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Portland General Electric Co: Outages & Reliability

As of October 7, 2026 09:00 UTC, about 6 Portland General Electric Co customers are without power in 3 counties.

Portland General Electric Co is an investor owned utility serving 7 counties in Oregon. In 2024, its customers went an average of 12.9 hours without power (SAIDI), across about 1.3 interruptions each. That ranks it #380 of 468 US utilities by reliability, where #1 is the most reliable. Its outage duration is near the US average and worse than the Oregon median (9.7 h).

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6
Portland General Electric Co customers out in 3 counties

Official reliability (EIA 2024)

US EIA
12.9 hrs
SAIDI / customer / yr
1.3
SAIFI / yr
10.1 hrs
CAIDI / outage
near the US average (US 11.0h)

Ranks #380 of 468 US utilities by reliability (#1 = most reliable) · worse than the Oregon median (9.7 h).

Residential price18.2¢/kWhaverage, US EIA 2024energy trends →

Reliability over time

Official EIA SAIDI, hours without power per customer per year (IEEE, incl. major events). Over this period Portland General Electric Co’s reliability has been improving (lower is better).

Portland General Electric Co SAIDI by year2013–2024: 2013 3.4h, 2014 4.1h, 2015 2.9h, 2016 2.8h, 2017 5.8h, 2018 1.5h, 2020 5.2h, 2021 45.4h, 2022 5.8h, 2023 1.8h, 2024 12.9h. Highlighted: 2021 (highest).02040603.4h20134.1h20142.9h20152.8h20165.8h20171.5h20185.2h202045.4h20215.8h20221.8h202312.9h2024
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Outage trend · Portland General Electric Co
6customers out · peak 2,888
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC
Portland General Electric Co: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 2,888 customers out; latest 6 as of Oct 7, 2026 09:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.01k2k3k6 AM12 PM6 PMOct 7
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Counties served by Portland General Electric Co (7)

Service territory reported to EIA-861; each links to live outage status and history.

What causes Portland General Electric Co outages

Share of outage-time by reported cause across the counties it serves (territory-wide, may include other utilities in shared counties).

Outage causes by share of outage-timePlanned / maintenance 93.2%, Equipment failure 6.8%Planned / maintenancePlanned / maintenance93.2%Equipment failureEquipment failure6.8%
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A reported cause is available for 0.1% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.

Portland General Electric Co: FAQ

How reliable is Portland General Electric Co?
Portland General Electric Co customers averaged 12.9 hours without power in 2024 (SAIDI), which is frequently affected and near the US average, worse than the Oregon median (9.7 h), per official US EIA data.
Where does Portland General Electric Co rank among US electric utilities?
By official EIA SAIDI, Portland General Electric Co is #380 of 468 US utilities by reliability that report reliability and serve at least three counties, #1 being the most reliable. Overall it is near the US average.
How many customers does Portland General Electric Co serve?
Portland General Electric Co serves 7 counties across Oregon, per its EIA-861 service territory filing.
Where does Portland General Electric Co provide power?
Portland General Electric Co operates in Oregon. The full list of counties served is below, each linked to its live outage status.

Reliability metrics (SAIDI/SAIFI) and service territory from the US EIA Form 861. SAIDI/SAIFI are IEEE-standard, including major event days. Primary state: Oregon.

Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability) and DOE/ORNL ODIN, every source we read. Live data as of .