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Electric utilities serving Columbia County, Oregon
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
Columbia County, Oregon, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 5 utilities for 2024; Portland General Electric Co, Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist and West Oregon Electric Coop Inc are the largest by residential customers statewide.
Their average residential prices ran from 7.59¢ to 18.19¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 9.27¢, against a Oregon average of 14.70¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Oregon customers, not for this county alone.
Bonneville Power Administration lists the county too but reported no residential sales in Oregon under its own name.
The median SAIDI they reported was 517.9 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all Oregon utilities reporting was 289.2.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 54,091. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Oregon operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General Electric Co | Investor-owned | 828,857 | 18.19¢ | $141.40 | 772.0 | 133.0 |
| Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist | Public power district | 16,378 | 9.27¢ | $109.21 | 92.8 | 54.5 |
| West Oregon Electric Coop Inc short form | Cooperative | 4,671 | — | — | — | — |
| Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist | Public power district | 3,761 | 7.59¢ | $116.87 | 517.9 | 517.9 |
| Bonneville Power Administration | Federal | — | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Oregon. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was West Oregon Electric Coop Inc 21.71¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Columbia County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 9.27¢ median | 14.70¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $116.87 median | $129.62 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 517.9 median | 289.2 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 133.0 median | 133.0 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 5 | 23 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Columbia County itself.
Population: 54,091 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 4,626 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Oregon counties
- Baker County 3
- Benton County 3
- Clackamas County 3
- Clatsop County 5
- Coos County 6
- Crook County 4
- Curry County 3
- Deschutes County 5
- Douglas County 8
- Gilliam County 4
All 36 counties and every Oregon utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Columbia County?
Portland General Electric Co, Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist, West Oregon Electric Coop Inc, Clatskanie Peoples Util Dist and Bonneville Power Administration list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Columbia County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 7.59¢ to 18.19¢ per kilowatthour across their Oregon customers in 2024; the state average was 14.70¢.
How reliable is power in Columbia County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 517.9 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 133.0 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.