Oregon · Investor Owned · investor
Portland General Electric Co Electricity Rates
Average residential price, customers served and derived annual usage from EIA Form 861, 2024 release.
- 18.19¢
- Avg residential price / kWh
- 828.9K
- Residential customers
- +19.6%
- vs Oregon average
- $1,697
- Implied avg annual bill
Among 194 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, Portland General Electric Co ranks #39 by average cents per kWh and #36 by residential customers. Portland General Electric Co charged an average of 18.19¢ per kWh to residential customers in 2024 - above the Oregon average and close to the Form 861 US customer-weighted average.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co ranks #1 of 194 by average residential cents per kWh (43.63¢, 307,982 customers, customers rank #90). Florida Power & Light Co ranks #1 of 194 by residential customers (5,236,277 customers at 13.71¢, price rank #122). The highest average rate is not the largest customer count. Portland General Electric Co is investor owned - a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Its reported average residential price is above the Oregon customer-weighted average (+19.6%). Its customers used near the national residential norm at about 9,328 kWh a year each.
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co 43.63¢ · customers rank #90
- Florida Power & Light Co 5,236,277 customers · price rank #122
Highest average rate is not the most customers
Residential customers for the average-rate #1 and customers #1 utilities among 194 with 100,000 or more residential customers
- FL size
Florida Power & Light Co
5,236,277 residential customers
- CA rate 307,982
San Diego Gas & Electric Co
307,982 residential customers
What this shows San Diego Gas & Electric Co ranks #1 of 194 by average residential cents per kWh (43.63¢, 307,982 customers, customers rank #90). Florida Power & Light Co ranks #1 of 194 by residential customers (5,236,277 customers at 13.71¢, price rank #122). The highest average rate is not the largest customer count.
EIA Form 861 utility filing desk
Release OR-2024 · Portland General Electric Co WELL ABOVE STATE
Portland General Electric Co · Form 861 2024 · WELL ABOVE STATE
- RATE 18.19¢/kWh
- RANK #25/26
- VS-ST +19.6%
- VS-US +6.3%
- CUST 829k
- BILL $1,697
- OWN IOU
- PHOTO TX 0.08¢
- BOOK 36/194
Nearest Form 861 price peer: Gexa Energy, LP (TX) (-0.08¢ gap)
EIA Form 861 residential filing stamps for this utility record. Read with this utility → · Oregon rates
Portland General Electric Co in the Form 861 price neighbourhood
Average residential ¢/kWh among this utility and nearest indexable peers
- MD
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
18 ¢/kWh
- CA
Imperial Irrigation District
18 ¢/kWh
- TX
Gexa Energy, LP
18 ¢/kWh
- this util
Portland General Electric Co
18 ¢/kWh
- NY
New York State Elec & Gas Corp
18 ¢/kWh
What this shows Portland General Electric Co reports 18.19¢/kWh, corpus customer-rank 36 of 194.
RateWatt cost context
How Portland General Electric Co compares on reported cost context
A weighted comparison, not a tariff quote, reliability grade, service-quality score, or recommendation. Lower price and lower implied annual bill score better against reporting utilities in Oregon; the state generation context is shown separately.
- Price against state peers
- 4/100
- Implied annual bill against state peers
- 16/100
- State renewable generation context
- 90/100
18.19¢/kWh · median 11.03¢/kWh
$1,697/yr · median $1,410/yr
65.6% · median 22.8%
Weights: 50% price, 30% implied annual bill, 20% state renewable-generation context. Unreported inputs are excluded and the remaining weights are redistributed. Price and bill use EIA Form 861 (2024); generation context uses EIA state generation data (2025) and is not attributed to this provider.
Rate comparison
How this price compares
Ranked by price against the 26 utilities reporting residential rates in Oregon, Portland General Electric Co comes 25th of 26. The state's range runs from City of McMinnville - (OR) at 7.56¢ to Sunnova at 34.44¢, so where a household sits inside Oregon depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.
Against the 2 other investor owned utilities reporting in Oregon, whose customer-weighted average is 13.95¢, Portland General Electric Co is far above its own ownership class within the state (+30.4%).
State price distribution
Where Portland General Electric Co sits among Oregon utilities
2024 average residential price across the 26 utilities reporting a rate in Oregon
18.19¢/kWh 4th affordability percentile More affordable than 4% of 25 other utilities
average residential price, equal-width bands
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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024
| Benchmark | Price / kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co | 18.19¢ | - |
| Oregon (customer-weighted, 26 utilities) | 15.20¢ | +19.6% |
| US Form 861 customer-weighted average (1.5K utilities) | 17.11¢ | +6.3% |
| Investor Owned customer-weighted US avg (183 utilities) | 18.37¢ | -1.0% |
Rate against consumption: Oregon utilities
Territory and usage
Scale and consumption
Portland General Electric Co reported 828.9K residential customers, ranking 1st of 26 utilities in Oregon by customers served and covering 45.9% of the state's reported residential customers.
Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 9,328 kWh per customer per year - -24.9% against the Oregon median of 12,423 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,697.
State peers
Every utility reporting in Oregon
All 26 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Oregon, largest first, with Portland General Electric Co marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.
| Utility | Ownership | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co (this page) | Investor Owned | 828.9K | 18.19¢ |
| PacifiCorp | Investor Owned | 547.2K | 14.02¢ |
| City of Eugene - (OR) | Municipal | 89.6K | 13.07¢ |
| Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt | Political Subdivision | 35.9K | 10.93¢ |
| Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR) | Cooperative | 34.6K | 9.75¢ |
| City of Springfield - (OR) | Municipal | 29.9K | 8.10¢ |
| Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 26.0K | 10.08¢ |
| Tillamook Peoples Utility Dist | Political Subdivision | 20.1K | 11.82¢ |
| Emerald People's Utility Dist | Political Subdivision | 20.0K | 11.05¢ |
| Consumers Power, Inc | Cooperative | 18.8K | 13.01¢ |
| Midstate Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 18.6K | 10.52¢ |
| Salem Electric - (OR) | Cooperative | 18.4K | 11.02¢ |
| City of McMinnville - (OR) | Municipal | 17.2K | 7.56¢ |
| Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist | Political Subdivision | 16.4K | 9.27¢ |
| Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 15.9K | 13.31¢ |
| Idaho Power Co | Investor Owned | 14.1K | 11.29¢ |
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn | Cooperative | 12.6K | 9.84¢ |
| Lane Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 12.4K | 12.55¢ |
| City of Forest Grove | Municipal | 10.4K | 9.93¢ |
| Northern Wasco County PUD | Political Subdivision | 9.8K | 7.72¢ |
| Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist | Political Subdivision | 3.8K | 7.59¢ |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | 3.7K | 10.06¢ |
| Surprise Valley Electrification | Cooperative | 1.2K | 12.77¢ |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | 82 | 11.76¢ |
| Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 44 | 12.94¢ |
| Sunnova | Behind the Meter | 15 | 34.44¢ |
For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Oregon.
Ownership class peers
Investor Owned utilities with similar residential prices
Beyond Oregon, these indexable investor owned utilities report the closest residential averages to Portland General Electric Co in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.
| Utility | State | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | New York | 735.2K | 18.32¢ |
| Baltimore Gas & Electric Co | Maryland | 1.0M | 17.91¢ |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Iowa | 417.2K | 17.90¢ |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corp | New York | 294.1K | 18.76¢ |
| Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co | Indiana | 133.8K | 17.52¢ |
FAQ
Common questions about Portland General Electric Co rates
- How much does Portland General Electric Co charge per kWh?
- Portland General Electric Co reported an average residential price of 18.19¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.
- Is Portland General Electric Co expensive compared with the rest of Oregon?
- Its average residential price is above the Oregon customer-weighted average of 15.20¢ per kWh, a difference of +19.6%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 26 utilities reporting residential service in Oregon.
- What is the average electricity bill for Portland General Electric Co customers?
- Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 9,328 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,697 a year, or about $141 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
- Who owns Portland General Electric Co?
- EIA classifies Portland General Electric Co as Investor Owned, a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Investor Owned utilities was 18.37¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.
Limitations
What this page does and does not tell you
- An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
- Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.
See our methodology and why energy prices vary .
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.
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