Portland General Electric: outage credit
Report the outage online or on the 24-hour line; PGE pays outage losses only when it was negligent, not for weather.
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 35 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Collect
- outage start and end times
- service address
- photos and receipts for losses
Steps
Report the outage online or by phone.
If you think PGE negligence caused a loss, file a claim.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Policy
PGE says it compensates damages caused by its negligence, and is not responsible for damages caused by weather (wind, lightning, heat, snow, ice or flooding), animal contacts with its equipment, or equipment failure beyond its reasonable control.
Source: portlandgeneral.com, verified 2026-10-13
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Supervisor
Ask for a supervisor. Write down the name and reference number.
Written complaint
PGE does not publish a complaint address or form on its Connect with Us page; put the complaint in writing to the Oregon PUC if a supervisor does not resolve it.
State agency
Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Public Utility Commission of Oregon, Consumer Services: 503-378-6600 or 800-522-2404, puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov, https://puc.oregon.gov/complaint. The PUC says to first try to resolve the issue with the utility.
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Oregon Department of Justice (Attorney General), consumer protection.
Watch out
- Payment arrangements, the Income-Qualified Bill Discount form for your own account and Medical Certificate temporary enrollment need a PGE account sign-in.
- The online claim form is on a third-party site (riskonnectpge.my.site.com).
- The Medical Certificate application must be completed by a licensed physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
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