This pending case would raise your PGE bill starting mid 2027; it has not been decided yet.
+$8a month
Portland General Electric, Oregon
Combined annual power cost and rate mechanism update
On bills now Fuel cost adjustment, docket UE 452 before the Oregon Public Utility Commission.
+$8a month
on a typical bill, as approved
As published by the utility or the commission.
What happens next
The new rate took effect April 1, 2026 and is already on your bill. How rate cases work.
What it means for your bill
$
Fileddate not published
Hearingheld or waived
Decisiondecided
On billsApr 1, 2026
PGE's annual power cost adjustment combined with several smaller rate mechanisms, resolved through an all party agreement with PUC staff and consumer advocates, raised the typical residential bill by about 7.97 dollars, or 5 percent, effective April 1, 2026. This tracks fuel and purchased power costs and other annual true ups, separate from PGE's base delivery rate.
What it means for your bill: This annual fuel and cost adjustment raised your PGE bill about 8 dollars a month starting April 2026.
- Status
- On bills now
- Utility
- Portland General Electric
- Commission
- Oregon Public Utility Commission
- Docket
- UE 452
- Approved
- 5% residential
- Typical bill change
- +$7.97 a month
- On bills from
- April 1, 2026
- Last checked
- August 29, 2026
Common questions
How much will my Portland General Electric bill go up?
Adds about $8 a month on a typical bill. As published by the utility or the commission.
When would the new rates start?
They already did, on April 1, 2026.
When is the hearing?
No hearing date is on record for this case.
How do I comment?
The comment period closed once this case was decided; its result is above.
Sources
- Portland General Electric bills could go up again, KOIN, 2026-03-01
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Other Portland General Electric matters
This decision is why your PGE bill went slightly down in mid 2026; it shifted data center costs off residential rates.
-$2a month, est.
Other pending cases in Oregon
1
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Portland General Electric, OR
This pending case would raise your PGE bill starting mid 2027; it has not been decided yet.
+$8a month
2
2026 general rate case
PacifiCorp (Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power), OR
This pending case would raise your Pacific Power bill further in 2027; part of the increase already started in June 2026.
+$3a month