jose's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Tacoma | 74/100 | Tacoma's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Boston | 74/100 | Boston's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Minneapolis | 74/100 | Minneapolis's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Boulder | 74/100 | Boulder's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Henderson | 74/100 | Henderson's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
Interpretation
Energy readiness scoring weighs grid carbon intensity, building efficiency, and adaptation. The Pacific-Northwest hydro mix gives a structural advantage. Across the indexed cities the energy average is 64/100, so Seattle is 26 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 3 institutional references.
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Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
3 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- International Energy Agency: Empowering Urban Energy Transitions
Used to ground energy-readiness scoring in international transition guidance.
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