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Setting up utilities in Gresham

In Gresham, Portland General Electric delivers electricity, NW Natural delivers gas, water depends on your address, the City of Gresham Utilities handles sewer, and Gresham Garbage and Recycling handles trash pickup.

Moving to Gresham? Public Grid can set up your electric for you.

Your utilities in Gresham

Who to call for each service in Gresham, and how to start it.

ServiceProviderHow to start

Electric

Portland General Electric

The electric company for much of Portland and Salem.

To start: Portland General Electric doesn’t require a Social Security number. You can give one piece of ID instead, such as a driver’s license or state ID, passport, Mexican consular ID (matrícula consular), green card, U.S. military ID, or a current work or school ID. Portland General Electric will also ask for your date of birth.

Or let Public Grid set it up →
Start or stop service1 (503) 228-6322Start on portlandgeneral.com (opens portlandgeneral.com in a new tab)
Read our Portland General Electric guide

Gas

NW Natural

NW Natural provides natural gas in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

To start: Sign in to or register an NW Natural online account, then fill out the Start service form with your Social Security number and driver’s license; to use other ID, call 800-422-4012.

Customer service1 (503) 226-4211Start on nwnatural.com (opens nwnatural.com in a new tab)

Water

Depends on your address

City of Gresham Utilities

The City runs Gresham’s public water, wastewater and stormwater.

Southern and eastern Gresham, and the South Shore area

To start: Start service through Your Online Utilities with the service address, start date, whether it’s a rental, your full name, date of birth, phone and email.

Customer service1 (503) 618-2373Start on greshamoregon.gov (opens greshamoregon.gov in a new tab)

Rockwood Water PUD

Rockwood Water provides water in Portland, Gresham and Fairview.

Northwest Gresham, except South Shore; check with the district

To start: Call the District office or apply in person during business hours.

Customer service1 (503) 665-4179rwpud.org (opens rwpud.org in a new tab)

Sewer

City of Gresham Utilities

The City runs Gresham’s public water, wastewater and stormwater.

To start: Start service through Your Online Utilities with the service address, start date, whether it’s a rental, your full name, date of birth, phone and email.

Customer service1 (503) 618-2373Start on greshamoregon.gov (opens greshamoregon.gov in a new tab)

Trash & recycling

Gresham Garbage and Recycling

The City regulates private haulers and sets collection service rates.

Gresham garbage haulers offer curbside recycling for single family and multiplex (2-4 units) homes.

Customer service1 (503) 618-2525Start on greshamoregon.gov (opens greshamoregon.gov in a new tab)

What Gresham homes pay for electricity

This is Portland General Electric’s average for the homes it serves. Your own bill depends on your home’s size and how you heat it.

$138

Portland General Electric’s average home bill, per month

19.0¢

Portland General Electric’s average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)

FAQ

Questions about moving to Gresham

It depends on your address. The City’s water system serves the southern and eastern parts of the city and the South Shore area; city residents outside it get water from Rockwood Water People’s Utility District.

Start service through Your Online Utilities. You’ll need the service address, your desired start date, whether it’s a rental home, the full name for the account, your date of birth, a phone number and a home email address.

Sources: Portland General Electric, NW Natural, City of Gresham Utilities, Rockwood Water PUD, Gresham Garbage and Recycling, EIA.

Public Grid isn’t affiliated with these companies.

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