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Residential customers
19 thousand
18,921 homes
Average price
13.90 cents
Oregon average 15.46
Average bill
$161.33
Per month at 1,161 kWh
Price rank
15 of 19
Lowest to highest in Oregon
Consumers Power rates and average bill
Consumers Power reported 18,921 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,161 kWh a month on average at 13.90 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 19 Oregon utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Consumers Power ranks 15 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Power | 13.90 | 1,161 | $161.33 |
| Oregon (all utilities) | 15.46 | 866 | $133.89 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Consumers Power has distribution equipment. That covers 6 counties in Oregon. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Oregon (6 counties)
Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk
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Reliability
For 2025, Consumers Power reported an average of 156 minutes without power per customer and 1.17 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 134 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Consumers Power had about 29 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Oregon figure across its utilities was 98 minutes. One interruption lasting 134 minutes and 1.17 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 156 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Consumers Power does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 678 residential net-metered systems on the Consumers Power grid in 2025, with 5.2 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Oregon Public Utility Commission.
Consumers Power is an electric cooperative based in Oregon.
Consumers Power compared with Oregon
By residential customers, Consumers Power ranks 9th of the 19 utilities that report homes in Oregon, with about 1.0% of the state's homes. At $161.33 a month, an average Consumers Power home pays about $329 a year more than the Oregon average of $133.89, and uses 295 kWh a month more. Consumers Power lists distribution equipment in 6 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 678 of its residential customers use net metering, or 35.8 per 1,000 homes, against 34.3 for Oregon as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Oregon with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Oregon utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Power | Cooperative | 18,921 | 13.90 |
| Tillamook People's Utility District | Public power district | 20,263 | 12.66 |
| Emerald People's Utility District | Public power district | 19,946 | 11.54 |
| Midstate Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 18,875 | 11.85 |
| Salem Electric | Cooperative | 18,499 | 10.91 |
| City of McMinnville | Municipal | 17,666 | 7.82 |
See every one on the electric companies in Oregon page.
Official site and where to get help
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Consumers Power questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Consumers Power?
Consumers Power residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.90 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,161 kWh a month and an average bill of $161.33 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Oregon average was 15.46 cents.
How many customers does Consumers Power have?
EIA reports about 18,921 residential customers for Consumers Power in 2025.
Who regulates Consumers Power?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Oregon on the Oregon state page.
How reliable is Consumers Power?
For 2025, Consumers Power reported an average of 156 minutes of outage per customer and 1.17 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.