Commercial electricity rates in Oregon

What businesses in Oregon actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 9.46¢ to 10.72¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Oregon by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Oregon.

Commercial customers in Oregon pay 33% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is wider than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Oregon used 10,819 kWh in August 2026. At 10.72¢ per kWh that is about $1,160 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Oregon's commercial price rose 5.7%, from 10.14¢ in September 2023 to 10.72¢. The high point was 10.72¢ in August 2026 and the low 9.46¢ in January 2025 — a spread of 13% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was June (10.30¢) and the cheapest December (9.72¢), a seasonal swing of 6%.

Oregon against its region

Oregon is in EIA's Pacific Contiguous division, where the commercial average was 23.87¢ in August 2026. Oregon is 55% below that, and 1 of 3 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Washington, California.

States priced near Oregon

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states