Oregon energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Oregon

As of Apr 2026, industrial electricity in Oregon runs 8.07 cents per kWh. That is 6.8% cheaper than the U.S. average and places the state 19 of 51 nationally.

Current prices in Oregon

  • Industrial electricity: 8.07 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Oregon typically pays: 10.62 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 6.4 per Mcf (Apr 2026), 30.6% above the national average.
  • Just below Oregon on the price ladder: Nevada at 7.58, North Carolina at 7.73, Alabama at 7.84 cents. Just above: Kansas at 8.21, North Dakota at 8.21, Missouri at 8.28 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,228 in electricity at Oregon rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 16,140 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 64,560 versus 69,280.
  • With rates near the national middle, Oregon plants can use U.S.-average defaults for rough estimates, then refine against the utility tariff. The bigger lever is usually consumption, not the rate.

What factory labor pays in Oregon

  • Industrial engineers: $61.68/hr median in Oregon versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial production managers: $57.41/hr median in Oregon versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $36.38/hr median in Oregon versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $35.54/hr median in Oregon versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $35.38/hr median in Oregon versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $30.68/hr median in Oregon versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Oregon employs about 174,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Oregon observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.