Pacific Power
Southern and central Oregon and the coast, including Medford, Bend, Corvallis and Astoria. A PacifiCorp utility. Note that Oregon’s statewide net metering policy applies to its investor owned utilities with the exception of Idaho Power, which is allowed to mirror its Idaho policies in its small Oregon territory.
- Type
- Investor owned
- Accounts
- 620K
What they credit you
Full retail, trued up in March
Set by state ruleExports are credited one for one at the retail rate and roll month to month. At the March annual true up, any remaining credit is transferred to low income bill assistance.
- Month to month
- Month to month at the retail rate.
- Once a year
- March, donated to low income assistance rather than paid out.
Set by undefined · checked 2026-09-05 · source
What your installer should be telling you
Size the system against your own annual usage. Anything above it is donated every March rather than paid.
Pacific Power is investor owned, so ORS 757.300, net metering applies and these terms are set by the state rather than by a board that can revise them. That is the strongest position a homeowner can be in on net metering.
Applying to Pacific Power
What Pacific Power itself requires, as distinct from what the state rule requires. Read from its own published guidelines on the date shown.
- One for one at the retail rate
- Every kilowatt hour you push back to the grid is credited at your full retail rate, which is genuine net metering rather than a percentage of it.
- The true up is in March, and that is on purpose
- The annual billing cycle ends in March so that credits earned over the summer are still available through the winter, which is when an Oregon house needs them.
- A leftover balance is donated, not paid
- Whatever remains unused after March is transferred to the Low Income Energy Assistance Program rather than being paid out in cash. Better than a utility keeping it, and still gone.
- That makes oversizing a charitable act
- A system built well past your own annual usage will reliably donate the difference every March. Size to your usage unless you intend the donation.
From Pacific Power’s published guidelines · checked 2026-09-05 · source
Pacific Power net metering questions
- Does Pacific Power offer one for one net metering?
- Yes. Exports are credited one for one at the retail rate and roll month to month. At the March annual true up, any remaining credit is transferred to low income bill assistance. Month to month at the retail rate.
- What does Pacific Power pay for power sent back to the grid?
- Full retail, trued up in March. March, donated to low income assistance rather than paid out.
- Do I need a battery with Pacific Power?
- Not for the economics. Pacific Power credits exports at the retail rate, so power you send out during the day comes back at the same value after dark without storage. A battery is still worth considering for outages during hurricane season, but it is an upgrade here rather than a requirement.
- How do I find my Pacific Power bill?
- Sign in at pacificpower.net. Open My Account, then Billing. Open the latest bill and save the PDF. Or screenshot the summary page. If you cannot get to it, a rough guess at your average monthly amount is enough to start.
- What is the catch with Pacific Power?
- Size the system against your own annual usage. Anything above it is donated every March rather than paid.
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