Electricity rates — Oregon

What a typical bill in Oregon costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 5 generally available plans here run from $1,872.48 on Schedule 4 - Residential (Single Phase) to $2,489.52 on Residential Service (Rate 7), with a median of $1,980.48.

Effective rates span 15.6¢ to 20.7¢ per kWh at that usage.

What households in Oregon pay, by EIA's count

Oregon's residential electricity averaged 15.5¢ per kWh over the 12 months to June 2026, the 25th-lowest of the 50 states and DC and 14% below the US average of 17.9¢. It sits between West Virginia (15.5¢) and South Carolina (15.6¢).

EIA lists 23 utilities serving homes in Oregon. By homes served, the largest 5 are Portland General Electric Co (828,857), PacifiCorp (547,235), City of Eugene - (OR) (89,582), Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt (35,904), and Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR) (34,562). Member-owned cooperatives supply about 8%, municipal utilities supply about 8%, and public power districts supply about 6% of its households.

Oregon homes used the most electricity in January and the least in September (2021–2025): a winter peak, 1.7 times the lightest month. January's bills were the highest, averaging $150; September's the lowest, $98. October was the dearest month per kWh, 9% above January.

The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 74% of Oregon's households: Portland General Electric Co (828,857), PacifiCorp (Oregon) (547,235). Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 16.5¢ per kWh, 7% above EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.

Chart of this for reuse (PNG), free to republish under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WattClear. Suggested alt text: “Bar chart. Oregon's average home electricity price, July 2025 to June 2026, was 3.1% higher than the 12 months before, the 42nd-largest rise of the 50 states. Washington, DC: +24.9%. United States average: +6.7%. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.”

In the guides: Summer and winter bills, state by state

How Oregon compares

At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Oregon costs $1,980.48 a year: the 9th-lowest of the 30 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 14% less than their median of $2,303.60. It sits between Alabama ($1,881.80) and Washington ($1,989.35).

Its cheapest open plan, Schedule 4 - Residential (Single Phase) from PacifiCorp (Oregon) at $1,872.48, is the 13th-lowest of the 30 states' cheapest plans.

In the guides: What published electricity plans cost, state by state

What each provider in Oregon costs

2 utilities serve customers across Oregon in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is PacifiCorp (Oregon) at $1,872.48 a year on Schedule 4 - Residential (Single Phase); the dearest is Portland General Electric Co at $2,393.52.

That is $521.04 a year between the best each provider offers.

Cheapest available plan by provider: PacifiCorp (Oregon) $1,872.48; Portland General Electric Co $2,393.52.

Which plan in Oregon is cheapest as use rises

Schedule 4 - Residential (Single Phase) is cheapest at every level tested — $1,020.24 a year at 500 kWh a month, $3,576.96 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $322.68 a year at 500 kWh against $1,205.76 at 2,000 kWh.

How Oregon's plans are structured

Of 16 priceable plans: 9 tiered, 9 time-of-use, 1 with demand charges, 4 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $5.00 to $23.00.

Who provides Oregon's plans

These plans come from 3 utilities: Idaho Power Co (Oregon), PacifiCorp (Oregon), Portland General Electric Co.

The largest saving among Oregon's plans

Moving from Residential Service (Rate 7) to Schedule 4 - Residential (Single Phase) saves $617.04 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What the Oregon figures do not cover

9 of these plans price by the hour; their figures assume the typical hourly pattern of homes in Oregon, not this household's own hours.