Official EIA-861 State Grid Summary
Oregon Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing
Oregon households average 9.8 hrs/yr (591 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 1.35 outages/year (Reliability Grade D — High Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 14.81 ¢/kWh.
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Electric Utilities Operating in Oregon (EIA Form 861)
| Utility Name | Ownership | Customers | Outages/Yr | Annual Outage Time | Avg Restoration | Residential Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co (#15248) | Investor-Owned | 828,857 | 1.27x/yr | 772 min (12.9h) | 608 min | 18.19 ¢/kWh |
| PacifiCorp (#14354) | Investor-Owned | 547,235 | 1.41x/yr | 368 min (6.1h) | 261 min | 14.02 ¢/kWh |
| City of Eugene - (OR) (#6022) | Municipal | 89,582 | 0.34x/yr | 65 min (1.1h) | 192 min | 13.07 ¢/kWh |
| Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt (#3264) | Political Subdivision | 35,904 | 2.63x/yr | 1482 min (24.7h) | 564 min | 10.93 ¢/kWh |
| Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR) (#3240) | Cooperative | 34,562 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 9.75 ¢/kWh |
| City of Springfield - (OR) (#17839) | Municipal | 29,882 | 0.33x/yr | 28 min (0.5h) | 86 min | 8.10 ¢/kWh |
| Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc (#14109) | Cooperative | 25,997 | 2.52x/yr | 210 min (3.5h) | 83 min | 10.08 ¢/kWh |
| Tillamook Peoples Utility Dist (#18917) | Political Subdivision | 20,133 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 11.82 ¢/kWh |
| Emerald People's Utility Dist (#40437) | Political Subdivision | 19,968 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 11.05 ¢/kWh |
| Consumers Power, Inc (#4743) | Cooperative | 18,751 | 3.50x/yr | 1053 min (17.5h) | 300 min | 13.01 ¢/kWh |
| Midstate Electric Coop, Inc (#12439) | Cooperative | 18,594 | 1.00x/yr | 369 min (6.2h) | 100 min | 10.52 ¢/kWh |
| Salem Electric - (OR) (#16555) | Cooperative | 18,385 | 0.22x/yr | 20 min (0.3h) | 89 min | 11.02 ¢/kWh |
| City of McMinnville - (OR) (#12187) | Municipal | 17,190 | 0.30x/yr | 31 min (0.5h) | 105 min | 7.56 ¢/kWh |
| Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist (#40438) | Political Subdivision | 16,378 | 0.65x/yr | 93 min (1.5h) | 142 min | 9.27 ¢/kWh |
| Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc (#4317) | Cooperative | 15,869 | 2.56x/yr | 571 min (9.5h) | 223 min | 13.31 ¢/kWh |
| Idaho Power Co (#9191) | Investor-Owned | 14,098 | 2.57x/yr | 510 min (8.5h) | 198 min | 11.29 ¢/kWh |
| Umatilla Electric Coop Assn (#19325) | Cooperative | 12,620 | 1.16x/yr | 208 min (3.5h) | 179 min | 9.84 ¢/kWh |
| Lane Electric Coop Inc (#10681) | Cooperative | 12,413 | 5.82x/yr | 5578 min (93.0h) | 958 min | 12.55 ¢/kWh |
| City of Ashland - (OR) (#907) | Municipal | 12,204 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 10.55 ¢/kWh |
| Douglas Electric Coop - (OR) (#5327) | Cooperative | 10,582 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 12.60 ¢/kWh |
| City of Forest Grove (#6582) | Municipal | 10,369 | 0.10x/yr | 11 min (0.2h) | 111 min | 9.93 ¢/kWh |
| Northern Wasco County PUD (#13788) | Political Subdivision | 9,800 | 0.22x/yr | 35 min (0.6h) | 161 min | 7.72 ¢/kWh |
| Canby Utility Board (#2955) | Municipal | 7,805 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 7.79 ¢/kWh |
| City of Hermiston (#8515) | Municipal | 5,604 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 9.47 ¢/kWh |
| City of Monmouth - (OR) (#12789) | Municipal | 4,936 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 9.71 ¢/kWh |
| City of Bandon - (OR) (#1176) | Municipal | 4,843 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 10.33 ¢/kWh |
| Wasco Electric Coop, Inc (#20138) | Cooperative | 4,749 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 12.43 ¢/kWh |
| West Oregon Electric Coop Inc (#20385) | Cooperative | 4,671 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 21.71 ¢/kWh |
| City of Milton-Freewater- (OR) (#12615) | Municipal | 4,172 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 9.81 ¢/kWh |
| Hood River Electric Coop (#8830) | Cooperative | 4,028 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 7.65 ¢/kWh |
| Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc (#4005) | Cooperative | 4,008 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 9.15 ¢/kWh |
| Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist (#28541) | Political Subdivision | 3,761 | 2.09x/yr | 518 min (8.6h) | 248 min | 7.59 ¢/kWh |
| Blachly-Lane County Coop El Assn (#1736) | Cooperative | 3,667 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 8.96 ¢/kWh |
| Harney Electric Coop, Inc (#11589) | Cooperative | 2,478 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 7.10 ¢/kWh |
| Columbia Power Coop Assn Inc - (OR) (#4008) | Cooperative | 2,016 | 1.35x/yr | 591 min (9.8h) | 439 min | 12.47 ¢/kWh |