Electricity prices in Pendleton, OR

Households in Pendleton pay 15.9¢/kWh (Oregon average), about $134 a month for 843 kWh a month, the Oregon household average.

Electricity price
15.9¢/kWh
Oregon average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$134
843 kWh a month, the Oregon household average
Small business
10.7¢/kWh
Oregon average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$80$955
1,000 kWh a month$159$1,910
1,500 kWh a month$239$2,866
2,000 kWh a month$318$3,821

At 15.9¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Pendleton

Commercial customers pay 10.7¢/kWh and industrial customers 8.8¢/kWh (Oregon average).

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Home running costs in Pendleton

In Pendleton, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $89 a month excluding rent – 7% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$89
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+7%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
3,430 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,045
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$33$56–
With rent$33$56$956

Pendleton compared with the average for the United States

  • Pendleton
  • The United States average
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ValuePendletonThe United States average
Electricity$33$44
Heating$56$40
Total$89$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Pendleton by about $214 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan443
Feb374
Mar333
Apr257
May151
Jun73
Jul9
Aug11
Sep63
Oct200
Nov335
Dec455

Heating with a gas boiler: about 8,652 kWh a year at 7.8¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Pendleton

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,581 kWh a year here. ($252 per year)

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Not yet available for Pendleton: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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