Columbia River Peoples Utility District: electric rates and average bill
Columbia River Peoples Utility District is a public power district that serves 16,430 homes in Oregon. In 2025, its average home used 1,160 kWh a month and paid $113.08 (9.8¢ per kWh), less than the Oregon average of $133.89.
- Public power district
- 16,430 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Columbia River Peoples Utility District at a glance
| Type of utility | Public power district |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Oregon | 16,430 |
| Average home bill | $113.08 a month (Oregon average $133.89) |
| Average price | 9.8¢ per kWh (Oregon average 15.5¢) |
| Average home use | 1,160 kWh a month (Oregon average 866) |
| Business customers | 9.2¢ per kWh, average bill $672.25 a month (1,085 businesses; Oregon business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.4 outages and 37 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.6 outages and 170 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Oregon utility, 103 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | WECC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Columbia, Multnomah |
Price rank: Columbia River Peoples Utility District has the 5th lowest average price of the 22 Oregon utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Columbia River Peoples Utility District. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland General ElectricBill calculator on this site | 840,457 | $141.56 | 18.8¢ |
| Pacific Power (Oregon)Bill calculator on this site | 552,756 | $133.04 | 15.2¢ |
| Clatskanie Peoples Utilities District | 3,774 | $112.61 | 7.6¢ |
Columbia River Peoples Utility District rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Columbia River Peoples Utility District yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Columbia River Peoples Utility District rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Columbia River Peoples Utility District website
- State regulator: Public Utility Commission of Oregon
- The average electric bill in Oregon, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Columbia River Peoples Utility District electric bill (OR)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,160 kWh a month and paid $113.08 (9.8¢ per kWh), less than the Oregon average of $133.89.
How often does the power go out with Columbia River Peoples Utility District (OR)?
In 2025, the average Columbia River Peoples Utility District customer had 0.4 outages and 37 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.6 outages and 170 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Columbia River Peoples Utility District. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.