What ceiling fans costs to run in Oregon
Oregon homes use 139 kWh a year on ceiling fans. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $15.71 to $26.64 a year across 8 published Oregon plans — a $10.93 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Electric Vehicle TOU Option (Rate 7-EV)time-of-use · needs an electric vehicle | $4.73 | −$10.98 | 4.7¢ |
| Residential Electric Vehicle TOU Option (Rate 7-EV)time-of-use · tiered · needs an electric vehicle | $12.99 | −$2.72 | 10.6¢ |
| Residential Time-Of-Use Service (Rate 7-TOU)✓ cheapesttime-of-use · tiered | $15.71 | — | 12.5¢ |
| Residential Time-Of-Use Service (Rate 7- TOU or EV)time-of-use · tiered · needs an electric vehicle | $20.43 | +$4.72 | 16.4¢ |
| Residential Service (Rate 7)tiered | $21.72 | +$6.01 | 17.3¢ |
| Residential Time-Of-Use Service (Rate 7-TOU of EV)time-of-use · tiered · needs an electric vehicle | $24.95 | +$9.24 | 19.7¢ |
| Residential Service (Rate 7)tiered | $25.56 | +$9.85 | 20.1¢ |
| Residential Service (Rate 7)tiered | $26.64 | +$10.93 | 20.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $3.09 (Residential Time-Of-Use Service (Rate 7-TOU)), dearest $5.28, a $2.19 spread
- Average — cheapest $15.71 (Residential Time-Of-Use Service (Rate 7-TOU)), dearest $26.64, a $10.93 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $22.19 (Residential Time-Of-Use Service (Rate 7-TOU)), dearest $37.56, a $15.37 spread
What ceiling fans costs here
Across 8 plans priced in Oregon, ceiling fans adds $15.71 to $26.64 a year — $1.31 to $2.22 a month. The median plan puts ceiling fans at $23.64 a year.
Cheapest for ceiling fans: Residential Time-Of-Use Service (Rate 7-TOU), Portland General Electric Co. Dearest: Residential Service (Rate 7), Portland General Electric Co.
Those 139 kWh are billed at 11.3¢–19.1¢, against a 18.7¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 0.4¢ per kWh.
What Oregon homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 139 kWh a year across 181 sampled homes that run one, 39% under the national 227 kWh. The middle half spans 28 kWh to 197 kWh, so ceiling fans varies by 169 kWh between one household and another.
Every ceiling fan in the home across a year. That average covers homes with ceiling fans — 57% of homes here, against 72% nationally.
That makes ceiling fans about 1% of the electricity an Oregon home uses. The remaining 10,993 kWh is what ceiling fans is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
Light and heavy use of ceiling fans
A household in the lighter quarter runs ceiling fans for 28 kWh a year and pays $3.09 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 197 kWh and pays $22.19 — $19.10 more for ceiling fans on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Oregon, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 8 Oregon tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 45.5152, -122.6784.