Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.
Average monthly bill
Full bill breakdown →15.51¢/kWh × 845 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 40th highest among the 50 states and DC.
Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states
| Oregon | $131 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $158 | |
| California | $164 | |
| Washington | $132 | |
| Nevada | $122 | |
| Idaho | $116 |
Oregon is $27 a month below (-17.2%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.
How Oregon makes its electricity
Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 32.1% | 21,624 GWh |
| Coal | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Nuclear | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Wind | 14.6% | 9,847 GWh |
| Solar | 4.2% | 2,861 GWh |
| Hydro | 47.4% | 31,915 GWh |
| Other | 1.6% | 1,082 GWh |
67.3 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.
Oregon electricity prices in context
Oregon's residential electricity rate stands at 15.92¢/kWh as of August 2026, ranking 29th most expensive among the 50 states and DC. This is 2.24¢/kWh below the US average of 18.16¢/kWh, putting Oregon's rate 12.4% cheaper than the national figure. Among bordering states, Washington at 14.63¢/kWh, Idaho at 13.37¢/kWh, and Nevada at 12.72¢/kWh all undercut Oregon's price, while California at 29.75¢/kWh is considerably more expensive. The rate rose 1% year over year.
Over the long term, Oregon's residential rate has climbed substantially. Since August 2021, the rate has risen 37.6% from 11.57¢/kWh. Over the full twenty years since August 2006, it has increased 108.9% from 7.62¢/kWh. Since records began in January 2001, the rate has risen 180.3% from 5.68¢/kWh. The highest rate on record came in June 2026 at 16.32¢/kWh, just slightly above the current level, while the lowest was the January 2001 figure of 5.68¢/kWh.
Oregon's typical residential customer pays a monthly bill of $131 for usage of 845 kWh, compared with the national average bill of $158 for 876 kWh. The state's commercial rate is 10.72¢/kWh and industrial rate is 8.75¢/kWh.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
12-month trend
Price history since 2001
Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.
Residential
- Jan '01
- 5.68¢
- Now
- 15.92¢
- Change
- ▲ 180.3%
- Range
- 5.68–16.32¢
Recent months
| Month | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 15.92 | 10.72 | 8.75 |
| July 2026 | 15.97 | 10.60 | 8.92 |
| June 2026 | 16.32 | 10.59 | 8.83 |
| May 2026 | 16.27 | 10.61 | 8.55 |
| April 2026 | 15.78 | 10.63 | 8.06 |
| March 2026 | 14.89 | 10.63 | 7.96 |
| February 2026 | 14.64 | 10.68 | 7.94 |
| January 2026 | 14.66 | 10.28 | 8.02 |
| December 2025 | 14.94 | 10.31 | 8.08 |
| November 2025 | 15.59 | 10.48 | 8.10 |
| October 2025 | 16.16 | 10.55 | 8.30 |
| September 2025 | 15.96 | 10.62 | 8.56 |
Prices in ¢/kWh.