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Roughly 942,880 Oregon accounts belong to Portland General Electric Co, classed by EIA as investor owned; the residential count is 828,857. Its home price sits 23.7% over the Oregon average and ranks 7 of 7 among larger utilities.
Portland General Electric Co: 777 kWh a month costs roughly $141 in energy at 18.19 ¢/kWh, +23.7% on the Oregon average of 14.70 ¢.
Its home price sits 23.7% over the Oregon average and ranks 7 of 7 among larger utilities.
Home price is where Portland General Electric Co departs furthest from the Oregon pattern: 18.19 ¢ against a state average of 14.70 ¢, place 7 of 7 among Oregon utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is City of Springfield at 8.10 ¢ (-10.09 ¢ from here), the most expensive Portland General Electric Co at 18.19 ¢ (+0.00 ¢).
A home using 777 kWh a month pays about $141 in energy here; at the Oregon average the same use would cost $114, a difference of +$27 a month.
| Portland General Electric Co, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co | 18.19 ¢/kWh | 12.98 ¢/kWh | $141at 777 kWh | 133 minSAIDI |
| Oregon average against this company, which is 7 of 7 on price | -3.49 ¢/kWhcompany 23.7% above | -2.87 ¢/kWhcompany 28.4% above | -$27a month at 777 kWh | -34 mincompany 34 above |
| City of EugeneLowest in this table | 13.07 ¢/kWhcompany 39.1% above | 10.00 ¢/kWhcompany 29.8% above | $10240 less than company | 65 mincompany 68 above |
Portland General Electric Co: +3.3% on 2024 for homes, Oregon +4.6%.
Portland General Electric Co reported 18.79 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +3.3% on its 2024 figure of 18.19, while the Oregon average moved +4.6%. Its SAIDI is 103 minutes against 133 in 2024.
Portland General Electric Co serves 828,857 homes in Oregon. At 777 kWh a month that is about 128 kg of CO₂, or 1,541 kg a year, at the Oregon plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Oregon generation mix.
11.55 ¢ in 2015, 18.19 ¢ in 2024 (+57.5%); Oregon 10.66 to 14.70 ¢.
| Year | Portland General Electric Co | Gap to Oregon residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.55 | +0.89 | -1.10 |
| 2016 | 11.40 | +0.74 | -1.15 |
| 2017 | 11.42 | +0.76 | -1.47 |
| 2018 | 12.01 | +1.03 | -0.86 |
| 2019 | 12.29 | +1.28 | -0.72 |
| 2020 | 12.51 | +1.34 | -0.64 |
| 2021 | 13.24 | +1.87 | -0.42 |
| 2022 | 13.64 | +2.22 | -1.40 |
| 2023 | 15.20 | +2.47 | -0.80 |
| 2024 | 18.19 | +3.49 | +1.71 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV75 min in 2015, 133 in 2024.
| Year | Portland General Elect, no major events |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 75 |
| 2016 | 97 |
| 2017 | 113 |
| 2018 | 88 |
| 2019 | 98 |
| 2020 | 100 |
| 2021 | 119 |
| 2022 | 117 |
| 2023 | 109 |
| 2024 | 133 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV133.0 min, 1.34x the median reporter, rank 424 of 673.
Portland General Electric Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 11.55 ¢ in 2015 to 18.19 ¢ in 2024, a move of +57.5%: Portland General Electric Co outpaced its state (+37.9%) by 19.6 points, and +27.2 points against the U.S. Portland General Electric Co's sharpest move came in 2024, +19.7%. The latest year is the high at 18.19 ¢; the low was 11.40 ¢ (2016). 2024: +19.7% here, +15.5% for the Oregon average. SAIDI at Portland General Electric Co (major events excluded) rose from 75 minutes in 2015 to 133 in 2024, +77%; worst year 2024 at 133. At 133 minutes in 2024, Portland General Electric Co sat +34 from the national SAIDI median, with 3 of 10 years below it. 2021: 2724 minutes with major events, 119 without, the widest gap of any year. Portland General Electric Co has 6 cheaper and 0 higher-priced Oregon peers among 7 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Eugene, bills 13.07 ¢ (-5.12).
Pricier by 23.7% than Oregon and slower to restore, at 133 minutes or 1.3 times the median.
Home accounts at Portland General Electric Co went from 742,467 in 2015 to 828,857 in 2024, +11.6%. Business customers paid 0.71 times the home price in 2024 (12.98 against 18.19 ¢); the ratio was 0.76 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.48 in 2015 to 0.79 in 2024, between 0.48 and 0.79.
By 2024 the average Portland General Electric Co customer sat through 133 minutes of outage, against 62 in 2013 (+115%). Its best year was 2013 (62 min), its worst 2024 (133 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Oregon median of 108 minutes in 2024, Portland General Electric Co was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a Portland General Electric Co home paid 18.67 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 14.46 ¢ in 2013, +29.1%; the bill itself went 10.46 ¢ to 18.19 ¢ (+73.9%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,735 for the year at the 2013 real price and $2,240 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 32nd cheapest of 35 in 2013, 24th of 24 in 2024 among Oregon utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Portland General Electric Co at 133 min in 2024 and the Oregon median at 108.
Portland General Electric Co: 18.67 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 18.19 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Portland General E | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Portland Gener | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Portland Gener | Oregon median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.46 | 14.46 | 32 of 35 | 62 | 0.45 | 3 of 8 | 89 |
| 2014 | 11.37 | 15.46 | 35 of 36 | 93 | 0.69 | 3 of 7 | 124 |
| 2015 | 11.55 | 15.69 | 34 of 36 | 75 | 0.48 | 3 of 7 | 90 |
| 2016 | 11.40 | 15.30 | 33 of 36 | 97 | 0.59 | 4 of 8 | 104 |
| 2017 | 11.42 | 15.00 | 34 of 36 | 113 | 0.62 | 3 of 6 | 113 |
| 2018 | 12.01 | 15.39 | 33 of 36 | 88 | 0.52 | 4 of 8 | 93 |
| 2019 | 12.29 | 15.47 | 34 of 36 | 98 | 0.61 | 5 of 10 | 101 |
| 2020 | 12.51 | 15.55 | 24 of 24 | 100 | 0.60 | 5 of 10 | 105 |
| 2021 | 13.24 | 15.73 | 24 of 24 | 119 | 0.63 | 7 of 10 | 107 |
| 2022 | 13.64 | 15.00 | 24 of 24 | 117 | 0.64 | 5 of 10 | 120 |
| 2023 | 15.20 | 16.06 | 24 of 24 | 109 | 0.65 | 7 of 11 | 103 |
| 2024 | 18.19 | 18.67 | 24 of 24 | 133 | 0.79 | 7 of 11 | 108 |
Portland General Electri, EIA utility 15248: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| Portland General Electric Co sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Oregon ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 828,857 | 18.19 | +3.49 |
| Commercial | 109,692 | 12.98 | +2.87 |
| Year | Home accounts, Portland General Elect | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 742,467 | 11.55 | 8.77 | 0.76 | 75 | 0.48 |
| 2016 | 752,365 | 11.40 | 8.77 | 0.77 | 97 | 0.59 |
| 2017 | 762,211 | 11.42 | 8.71 | 0.76 | 113 | 0.62 |
| 2018 | 776,747 | 12.01 | 8.80 | 0.73 | 88 | 0.52 |
| 2019 | 779,673 | 12.29 | 8.81 | 0.72 | 98 | 0.61 |
| 2020 | 791,119 | 12.51 | 9.12 | 0.73 | 100 | 0.60 |
| 2021 | 800,372 | 13.24 | 9.69 | 0.73 | 119 | 0.63 |
| 2022 | 809,603 | 13.64 | 10.17 | 0.75 | 117 | 0.64 |
| 2023 | 815,920 | 15.20 | 11.07 | 0.73 | 109 | 0.65 |
| 2024 | 828,857 | 18.19 | 12.98 | 0.71 | 133 | 0.79 |
| Utility near Portland General Electric Co on price | SAIDI min, gap to Portland General Electric Co | Home ¢, gap to Portland General Electric Co | Gap % to Portland General Electric Co | Accounts, Portland General Electric Co = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt | No data | -7.26 | -39.9% | 0.04 |
| 5. Tillamook Peoples Utility Dist | No data | -6.37 | -35.0% | 0.02 |
| 6. City of Eugene | -68 | -5.12 | -28.1% | 0.11 |
| 7. Portland General Electric Co (this utility) | 133 | 18.19 | - | 1.00 |
| Class at Portland General Electric Co | Accounts | Of Portland General Electric Co accounts | Of Portland General Electric Co MWh sold | kWh a year per Portland General Electric Co account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 828,857 | 87.9% | 35.6% | 9,328 |
| Commercial | 109,692 | 11.6% | 32.0% | 63,343 |
| Industrial and other | 4,330 | 0.46% | 32.3% | 1,620,486 |
| Measure | Portland General Electric Co | Oregon context | Portland General Electric Co detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co home meters on AMI | 100.0% | Oregon 92.9% | 828,857 of 828,857 meters |
| Time-of-use rate for Portland General Electric Co homes | Offered | 3 of 6 Oregon utilities offer one | 23,921 homes on dynamic pricing, 2.89% of 828,857 |
| Net-metered installations | 29,689 | 96% residential | 34.3 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.7 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 777 kWh month | Cost a month at 18.19 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 32% | $45.47 | +$4.27 | $546 |
| 500 | 64% | $90.95 | +$8.55 | $1,091 |
| 750 | 96% | $136.42 | +$12.82 | $1,637 |
| 1,000 | 129% | $181.90 | +$17.10 | $2,183 |
| 1,500 | 193% | $272.85 | +$25.65 | $3,274 |
| 2,000 | 257% | $363.80 | +$34.20 | $4,366 |
| Measure, Portland General Ele | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 133.0 | 772.0 | 2.22 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.790 | 1.270 | 1.27 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 168.4 | 607.9 | 2.81 h |
7 Oregon counties, region WECC:
Oregon other states: 7 of 7 counties of Portland General Electric Co drawn
Portland General Electric Co: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV942,880 accounts in 2024: residential 828,857, commercial 109,692, industrial 4,330.
In 2024 homes paid 18.19 cents; against the Oregon average that is +23.7%.
SAIDI 133.0 min and SAIFI 0.79 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.34, CAIDI 168 min.
29,689 installations with 289.1 MW, of which residential installations number 28,470.
777 kWh at 18.19 cents comes to about $141, energy only.
Rank 7 of 7 in Oregon on price, +23.7% against the state average; 6 charge less than 18.19 ¢.
Homes take 35.6% of 21,696,532 MWh, commercial accounts 32.0%, industrial and other 32.3%; the 109,692 commercial accounts use 63,343 kWh each, 6.8 times a home.
828,857 of 828,857 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Portland General Electric Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 23,921 customers use dynamic pricing, 2.89% of its homes.
6th cheapest of 6 in 2015, 7th of 7 in 2024; its price rose 57.5% while Oregon rose 37.9%.
18.79 cents per kWh, +3.3% on the 18.19 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Portland General Electric Co at 18.19 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
9 home plan records, energy charges: 3.0 to 38.4 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).