18.79¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Portland General Electric / OR ]
Portland General Electric electricity rates in Oregon
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+3.3%
vs 2024
840,457
residential customers
+50.3%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Portland General Electric's average effective residential rate (18.79¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.55¢ | — | 742,467 |
| 2016 | 11.40¢ | −1.3% | 752,365 |
| 2017 | 11.42¢ | +0.2% | 762,211 |
| 2018 | 12.01¢ | +5.2% | 776,747 |
| 2019 | 12.28¢ | +2.3% | 779,673 |
| 2020 | 12.50¢ | +1.8% | 791,119 |
| 2021 | 13.24¢ | +5.9% | 800,372 |
| 2022 | 13.64¢ | +3.0% | 809,603 |
| 2023 | 15.20¢ | +11.4% | 815,920 |
| 2024 | 18.19¢ | +19.7% | 828,857 |
| 2025 | 18.79¢ | +3.3% | 840,457 |
How this compares
15.46¢
Oregon average, 2025
+21.5%
Portland General Electric vs OR 2025 average
+9.1%
vs US 2025 average
#1
priciest in OR
Portland General Electric files with the EIA as Portland General Electric Co (utility ID 15248).
Serves 7 counties in Oregon: Clackamas, Columbia, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, Yamhill. 151 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Portland General Electric raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Portland General Electric is on file with the Oregon Public Utility Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +3.3% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Portland General Electric charge per kWh?
Portland General Electric's average effective residential rate was 18.79¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Oregon's 2025 average was 15.46¢.
How much have Portland General Electric rates gone up in five years?
+50.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +38.5% for Oregon as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Portland General Electric have in Oregon?
840,457 residential customers in 2025, across 7 counties including Clackamas, Columbia, Marion, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Oregon Public Utility Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)