Portland General Electric residential customers will see their energy bills climb about $8 per month next year. The increase comes after multiple years of rate hikes and after a record number of disconnections due to non-payment by the utility earlier this year.
On Friday, the Oregon Public Utility Commission announced Portland General Electric residential, industrial and commercial customers would see a combined 3.3% increase on their energy bills starting Jan. 1.
But with additional adjustments, like power costs and energy efficiency programs PGE is involved in, residential ratepayers can expect to see an overall increase of about 5.5%. That’s about $8 more a month, bringing the average monthly bill to $160.
In February, PGE requested approval through its General Rate Case to raise rates by 7.4% for operational costs.
The approved rates are “significantly lower than what PGE requested,” PUC Chair Megan Decker said. “We cut…
