Oregon electricity costs up more than 5% in last year
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Electricity rates in Oregon have increased by 5.5% over the last year, per new federal data.
Why it matters: Surging power bills could further stress many Americans' budgets as pretty much everything else gets more expensive, too.
By the numbers: Oregon residents paid an average of 15.88 cents per for 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity in May 2025, up from 15.05 cents in May of last year, per the latest available data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- That's less than the average national increase of 6.5%, but it comes after residential customers in Oregon have seen a roughly 30% increase between 2020 and 2024.
Between the lines: Electricity prices vary regionally and have many influences, but many analysts point to power-hungry data centers as a driver of rising rates.
The latest: A new Oregon law seeks to protect residential customers from price hikes caused by large consumers like data centers.