Electric Rates & Providers in Morrow County, OR

Morrow County, Oregon Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Morrow County, OR is $140.01
  • The average electricity rate in Morrow County, OR is 11.87¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Morrow County, OR

The average residential electric bill in Morrow County, OR is $140.01 per month. Morrow County, OR is the 23rd most expensive county in Oregon for electricity.

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Morrow County, Oregon Electricity Overview

Morrow County is ranked 4th out of 36 counties in Oregon for renewable electricity production per capita, at 111.12 megawatt hours per person each year.

Natural gas makes up 85.10% of the electricity generation in Morrow County, resulting in a rank of 2nd out of 36 counties in the state for natural gas production.

There was a 2.53% increase in CO2 emissions per capita within the most recent 12 months in Morrow County.

Unfortunately, over the course of the previous year, there has been a 3.36% increase in the burning of non-renewable fuels in Morrow County.

Morrow County is the 130th highest county out of 3221 counties in the US for electricity production from wind per capita, averaging 97.02 megawatt hours per citizen produced from wind turbines.

Morrow County produces 84.95% of its electricity from non-renewable fuel types, resulting in a ranking of 146th out of 3221 counties in the United States for total electricity generation from non-renewable fuels.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    167,196 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    13.97 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    8,832,227 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,329,497 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    7,502,730 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    738.23 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    52,864,276 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    4,418.61 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Boardman

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Boardman Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

9.9¢ per kWh

  • 3.7% lower than last month
  • 5.7% higher than November last year
  • 33.29% lower than the Oregon average
  • 41.88% lower than the US average
  • 35th in the state out of 427 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 5 since November last year
  • 536th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 9 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 15 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

9.77¢ per kWh

  • 0.46% higher than last month
  • 3.72% higher than November last year
  • 32.5% lower than the Oregon average
  • 40.79% lower than the US average
  • 36th in the state out of 427 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 5 since November last year
  • 428th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 11 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 105 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$104.34 per month

  • 5.84% higher than last month
  • 3.39% lower than November last year
  • 22.95% lower than the Oregon average
  • 11.76% lower than the US average
  • 74th in the state out of 427 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 16 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since November last year
  • 10,192nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,437 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,572 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$114.68 per month

  • 0.26% lower than last month
  • 3.1% lower than November last year
  • 9.38% lower than the Oregon average
  • 19.38% lower than the US average
  • 75th in the state out of 427 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 158 since November last year
  • 6,121st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 426 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,736 since November last year

Boardman, OR Electricity Overview

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Boardman has an average residential electricity rate of 9.77 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 33.72% lower than the state's average rate of 14.73 cents and 41.15% lower than the national average of 16.59 cents. Production in Boardman is about 8325.17% of the electricity demand of residents, which results in the exportation and storage of excess generation. The state average monthly residential electricity bill is $131.47, while the Boardman average is 12.77% less at $114.68 per month. This is the 75th lowest average monthly bill amount for a city in the state.

Coming in as the 82nd worst ranked city out of 427 cities in the state, Boardman emits 19,094,861.56 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 5,094.68 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 2nd ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city is home to 2 electricity producing plants, which is the 2nd highest number of power plants within a city in Oregon out of the state's 427 cities. Boardman's power plants primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 100.00% (or 4,360,551 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Boardman

Boardman residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.106/kWh$0.077/kWh$152.35/mo.$85.15/mo.
36th9.77¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Boardman
75th$114.68Average residential monthly electricity bill for Boardman Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Boardman, Oregon

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Umatilla Electric CooperativeBUNDLED9.82118.69183,255.0117,988,316.77

Irrigon, OR Electricity Overview

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Irrigon has an average residential electricity rate of 9.77 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 33.72% lower than the state's average rate of 14.73 cents and 41.15% lower than the national average of 16.59 cents. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 0.41 outages per customer a year, with outages lasting roughly 47.27 minutes. The national averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages per year and 123.49 minutes each outage. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Umatilla Electric Cooperative.

Coming in as the 166th worst ranked city out of 427 cities in the state, Irrigon emits 4,655,447.74 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per resident in the city, which is 2,335.9 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Irrigon as the 102nd highest polluting city in Oregon. Within Irrigon, there are no power producing plants. The residents must rely on electricity generated outside of the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Irrigon

Irrigon residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.106/kWh$0.077/kWh$152.35/mo.$85.15/mo.
39th9.77¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Irrigon
76th$114.68Average residential monthly electricity bill for Irrigon Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Irrigon, Oregon

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Umatilla Electric CooperativeBUNDLED9.82118.69183,255.0117,988,316.77

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Heppner, OR Electricity Overview

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Heppner has an average residential electricity rate of 12.01 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 18.51% lower than the state's average rate of 14.73 cents and 27.65% lower than the national average of 16.59 cents. The largest electricity provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative.

Coming in as the 208th worst ranked city out of 427 cities in the state, Heppner emits 2,835,782.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per resident in the city, which is 2,335.9 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Heppner as the 102nd highest polluting city in Oregon. Within Heppner, there are no power producing plants. The residents must rely on electricity generated outside of the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Heppner

Heppner residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.131/kWh$0.094/kWh$183.46/mo.$95.72/mo.
139th12.01¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Heppner
317th$138.11Average residential monthly electricity bill for Heppner Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Heppner, Oregon

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Columbia Basin Electric CooperativeBUNDLED12.07142.9446,519.15,613,793.88

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Morrow County, Oregon Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Morrow County, Oregon

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Carty Generating StationPortland General Electric (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Natural Gas 3,118,19241,174,895,163.964376.798
Boardman OR Natural Gas 2,322,1556853,024,873.547367.3410
Boardman OR Natural Gas 2,038,3967736,654,848.868361.3911
Wheatridge HybridWheatridge Wind Energy, LLC (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Wind 714,670311
Morrow County OR Wind 290,0921211
Willow Creek Energy CenterInvenergy (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Wind 139,9882111
Threemile DigesterTMF Biofuels, LLC (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Natural Gas 37,6011210,099,440.412268.5912
Finley Buttes Landfill GasFinley BioEnergy LLC (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Landfill Gas 32,401317,917,2873552.997
Orchard Windfarm 2, LLCOrchard Windfarm, LLC (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Wind 25,5713011
Orchard Windfarm 4, LLCOrchard Windfarm, LLC (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Wind 25,5713011
Orchard Windfarm 1, LLCOrchard Windfarm, LLC (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Wind 25,5433211
Orchard Windfarm 3, LLCOrchard Windfarm, LLC (100.00%)
Morrow County OR Wind 25,4413411
Morrow County OR Wind 19,5493811
Sand Ranch Windfarm LLCExelon Corporation (50.50%)
Morrow County OR Wind 19,2283911
Four Mile Canyon Windfarm LLCExelon Corporation (51.00%)
Morrow County OR Wind 17,2974011
Pacific Canyon Windfarm LLCExelon Corporation (50.50%)
Morrow County OR Wind 16,0484211
Wagon Trail LLC
Morrow County OR Wind 6,2384511
Big Top LLC
Morrow County OR Wind 3,2004711

Morrow County, Oregon Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
85.10%
WIND
Wind
Wind
13.14%
SOLAR
Solar
1.54%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
0.37%
BATTERIES OR OTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
-0.15%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

For electricity generation purposes, Morrow County's primary fuel is Natural Gas, making up 7,516,344 megawatt hours, or 85.10% of production in the county. Wind and Solar are the second and third most used fuel types, respectively, for electricity generation. Wind is used to make 13.14% of electricity generation and Solar makes up 1.54% of total generation in the county. The county has the 2188th largest amount of total CO2 pollution from electricity consumption of all of the counties in the United States, emitting 52,864,275.77 kilograms. The county averages 4,418.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity consumption, which is a better measurement of the county's emission levels. They rank 1572nd highest in the country in this category. Morrow County has the 3rd most power plants of any county in Oregon, with 18 total plants.

Morrow County, Oregon Net Metering

There are 3 companies in Morrow County offering electricity. Of those 3, 100.00% of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state of Oregon has highly favorable state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Morrow County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 5.86% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The nationwide average for energy loss is 2.43% and the state average is 2.94%, resulting in a rank of 2482nd best in the United States and a state rank of 17th best out of 3221 and 36 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Morrow County:

  • Boardman, Oregon:
    • Umatilla Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
  • Heppner, Oregon:
    • Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
  • Ione, Oregon:
    • Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
  • Irrigon, Oregon:
    • Umatilla Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
  • Lexington, Oregon:
    • Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest provider in Morrow County, Oregon?

By total revenue, Umatilla Electric Cooperative is the largest electricity provider in Morrow County, Oregon.

How many power plants are in Morrow County, Oregon?

Morrow County, Oregon is home to 18 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

How many electric companies offer service in Morrow County, Oregon?

There are 3 electricity providers serving consumers in Morrow County, Oregon.

What electricity companies offer service in Morrow County, Oregon?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Pacific Power4,173
2Umatilla Electric Cooperative2,634
3Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative2,201

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2025-03-20