State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Oregon electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Oregon was 15.97¢ per kWh, compared with 15.61¢ in July 2025 (+2.3%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $133.89 for 866 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 15.97¢; +2.3% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $133.89; 866 kWh a month
2025 average price: 15.46¢; 1,889,290 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
PacifiCorp	1,867,246	Full service	14.42¢
Portland General Electric	840,457	Full service	18.79¢
Idaho Power	554,211	Full service	11.78¢
City of Eugene	90,395	Full service	14.24¢
Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt	36,113	Full service	11.39¢
Central Electric Coop	35,385	Full service	10.49¢
City of Springfield	30,212	Full service	8.39¢
Oregon Trail El Cons Coop	25,995	Full service	10.97¢
Tillamook Peoples Utility Dist	20,263	Full service	12.66¢
Emerald People's Utility Dist	19,946	Full service	11.54¢
Consumers Power	18,921	Full service	13.90¢
Midstate Electric Coop	18,875	Full service	11.85¢
Salem Electric	18,499	Full service	10.91¢
City of McMinnville	17,666	Full service	7.82¢
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist	16,430	Full service	9.75¢
Coos-Curry Electric Coop	15,854	Full service	13.97¢
Umatilla Electric Coop Assn	12,784	Full service	10.11¢
Lane Electric Coop	12,463	Full service	13.34¢
City of Forest Grove	10,484	Full service	10.70¢
Northern Wasco County PUD	9,773	Full service	7.86¢
Columbia Rural Elec Assn	4,510	Full service	15.57¢
Surprise Valley Electrification	4,009	Full service	13.38¢
Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist	3,774	Full service	7.58¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 20 EIA respondents touch Oregon and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Blachly-Lane County Coop El Assn · Cooperative
Bonneville Power Administration · Federal
Canby Utility Board · Municipal
City of Ashland - (OR) · Municipal
City of Bandon - (OR) · Municipal
City of Cascade Locks - (OR) · Municipal
City of Drain - (OR) · Municipal
City of Hermiston · Municipal
City of Milton-Freewater- (OR) · Municipal
City of Monmouth - (OR) · Municipal
Clearwater Power Company · Cooperative
Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc · Cooperative
Columbia Power Coop Assn Inc - (OR) · Cooperative
Douglas Electric Coop - (OR) · Cooperative
Harney Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Hood River Electric Coop · Cooperative
Umpqua Indian Utility Cooperative · Cooperative
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration · Federal
Wasco Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
West Oregon Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 15.97¢/kWh
500 kWh	$79.85
750 kWh	$119.78
1,000 kWh	$159.70
1,500 kWh	$239.55
2,000 kWh	$319.40

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Oregon Public Utility Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Oregon are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.