Medford electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Medford houses and what a typical house uses: about 900 kWh of electricity and 46 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. Medford lists a 5% franchise fee on non-telecommunication utilities, 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 | $18.54 a month |
| First 2000 kWhs a month | 14.84¢ |
| Next kWhs above 2000 a month | 16.19¢ |
Gas: Avista Utilities
Schedule 410 residential, effective January 1, 2026: $11.25 customer charge per meter plus $1.27527 per therm, franchise fees not included. Avista lists Medford's franchise fee as 5%.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $11.81 a month |
| Per therm | $1.3390 |
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, Low Income Discount). How: Ask Pacific Power about the Schedule 7 Low Income Discount.
Sources
- Pacific Power Oregon Price Summary (April 1, 2026)
- Pacific Power Oregon residential bill breakdown
- KDRV: Medford power outage (Pacific Power)
- Avista Oregon natural gas schedule summaries (January 1, 2026)
- Avista: how to calculate Oregon natural gas bills (January 1, 2026)
Checked October 21, 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.