Utility Wallet · Kent

Kent Utilities: Providers by Address

Here's the shorthand for Kent: your electricity and your natural gas both come from PSE, the same company for both. Water and sewer are where things split.

  • Gas Puget Sound Energy Clear Kent answer at 95% of checks.
  • Water Kent WA 59% in Kent, with other districts on the edges.
  • Electric Puget Sound Energy Most common Kent answer citywide. Still verify.

Kent · free address lookup · under a minute

100+ Kent addresses · 4 ZIP codes · updated Jul 2026

Built from 684,000+ observed assignments across the country, 100+ of them covering Kent. How we verify.

Who is the gas company in Kent?

One answer · 95% of 100+ addresses
Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy · 95% of 100+ Kent addresses we checked.
What you'll need

Documents

  • Letter of credit from a previous gas or electric utility (minimum of one year of service within the last 24 months, no more than two delinquency notices)
  • Qualified guarantor form (current PSE residential customer in good standing)
  • AutoPay enrollment confirmation (PSE AutoPay or bank online bill pay) for deposit waiver requests

Deposit

A deposit may be required to start service. If required, it appears on the next regular bill on an installment plan to be paid in full within 90 days (first half, then quarters). May be waived via AutoPay, letter of credit, or qualified guarantor. Refunded with interest after 12 consecutive months of satisfactory payments (unless three or more past-due notices).

Phone numbers

  • Outage: 888-225-5773
  • Emergency: 888-225-5773

Smell gas in Kent? Leave first, then call Puget Sound Energy's emergency line (888) 225-5773 and 811 before any digging.

Kent water, who sends the bill?

Front-runner · 59% of 100+
Kent WA
Kent WA · 59% of 100+ Kent addresses we checked.

Watch the edges

The catch is at the margins: East Hill blocks and formerly-unincorporated pockets can land on Soos Creek instead of the Kent Water Department, and once you cross into Covington, Auburn, or unincorporated county, the whole provider lineup shifts. Confirm before you assume.

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Kent electricity, who serves you?

97% of 100+ checks
Puget Sound Energy
For electric in Kent, the answer is Puget Sound Energy at 97% of addresses we checked.
What you'll need

Documents

  • Letter of credit from a previous gas or electric utility (minimum of one year of service within the last 24 months, no more than two delinquency notices)
  • Qualified guarantor form (current PSE residential customer in good standing)
  • AutoPay enrollment confirmation (PSE AutoPay or bank online bill pay) for deposit waiver requests

Deposit

A deposit may be required to start service. If required, it appears on the next regular bill on an installment plan to be paid in full within 90 days (first half, then quarters). May be waived via AutoPay, letter of credit, or qualified guarantor. Refunded with interest after 12 consecutive months of satisfactory payments (unless three or more past-due notices).

Phone numbers

  • Outage: 888-225-5773
  • Emergency: 888-225-5773

Outage desk for Kent: Puget Sound Energy at (888) 225-5773.

Sewer & trash

71% of 14 addresses
City of Kent
Often rides with the water account. Confirm with the lookup.
57% of 65 addresses
Republic Services Trash
Collection can be city or private depending on the neighborhood.

Moving to Kent: set up in this order

Before your first night in a Kent place, whether it's a Valley townhouse or an East Hill split-level, run this quick setup list.

  1. Call Puget Sound Energy for electric start. Bring the exact service address, not just the mailing city. Watch edges if you're on the East Hill or in a recently annexed pocket.
  2. Set up Puget Sound Energy if the home uses gas. Confirm meters and deposit rules for your Kent street.
  3. Start water (and sewer/trash) service. Deposits and start dates vary across Kent ZIP 4.
  4. Internet last, but order it early. Self-install kits can shorten the wait when available in Kent.

Kent utility questions, answered

Who provides electricity and gas in Kent, WA?

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) handles both your electricity and your natural gas at every Kent address we sampled. That's a little different from many places where the gas company is separate from the power company. Here, it's PSE for both. Setup and rates are between you and PSE, so the practical move is to confirm your specific address with the lookup, then get service started before your move-in date.

Why do some Kent homes have Kent Water Department and others have Soos Creek?

Kent grew by expanding across the valley and up the hills, folding in land that used to be unincorporated county. Because of that, water and sewer never consolidated under one name. Most addresses across Kent are served by the Kent Water Department, while a share fall under Soos Creek Water & Sewer District. It genuinely comes down to your parcel, not your neighborhood, so run the lookup rather than guessing from a nearby house.

How do I get utilities set up when moving to Kent?

Start with the lookup to confirm exactly who serves your address, since that's the one thing that varies here. Electricity and gas point to PSE. Water and sewer route to either the Kent Water Department or Soos Creek Water & Sewer District, depending on the property. Once you know your providers, contact each one directly to open service in your name. Doing the lookup first saves you from calling the wrong water district.

Who is the electric company in Kent?

For electric in Kent, the answer is Puget Sound Energy at 97% of addresses we checked.

How do I set up all utilities for a Kent address?

Run the Kent lookup above. It returns your exact providers for each utility, with sign-up links, in about a minute.

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One Kent street. The full utility lineup

The Kent map orients you. This tool names the accounts to open.

Kent · free address lookup · under a minute

Provider data: 188 Kent-area addresses from our mapping database plus 12 geographically spread sample addresses, aggregated at ZIP level. Data refreshed Jul 2026. Territories vary address by address. Always confirm yours with the lookup. Reviewed by the Utility Wallet data team · How we verify provider data.

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