Pacific Power rates
Pacific Power's 2027 Oregon rate change, explained
What the UE 470 settlement does to residential bills, and why the five-year trend matters more than one year.
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- Updated November 4, 2026
The short answer
Pacific Power reached a settlement in its 2027 Oregon rate case (docket UE 470). Pending final approval, new rates take effect April 5, 2027. A 9% general rate increase is largely offset by lower power costs and other adjustments, so residential customers would see a net average increase of about 0.3% compared with April 2026. Over the past five years, Pacific Power's residential rate has risen about 56%.
Updated
- Net residential change
- About +0.3% from April 5, 2027
- Behind it
- A 9% general increase, mostly offset
- Pacific Power rate since 2021
- 10.9¢ → 17¢ per kWh (+56%)
- Oregon average since 2021
- +41%
- Ongoing pressure
- Wildfire mitigation and liability costs
- Battery incentive
- Wattsmart Battery program
The settlement
What's in the UE 470 settlement
Pacific Power 2027 Oregon rate case summary
- Docket
- UE 470 (Oregon Public Utility Commission)
- General rate increase
- 9%
- Net residential change
- About +0.3% vs. April 2026, after offsets
- Commercial and industrial
- About -6.5% net average
- Effective date
- April 5, 2027, pending final PUC approval
Context
Why a small year still isn't flat
Offsets like lower power costs can change from year to year, while general rate increases tend to stay in base rates. Pacific Power's residential rate has gone from about 10.9¢ to 17¢ per kWh since 2021.
Pacific Power also serves the parts of Oregon with the highest wildfire risk, and wildfire mitigation and liability costs are an ongoing pressure on its rates.
Your options
What Pacific Power customers can do
Use Energy Trust of Oregon incentives for solar and battery storage.
Enroll a home battery in Pacific Power's Wattsmart Battery program to earn incentives.
Ask us to notify you when prepaid solar leases open to Pacific Power customers.
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Sources
Updated by the National Solar team.
- Oregon Public Utility Commission dockets
- Pacific Power UE 470 settlement announcement
- National Solar Oregon electricity rate data (utility tariffs and EIA averages)