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PacifiCorp electricity rates

What homes pay PacifiCorp for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 557,373 homes in Oregon. EIA lists it as PacifiCorp.

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Average price
14.8¢ a kWh
Up 0.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$126 a month
Down 3.5% on a year ago
Average use
849 kWh
A month. Oregon 843 kWh
Price rank in Oregon
3 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, PacifiCorp homes paid 14.8¢ a kWh, against 15.5¢ across Oregon.

PacifiCorp vs Oregon

PacifiCorpOregon
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.8¢15.5¢
Price in August 202614.7¢15.9¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$126$131
Bill in August 2026$124$135
Average monthly use849 kWh843 kWh
Price change, past year+0.6%+2.2%
Price change since 2019+38%+41%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026