Oregon energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Oregon

As of Jul 2026, industrial electricity in Oregon runs 8.92 cents per kWh. That is 8.7% cheaper than the U.S. average and places the state 18 of 51 nationally.

Current prices in Oregon

  • Industrial electricity: 8.92 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Oregon typically pays: 10.6 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 6.42 per Mcf (Jul 2026), 40.2% above the national average.
  • Just below Oregon on the price ladder: Alabama at 8.42, Kansas at 8.52, Wyoming at 8.62 cents. Just above: Idaho at 9.02, Utah at 9.1, Indiana at 9.16 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,568 in electricity at Oregon rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 17,840 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 71,360 versus 78,160.
  • 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 176,000 manufacturing workers as of Aug 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Oregon

  • Oregon has 5,231 manufacturing establishments employing about 175,491 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (875), food manufacturing (679), wood product manufacturing (388), machinery manufacturing (324), printing and related support (324).

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 2026-09-30.