Portland General Electric POR Utilities Operating Expense, Purchased Power
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Reported directly by Portland General Electric in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPower.
The official record: Portland General Electric’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Portland General Electric's utilities operating expense, purchased power?
- Portland General Electric (POR) reported utilities operating expense, purchased power of $361M in Q1 2026.
- How has Portland General Electric's utilities operating expense, purchased power changed year-over-year?
- Portland General Electric's utilities operating expense, purchased power decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $368M to $361M.
- What is the long-term trend for Portland General Electric's utilities operating expense, purchased power?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Portland General Electric's utilities operating expense, purchased power has grown at a 14.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $822M to $1.41B.
- What does utilities operating expense, purchased power mean?
- This metric captures the total costs incurred by a utility company for purchasing electricity from third-party generators or wholesale markets to meet customer demand. It is a critical component of the cost of goods sold for utilities that do not generate all their required power internally. Fluctuations in this expense often reflect changes in fuel prices, market availability, and the company's own generation capacity.