Bend electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Bend houses and what a typical house uses: about 900 kWh of electricity and 54 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: Pacific Power
Schedule 4 residential prices in effect as of April 1, 2026: $14.00 a month basic charge for a single-family home and 14.499 cents per kWh for delivery plus supply. System benefits, Energy Trust and public purpose charges and a BPA credit are listed separately, and Schedule 4 customers add $1.42 plus $2.64 per meter per month. Bend's franchise with Pacific Power sets a 7% fee on gross revenues, and under Oregon's rule the part above 3.5% is charged to customers in the city as a separate line on their bills.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $18.91 a month |
| First 2000 kWhs a month | 15.13¢ |
| Next kWhs above 2000 a month | 16.51¢ |
Gas: Cascade Natural Gas
Cascade serves Bend and surrounding communities. Schedule 101 General Residential Service, effective October 31, 2025: Basic Service Charge $6.00 per month, Schedule 37 Energy Discount Program $0.81 per month, and $0.96302 per therm in total. These charges do not include the Public Purpose Charge or municipal taxes. Cascade holds a City of Bend right-of-way license, and the City's natural gas right-of-way use fee is 7% of gross revenue from June 1, 2024; under Oregon's rule the part above 3% is charged to customers in the city as a separate line on their bills.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $7.08 a month |
| Per therm | $1.0015 |
Ways to pay less
- Low-income households: Pacific Power bill discount. Low-income residential customers may qualify for a discount on their monthly Pacific Power bill (Schedule 7). How: Ask Pacific Power about the Schedule 7 Low Income Discount.
- Low-income households: Cascade Natural Gas bill and weatherization help. Cascade runs income-qualified weatherization and bill payment assistance programs. How: Call Cascade Customer Service at 1-888-522-1130.
Sources
- Pacific Power Oregon Price Summary (April 1, 2026)
- KTVZ: Pacific Power invests in Central Oregon grid (Feb 2026)
- Cascade Natural Gas Oregon Schedule 99 rate summary
- Cascade Natural Gas: about us
- Cascade Natural Gas public purpose charge notice (April 2026)
- Cascade Natural Gas rate filing notice (Dec 2025)
- Pacific Power Oregon residential bill breakdown (900 kWh average)
Checked October 20, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.