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Emerald People's Utility District Electric Rates and Bills

Average rate and bill, service area, reliability and rate options for this utility, taken from its 2025 filing with the EIA.

Reviewed Data: EIA Form EIA-861, released October 7, 2026

Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Emerald People's Utility District, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.

Residential customers

20 thousand

19,946 homes

Average price

11.54 cents

Oregon average 15.46

Average bill

$143.02

Per month at 1,239 kWh

Price rank

10 of 19

Lowest to highest in Oregon

Emerald People's Utility District rates and average bill

Emerald People's Utility District reported 19,946 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,239 kWh a month on average at 11.54 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, Emerald People's Utility District ranks 10 from the lowest price.

Emerald People's Utility District compared with Oregon and the United States
AverageCents per kWhkWh per monthMonthly bill
Emerald People's Utility District11.541,239$143.02
Oregon (all utilities)15.46866$133.89
United States17.23874$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 Emerald People's Utility District has distribution equipment. That covers 4 counties in Oregon. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.

Oregon (4 counties)

Benton, Douglas, Lane, Linn

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Rate options and rooftop solar

  • Time-of-use pricing. Emerald People's Utility District 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 262 residential net-metered systems on the Emerald People's Utility District grid in 2025, with 2.0 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.

Who owns and regulates it

A public utility that is its own unit of government, such as a public utility district. An elected or appointed board sets the rates.

For questions about state consumer protections, see the Oregon Public Utility Commission.

Emerald People's Utility District is a public power district based in Oregon.

Emerald People's Utility District compared with Oregon

Of the 19 utilities listed for Oregon, Emerald People's Utility District is the 8th largest by homes, at roughly 1.1% of the state total. Its price of 11.54 cents per kWh is 1.80 cents above the median of 5 other public power districts in Oregon (9.75 cents). At $143.02 a month, an average Emerald People's Utility District home pays about $110 a year more than the Oregon average of $133.89, and uses 373 kWh a month more. Emerald People's Utility District lists distribution equipment in 4 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 262 of its residential customers use net metering, or 13.1 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

Utilities in Oregon close in size to Emerald People's Utility District
UtilityTypeHomesCents per kWh
Emerald People's Utility DistrictPublic power district19,94611.54
Oregon Trail Electric Consumers CooperativeCooperative25,99510.97
Tillamook People's Utility DistrictPublic power district20,26312.66
Consumers PowerCooperative18,92113.90
Midstate Electric CooperativeCooperative18,87511.85
Salem ElectricCooperative18,49910.91

See every one on the electric companies in Oregon page.

Official site and where to get help

Kilowatt Atlas is not Emerald People's Utility District and does not take payments, start service or manage accounts. To pay a bill, report an outage or start service, use the website, app or phone number printed on your bill. Be careful with search ads and lookalike sites that offer to pay your bill for a fee.

Emerald People's Utility District questions

What is the average residential electric rate for Emerald People's Utility District?

Emerald People's Utility District residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 11.54 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,239 kWh a month and an average bill of $143.02 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Oregon average was 15.46 cents.

How many customers does Emerald People's Utility District have?

EIA reports about 19,946 residential customers for Emerald People's Utility District in 2025.

Who regulates Emerald People's Utility District?

A public utility that is its own unit of government, such as a public utility district. An elected or appointed board sets the rates. See the regulator for Oregon on the Oregon state page.

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