Electricity in Gresham, Oregon
3 electric utilities serve homes in Multnomah County, where Gresham is: Portland General Electric, Pacific Power (Oregon) and Columbia River Peoples Utility District. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $113.08 (Columbia River Peoples Utility District) to $141.56 (Portland General Electric) a month. The Oregon average was $133.89.
- 111,513 people (2025 estimate)
- Multnomah County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Gresham
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Multnomah County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Oregon | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General ElectricInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 840,457 | $141.56753 kWh, 18.8¢ | $212.88 |
| Pacific Power (Oregon)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 552,756 | $133.04877 kWh, 15.2¢ | $160.13 |
| Columbia River Peoples Utility DistrictPublic power district | 16,430 | $113.081,160 kWh, 9.8¢ | — |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Oregon average was $133.89 a month for 866 kWh (15.5¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Gresham
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Gresham makes about 1,114 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 6,681 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Gresham
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your Portland General Electric bill: 7 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying your Pacific Power (Oregon) bill: 7 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in Oregon: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Oregon: Oregon electric rates and all Oregon utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Portland, Albany, Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Forest Grove, Grants Pass, Hillsboro, McMinnville, Medford, Salem, Springfield.
Who provides electricity in Gresham, OR?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Multnomah County, where Gresham is: Portland General Electric, Pacific Power (Oregon) and Columbia River Peoples Utility District. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Gresham, OR?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $113.08 (Columbia River Peoples Utility District) to $141.56 (Portland General Electric) a month. The Oregon average was $133.89 a month for 866 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).