Ohio electricity rates: what homes and businesses pay
Homes in Ohio paid an average of 18.41¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026), 2.1% above the US average of 18.04¢; 19.38¢ in August 2026 alone.1 The average residential bill was $147.74 a month in 2025, for 874 kWh.2
EIA monthly data through August 2026 (preliminary, released October 23, 2026); annual data for 2025 are final. Next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Average revenue per kWh includes fixed charges and riders; it is not a tariff rate.
Midwest region, East North Central division
Ohio's prices rose close to the national pace in 2025, then much faster in 2026. Over the last 12 months homes paid 11.7% more per kWh than in the 12 before, and businesses far more: commercial prices rose 20.1% (2nd highest among the 50 states and DC) and industrial prices 25.5% (2nd highest1).
What an Ohio kilowatt-hour costs now
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Ohio's residential customers paid an average of 18.41¢ per kWh, 2.1% above the US average and the 18th highest among the 50 states and DC. That figure is average revenue per kWh: everything homes paid for electricity divided by what they used, across the utilities' own customers and those buying from suppliers. In the single month of August 2026 the average was 19.38¢ per kWh, +10.4%1 on the same month a year earlier (2026 months are preliminary).
Ohio sits in the middle of its region. Over the same 12 months, 3 of its 5 neighbors paid less, with Kentucky lowest at 13.94¢ per kWh; Michigan paid the most, 21.28¢ per kWh1.
Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold over the 12 months 2025-09 to 2026-08 (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). Average revenue per kWh, all charges included; not a tariff. Period: September 2025 to August 2026.
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| Area | Residential ¢/kWh, 12 months |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 21.28¢ |
| Pennsylvania | 20.86¢ |
| Ohio | 18.41¢ |
| United States | 18.04¢ |
| Indiana | 16.90¢ |
| West Virginia | 15.53¢ |
| Kentucky | 13.94¢ |
Close to the US in 2025, far above it in 2026
For the 2025 calendar year, Ohio's residential average rose 5.7% to 16.90¢ per kWh, against 4.6%3 nationally. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's 2026 review of retail electricity prices measured Ohio's all-sector price up 0.8¢ per kWh from 2024 to 2025, smaller than the rises it reports for Pennsylvania (1.2¢ per kWh) or New Jersey (2.0¢ per kWh4).
The latest monthly figures look different. The residential average over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) was 11.7% above the 12 months before, the 6th highest increase in the country, while the US average rose 6.5%. From January to August 2026 Ohio homes paid 18.81¢ per kWh, 13.0%1 more than in the same months of 2025.
Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Average revenue per kWh (all charges, nominal dollars), each month; summer and winter months differ by season. Monthly EIA data through August 2026 (released October 23, 2026); months since January 2026 are preliminary.
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| Period | Ohio (¢/kWh) | United States (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | 12.40¢ | 13.64¢ |
| Feb 2022 | 12.52¢ | 13.76¢ |
| Mar 2022 | 12.72¢ | 14.41¢ |
| Apr 2022 | 13.01¢ | 14.57¢ |
| May 2022 | 13.54¢ | 14.89¢ |
| Jun 2022 | 14.15¢ | 15.30¢ |
| Jul 2022 | 14.66¢ | 15.31¢ |
| Aug 2022 | 14.87¢ | 15.82¢ |
| Sep 2022 | 14.94¢ | 16.19¢ |
| Oct 2022 | 15.08¢ | 15.99¢ |
| Nov 2022 | 14.63¢ | 15.55¢ |
| Dec 2022 | 13.97¢ | 14.94¢ |
| Jan 2023 | 14.30¢ | 15.47¢ |
| Feb 2023 | 14.62¢ | 15.98¢ |
| Mar 2023 | 14.89¢ | 16.04¢ |
| Apr 2023 | 15.01¢ | 16.10¢ |
| May 2023 | 15.63¢ | 16.14¢ |
| Jun 2023 | 16.29¢ | 16.09¢ |
| Jul 2023 | 15.73¢ | 15.86¢ |
| Aug 2023 | 15.63¢ | 15.91¢ |
| Sep 2023 | 15.59¢ | 16.27¢ |
| Oct 2023 | 15.89¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Nov 2023 | 15.65¢ | 16.19¢ |
| Dec 2023 | 15.57¢ | 15.69¢ |
| Jan 2024 | 15.47¢ | 15.41¢ |
| Feb 2024 | 15.67¢ | 16.10¢ |
| Mar 2024 | 16.20¢ | 16.67¢ |
| Apr 2024 | 16.66¢ | 16.86¢ |
| May 2024 | 16.56¢ | 16.40¢ |
| Jun 2024 | 15.83¢ | 16.38¢ |
| Jul 2024 | 15.78¢ | 16.62¢ |
| Aug 2024 | 15.73¢ | 16.60¢ |
| Sep 2024 | 15.75¢ | 16.82¢ |
| Oct 2024 | 16.57¢ | 17.09¢ |
| Nov 2024 | 16.47¢ | 16.85¢ |
| Dec 2024 | 15.88¢ | 16.27¢ |
| Jan 2025 | 15.55¢ | 15.92¢ |
| Feb 2025 | 15.76¢ | 16.40¢ |
| Mar 2025 | 16.06¢ | 17.03¢ |
| Apr 2025 | 16.28¢ | 17.20¢ |
| May 2025 | 17.05¢ | 17.33¢ |
| Jun 2025 | 17.46¢ | 17.44¢ |
| Jul 2025 | 17.34¢ | 17.39¢ |
| Aug 2025 | 17.55¢ | 17.57¢ |
| Sep 2025 | 17.53¢ | 18.05¢ |
| Oct 2025 | 17.77¢ | 17.95¢ |
| Nov 2025 | 17.61¢ | 17.77¢ |
| Dec 2025 | 17.25¢ | 17.11¢ |
| Jan 2026 | 17.59¢ | 17.45¢ |
| Feb 2026 | 17.61¢ | 17.65¢ |
| Mar 2026 | 18.78¢ | 18.60¢ |
| Apr 2026 | 19.49¢ | 18.86¢ |
| May 2026 | 19.52¢ | 18.44¢ |
| Jun 2026 | 19.19¢ | 18.34¢ |
| Jul 2026 | 19.45¢ | 18.31¢ |
| Aug 2026 | 19.38¢ | 18.16¢ |
EIA's figures do not say why. The same LBNL review attributes much of the 2025 increase across the PJM region, the wholesale market that Ohio's six investor-owned utilities belong to, to higher capacity payments and fuel costs, and expected capacity costs to add a further 0.6¢ per kWh4 to average PJM wholesale costs in 2026. Our analysis of PJM capacity costs follows those costs state by state.
Businesses took the larger increase
Ohio's commercial and industrial customers saw bigger jumps than households. Over the last 12 months the commercial average rose 20.1% to 13.22¢ per kWh, and the industrial average 25.5% to 9.82¢ per kWh; nationally the two rose 5.7% and 6.5%. Counting all sectors together, Ohio's increase of 16.8% was the 2nd highest among the states. For January to August 2026 alone, the commercial increase of 21.8% was the highest1 in the country.
The two sectors now stand on opposite sides of the national average. Over the 12 months, Ohio's commercial price was 4.7% below the US average, while its industrial price was 10.2% above the US average. In August 2026, the industrial price was still up 15.1% on a year earlier, the 5th highest1 rise for that month.
Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Average revenue per kWh: what each customer class paid in total divided by what it used. Industrial customers take power at higher voltage and in large, steady volumes, so their average is lower. Monthly EIA data through August 2026 (released October 23, 2026); months since January 2026 are preliminary.
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| Sector | Ohio (¢/kWh) | United States (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 18.41¢ | 18.04¢ |
| Commercial | 13.22¢ | 13.87¢ |
| Industrial | 9.82¢ | 8.91¢ |
| All sectors | 13.85¢ | 14.15¢ |
Most homes buy their supply from someone else
Ohio separates the wires from the electricity that flows over them. In 2025, 58.1% of residential customers, 2,565,864 accounts, bought their supply from a competitive supplier or a community aggregation program rather than from their utility, the 2nd highest share in the country; nationally the figure was 15.1%. EIA counted 685 suppliers and aggregation programs with residential customers in Ohio. Customers of the investor-owned utilities who do not switch stay on the utility's default supply, the Standard Service Offer.
The share differs by utility area. Among the six investor-owned utilities, it ranged from 79.7% of The Illuminating Company's residential customers to 60.1%5 of AEP Ohio's in 2025.
Each part of the market paid a different kind of average in 2025, and the parts cannot be added together:
- Default-service customers paid their utilities 16.82¢ per kWh for supply and delivery together.
- Supplier and aggregation customers paid those suppliers 8.61¢ per kWh for supply alone, an average over every contract in force during the year, not an offer anyone can sign today.
- The same customers paid their utilities 8.35¢ per kWh5 for delivery.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh by service part, EIA-861 2025. Supply-only and delivery-only averages each cover only part of a bill and different groups of customers; adding them gives only a rough estimate of what a shopping customer paid in total.
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| Part of the market | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|
| Utility full-service customers (default service): supply and delivery | 16.82¢ |
| Competitive suppliers and CCAs: supply only | 8.61¢ |
| Utility delivery for customers of a supplier: delivery only | 8.35¢ |
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio lists current supplier offers by utility area on Energy Choice Ohio, alongside each utility's Standard Service Offer. The Ohio retail choice guide explains how to read an offer against the default price, and the delivery vs supply guide explains the two halves of the bill.
AEP Ohio, three FirstEnergy companies, Duke and AES
Six investor-owned utilities deliver electricity to most of Ohio. AEP Ohio carries 27.1% of the state's residential customers on its wires, Ohio Edison 19.3%, Duke Energy Ohio 14.1%, The Illuminating Company 13.6% and AES Ohio 9.4%5; Toledo Edison is the sixth. Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison all belong to FirstEnergy.
AEP Ohio stands apart on price. Its full-service residential customers paid 18.97¢ per kWh in 2025, 12.2% above the Ohio average and the 2nd highest among Ohio's 27 utilities with 10,000 or more such customers. Its delivery charge to customers of suppliers was also the highest of the six, 10.26¢ per kWh, against 7.07¢ per kWh at AES Ohio and 7.42¢ per kWh5 at Ohio Edison. Delivery is the part every customer pays the utility, whoever supplies the electricity.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Delivery charges only: what the utility billed customers who buy supply elsewhere, divided by their kWh. Not comparable with bundled prices.
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| Utility | delivery-only revenue per kWh (residential) |
|---|---|
| AES Ohio (OH) | 7.07¢ |
| Ohio Edison (OH) | 7.42¢ |
| The Illuminating Company (OH) | 7.71¢ |
| Toledo Edison (OH) | 7.89¢ |
| Duke Energy Ohio (OH) | 8.17¢ |
| AEP Ohio (OH) | 10.26¢ |
The direction of change differed too. From 2024 to 2025, AEP Ohio's default-service average fell 1.9% and The Illuminating Company's fell 3.2%, while Duke Energy Ohio's rose 12.2% to 16.83¢ per kWh5.
Outside the big six, city utilities and rural electric cooperatives serve their own territories. In 2025 Ohio's city utilities averaged 13.96¢ per kWh, below the cooperatives (16.69¢ per kWh) and the investor-owned utilities' full-service customers (17.40¢ per kWh). Among the 27 larger utilities, averages ran from 12.21¢ per kWh at the City of Wadsworth to 20.48¢ per kWh at Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, a spread of 8.27¢ per kWh. The largest cooperative, South Central Power, averaged 15.39¢ per kWh5.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. Counties where each utility reports serving customers (EIA-861 service territory, 2025). A utility often serves only part of a county, and several can share one: the map shows where each one is present, not street-level boundaries. Point at a county for every utility listed there.
EIA's service-territory records show two or more distribution utilities in 88 of Ohio's 88 counties, and 146 in Wood County. A county or city name is not enough to know your utility; each utility's own service map decides it by address.
Bills follow use more than price
Ohio's average residential bill was $147.74 a month in 2025, $2.94 less a month than the US average, for 874 kWh of use, the same monthly use as the US average of 874 kWh. The bill rose 9.3% from 2024, the 11th highest2 increase among the states, faster than the price because homes also used more: 846 kWh8 a month in 2024. Over the last 12 months the computed average bill was $159.181.
Between utilities, use matters more than price. In 2025, AEP Ohio's full-service customers averaged $179.10 on 944 kWh a month, while The Illuminating Company's averaged $103.09 on 636 kWh, at a lower price per kWh but also much lower use. South Central Power's members paid $172.78 at a lower price than either, because they used 1,123 kWh5 a month.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average monthly residential bill |
|---|---|
| The Illuminating Company (OH) | $103.09 |
| Toledo Edison (OH) | $127.14 |
| Ohio Edison (OH) | $131.45 |
| Duke Energy Ohio (OH) | $154.05 |
| AES Ohio (OH) | $158.08 |
| South Central Power (OH) | $172.78 |
| AEP Ohio (OH) | $179.10 |
The season moves the bill as well. Over the last 12 months, statewide use per home peaked at 1,151 kWh in July 2026 and fell to 642 kWh in April 2026, a ratio of 1.8 times. In August 2026 the average bill was $199.46 on 1,029 kWh1. About 26.2% of Ohio households heat mainly with electricity (Census, 2025), well below the national 41.8%9.
Households' own reports are close to EIA's figures. In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, Ohio households paying for electricity reported a median bill of about $152 for the previous month, against $169 nationally; 22.4% reported $250 or more, +4.1 percentage points10 on the year before. Both are survey estimates with margins of error, and the change between years is not tested for significance.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, table B25132. Households charged for electricity, by the cost they reported for the previous month (American Community Survey 2025, 1-year). Interviews run all year, so this is a typical month, recalled by the household; households whose electricity is included in rent are left out.
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| Under $50 | $50–99 | $100–149 | $150–199 | $200–249 | $250 or more | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 6.0% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 16.4% | 11.9% | 22.4% |
| United States | 5.2% | 17.9% | 20.7% | 16.7% | 13.0% | 26.6% |
Gas replaced coal
Natural gas generated 54.2% of Ohio's electricity in 2025, up from 23.7% in 2015. Coal fell from 58.3% to 24.6% over the same decade, and nuclear plants produced 11.8%. Solar went from almost none to 5.5%, while all renewables together reached 8.0%, the 9th lowest11 share among the states.
Ohio's power plants generated the equivalent of 90%11 of the state's retail electricity sales in 2025, so part of the electricity Ohio uses is generated outside the state.
Source: EIA, Net generation by state by type of producer by energy source. Share of net generation by all power plants located in the state (utilities and independent producers), by energy source. Electricity crosses state lines, so this is what the state produces, not exactly what its customers consume. Pumped storage is a net user of power and is left out.
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| Natural gas | Coal | Nuclear | Hydro | Wind | Solar | Petroleum | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio, 2025 | 54.2% | 24.6% | 11.8% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Ohio, 2015 | 23.7% | 58.3% | 14.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| United States, 2025 | 40.9% | 16.6% | 17.7% | 5.5% | 10.4% | 6.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% |
Outages, meters and help paying
Ohio customers averaged 205 minutes without power in 2025 including major storms, and 130 minutes excluding them, with 1.27 interruptions per customer. Among the six investor-owned utilities, Toledo Edison reported the shortest total, 110 minutes, and Ohio Edison the longest, 244 minutes12. How that compares nationally is in the power outages ranking.
Advanced meters covered 74.5% of Ohio's residential meters in 2025, the 11th lowest share among the states, though the figure hides a wide gap: 99.8% at Duke Energy Ohio and 97.1% at AEP Ohio, against 39.8% at Ohio Edison. Only 0.7%13 of residential customers were on a time-varying rate.
Ohio received $181.2 million14 in federal heating and cooling assistance (LIHEAP) for fiscal 2026. The help paying your electric bill guide explains LIHEAP and the utility assistance programs.
| AEP Ohio | Investor-owned | 1,348,588 | 18.97¢ | $179.10 | 944 | 10.26¢ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Edison | Investor-owned | 961,084 | 16.01¢ | $131.45 | 821 | 7.42¢ |
| Duke Energy Ohio | Investor-owned | 700,265 | 16.83¢ | $154.05 | 915 | 8.17¢ |
| The Illuminating Company | Investor-owned | 677,581 | 16.22¢ | $103.09 | 636 | 7.71¢ |
| AES Ohio | Investor-owned | 469,317 | 16.12¢ | $158.08 | 980 | 7.07¢ |
| Toledo Edison | Investor-owned | 279,678 | 16.49¢ | $127.14 | 771 | 7.89¢ |
| South Central Power | Cooperative | 118,458 | 15.39¢ | $172.78 | 1,123 | – |
| City of Cleveland | Municipal | 64,905 | 16.36¢ | $83.58 | 511 | – |
| City of Hamilton | Municipal | 27,209 | 15.49¢ | $122.97 | 794 | – |
| Licking Rural Electric | Cooperative | 26,038 | 17.03¢ | $184.89 | 1,086 | – |
| City of Cuyahoga Falls | Municipal | 24,256 | 12.73¢ | $80.15 | 630 | – |
| Consolidated Cooperative | Cooperative | 17,091 | 17.02¢ | $225.23 | 1,324 | – |
| Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 16,384 | 16.37¢ | $220.82 | 1,349 | – |
| Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 16,056 | 20.48¢ | $223.62 | 1,092 | – |
| City of Westerville | Municipal | 15,791 | 14.46¢ | $135.26 | 935 | – |
| Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative | Cooperative | 15,349 | 18.25¢ | $177.93 | 975 | – |
| City of Columbus | Municipal | 15,346 | 12.97¢ | $77.02 | 594 | – |
| Lorain-Medina R E C | Cooperative | 15,298 | 17.50¢ | $212.16 | 1,212 | – |
| Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 14,793 | 17.23¢ | $179.42 | 1,041 | – |
| City of Bowling Green | Municipal | 13,114 | 15.28¢ | $100.16 | 655 | – |
| Union Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 12,392 | 16.77¢ | $198.30 | 1,183 | – |
| City of Wadsworth | Municipal | 12,296 | 12.21¢ | $96.21 | 788 | – |
| Carroll Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 11,911 all | 17.70¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Niles | Municipal | 11,889 | 12.40¢ | $78.98 | 637 | – |
| Butler Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 11,531 | 18.44¢ | $256.15 | 1,389 | – |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 11,292 | 17.27¢ | $194.71 | 1,127 | – |
| City of Painesville | Municipal | 10,851 | 13.21¢ | $90.49 | 685 | – |
| Midwest Electric | Cooperative | 10,830 | 15.77¢ | $213.03 | 1,351 | – |
| Washington Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 10,539 all | 21.19¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Piqua | Municipal | 9,802 | 13.21¢ | $102.15 | 773 | – |
| Firelands Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 9,302 all | 17.97¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Frontier Power Company | Cooperative | 9,288 all | 17.33¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 9,153 | 17.83¢ | $204.78 | 1,148 | – |
| City of Lebanon | Municipal | 8,852 | 12.11¢ | $104.09 | 859 | – |
| North Central Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 8,431 | 17.78¢ | $219.54 | 1,234 | – |
| Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative | Cooperative | 8,231 all | 15.18¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Adams Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 7,851 all | 17.75¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Celina | Municipal | 7,726 | 10.02¢ | $107.36 | 1,072 | – |
| City of Hudson | Municipal | 7,026 all | 13.75¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Amherst | Municipal | 6,459 all | 12.12¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Orrville | Municipal | 6,327 | 10.97¢ | $111.11 | 1,013 | – |
| City of Napoleon | Municipal | 6,103 all | 11.61¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| North Western Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 6,082 all | 14.95¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Galion | Municipal | 6,062 all | 12.38¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Dover | Municipal | 5,870 | 15.01¢ | $118.67 | 790 | – |
| City of Bryan | Municipal | 5,817 all | 10.53¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Wapakoneta | Municipal | 5,578 all | 13.38¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Tipp City | Municipal | 5,404 all | 10.25¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Shelby | Municipal | 5,320 all | 11.95¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Darke Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 5,255 all | 15.08¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Logan County Cooperative Power & Light | Cooperative | 4,856 all | 12.98¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 4,483 all | 16.64¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Columbiana | Municipal | 4,468 all | 12.49¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Hubbard | Municipal | 4,273 all | 14.12¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of St Marys | Municipal | 4,269 all | 11.19¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Jackson | Municipal | 4,197 all | 12.96¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Oberlin | Municipal | 3,100 all | 11.15¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of St Clairsville | Municipal | 3,029 all | 16.20¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Clyde Light & Power | Municipal | 2,785 | 13.02¢ | $100.69 | 773 | – |
| Village of Wellington | Municipal | 2,645 all | 8.26¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Newton Falls | Municipal | 2,616 all | 14.66¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Montpelier | Municipal | 2,382 all | 12.08¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Yellow Springs | Municipal | 2,326 all | 15.55¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Seville Board of Public Affairs | Municipal | 2,264 all | 10.12¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Blanchester | Municipal | 2,260 all | 15.06¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Georgetown | Municipal | 2,170 all | 10.49¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Versailles | Municipal | 2,132 all | 12.28¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Carey | Municipal | 1,968 all | 11.03¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Lodi | Municipal | 1,940 all | 9.80¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Arcanum | Municipal | 1,695 all | 10.42¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of New Bremen | Municipal | 1,654 all | 10.58¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Bethel | Municipal | 1,648 all | 11.61¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Minster | Municipal | 1,566 all | 10.55¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Oak Harbor | Municipal | 1,557 all | 15.11¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Woodsfield | Municipal | 1,553 all | 11.79¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Grafton | Municipal | 1,328 all | 14.55¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Genoa | Municipal | 1,151 all | 14.52¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Edgerton | Municipal | 1,128 all | 13.30¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Woodville | Municipal | 1,050 all | 15.17¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Ripley | Municipal | 1,030 all | 11.90¢ all customers | – | – | – |
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final; utilities with 1,000 or more residential customers. Price, bill and kWh are for bundled (full-service) residential customers: revenue divided by kWh, all charges included. Delivery only: what the utility billed customers who buy supply from a competitive supplier, per kWh (their supplier's charge comes on top). Small utilities that file EIA's short form report all customers together (marked "all customers").
| Adams County | 4 | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power, Adams Rural Electric Cooperative |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 5 | AEP Ohio, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Midwest Electric, Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative |
| Ashland County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Licking Rural Electric, Lorain-Medina R E C, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Firelands Electric Cooperative |
| Ashtabula County | 2 | Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company |
| Athens County | 4 | AEP Ohio, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Washington Electric Cooperative, Village of Glouster |
| Auglaize County | 12 | AEP Ohio, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Midwest Electric, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, City of Celina, City of Wapakoneta, City of St Marys, Village of New Bremen, Village of Minster, Village of New Knoxville, Village of Waynesfield |
| Belmont County | 3 | AEP Ohio, South Central Power, City of St Clairsville |
| Brown County | 7 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, South Central Power, Adams Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Georgetown, Village of Ripley, Village of Hamersville |
| Butler County | 4 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, City of Hamilton, Butler Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Carroll County | 4 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, South Central Power, Carroll Electric Cooperative |
| Champaign County | 4 | Ohio Edison, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Union Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Clark County | 5 | Ohio Edison, Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, South Vienna Corporation |
| Clermont County | 3 | Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power, Village of Bethel |
| Clinton County | 4 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, South Central Power, Village of Blanchester |
| Columbiana County | 4 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Carroll Electric Cooperative, City of Columbiana |
| Coshocton County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, Licking Rural Electric, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Frontier Power Company |
| Crawford County | 5 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, North Central Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, City of Galion |
| Cuyahoga County | 3 | Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, City of Cleveland |
| Darke County | 7 | AEP Ohio, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Midwest Electric, Darke Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Versailles, City of Arcanum |
| Defiance County | 4 | AEP Ohio, Toledo Edison, Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative, North Western Electric Cooperative |
| Delaware County | 9 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Licking Rural Electric, Consolidated Cooperative, City of Westerville, Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Prospect Corporation |
| Erie County | 4 | Ohio Edison, Lorain-Medina R E C, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Village of Milan |
| Fairfield County | 3 | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power |
| Fayette County | 3 | Ohio Edison, AES Ohio, South Central Power |
| Franklin County | 9 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power, Licking Rural Electric, Consolidated Cooperative, City of Westerville, City of Columbus, Village of Obetz |
| Fulton County | 4 | Toledo Edison, City of Napoleon, Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative, Midwest Energy Cooperative |
| Gallia County | 2 | AEP Ohio, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Geauga County | 2 | Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company |
| Greene County | 4 | Ohio Edison, Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Village of Yellow Springs |
| Guernsey County | 4 | AEP Ohio, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Washington Electric Cooperative, Frontier Power Company |
| Hamilton County | 2 | Duke Energy Ohio, Butler Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Hancock County | 5 | AEP Ohio, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Village of Arcadia |
| Hardin County | 6 | AEP Ohio, AES Ohio, Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Logan County Cooperative Power & Light |
| Harrison County | 4 | AEP Ohio, South Central Power, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Carroll Electric Cooperative |
| Henry County | 7 | AEP Ohio, Toledo Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, City of Napoleon, North Western Electric Cooperative, Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Deshler |
| Highland County | 4 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, South Central Power, Adams Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Hocking County | 2 | AEP Ohio, South Central Power |
| Holmes County | 4 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Frontier Power Company |
| Huron County | 8 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Lorain-Medina R E C, Firelands Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Village of Monroeville, Village of Milan, Village of Greenwich |
| Jackson County | 3 | AEP Ohio, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, City of Jackson |
| Jefferson County | 3 | AEP Ohio, South Central Power, Carroll Electric Cooperative |
| Knox County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Licking Rural Electric, Consolidated Cooperative, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Frontier Power Company |
| Lake County | 2 | The Illuminating Company, City of Painesville |
| Lawrence County | 2 | AEP Ohio, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Licking County | 7 | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power, Licking Rural Electric, Consolidated Cooperative, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Frontier Power Company |
| Logan County | 7 | AEP Ohio, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Logan County Cooperative Power & Light, Village of Lakeview |
| Lorain County | 8 | Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, Lorain-Medina R E C, Firelands Electric Cooperative, City of Amherst, City of Oberlin, Village of Wellington, Village of Grafton |
| Lucas County | 2 | Toledo Edison, Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Madison County | 5 | Ohio Edison, Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, South Central Power, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Mahoning County | 2 | Ohio Edison, City of Columbiana |
| Marion County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Consolidated Cooperative, Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Prospect Corporation |
| Medina County | 6 | Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, Lorain-Medina R E C, City of Wadsworth, Seville Board of Public Affairs, Village of Lodi |
| Meigs County | 2 | AEP Ohio, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Mercer County | 6 | AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Midwest Electric, City of Celina, Darke Rural Electric Cooperative, City of Mendon |
| Miami County | 5 | Ohio Edison, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, City of Piqua, City of Tipp City |
| Monroe County | 4 | AEP Ohio, South Central Power, Washington Electric Cooperative, City of Woodsfield |
| Montgomery County | 4 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Butler Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Morgan County | 3 | AEP Ohio, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Washington Electric Cooperative |
| Morrow County | 5 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Consolidated Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, City of Galion |
| Muskingum County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power, Licking Rural Electric, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Frontier Power Company |
| Noble County | 4 | AEP Ohio, South Central Power, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Washington Electric Cooperative |
| Ottawa County | 6 | Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Village of Oak Harbor, Village of Genoa, Village of Elmore |
| Paulding County | 3 | AEP Ohio, Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative, North Western Electric Cooperative |
| Perry County | 4 | AEP Ohio, South Central Power, Licking Rural Electric, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative |
| Pickaway County | 3 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, South Central Power |
| Pike County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Adams Rural Electric Cooperative, Ohio Valley Electric Corp |
| Portage County | 2 | Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company |
| Preble County | 5 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Butler Rural Electric Cooperative, Darke Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Eldorado |
| Putnam County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Toledo Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Midwest Electric, Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative, Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Richland County | 11 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Licking Rural Electric, Consolidated Cooperative, Firelands Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, City of Galion, City of Shelby, Village of Plymouth, Village of Lucas, Village of Shiloh |
| Ross County | 4 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, South Central Power, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Sandusky County | 7 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Clyde Light & Power, Village of Woodville |
| Scioto County | 5 | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Adams Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Seneca County | 7 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Firelands Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Village of Republic |
| Shelby County | 6 | AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Midwest Electric, Logan County Cooperative Power & Light, Village of Minster, Village of Jackson Center |
| Stark County | 7 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Carroll Electric Cooperative, City of Orrville, Village of Brewster, Village of Beach City |
| Summit County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, City of Cuyahoga Falls, City of Wadsworth, City of Hudson |
| Trumbull County | 5 | Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, City of Niles, City of Hubbard, City of Newton Falls |
| Tuscarawas County | 8 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Carroll Electric Cooperative, Frontier Power Company, City of Dover, Village of Beach City |
| Union County | 6 | Ohio Edison, AES Ohio, Consolidated Cooperative, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative |
| Van Wert County | 5 | AEP Ohio, AES Ohio, Midwest Electric, Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative, Village of Ohio City |
| Vinton County | 2 | South Central Power, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Warren County | 3 | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, City of Lebanon |
| Washington County | 2 | AEP Ohio, Washington Electric Cooperative |
| Wayne County | 6 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Lorain-Medina R E C, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, City of Orrville, Village of Marshallville |
| Williams County | 7 | Toledo Edison, North Western Electric Cooperative, City of Bryan, Village of Montpelier, Village of Edgerton, Midwest Energy Cooperative, Village of Pioneer |
| Wood County | 14 | AEP Ohio, Toledo Edison, City of Bowling Green, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Deshler, Village of Pemberville, Village of Haskins, Village of Bradner, Village of Bloomdale, Village of Cygnet, Village of Tontogany, City of Custar |
| Wyandot County | 8 | AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Village of Carey, Village of Sycamore, Village of Wharton |
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory. Distribution utilities that report customers in the county (EIA-861 2025 service territory), largest first. Several utilities can serve parts of the same county; for a specific address, the utilities' own service-area maps decide.
Ohio electricity rates: questions
What is the average electricity rate in Ohio per kWh?
Ohio homes paid an average of 18.41¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), all charges included, and 19.38¢ per kWh in August 20261 alone (preliminary). The 2025 annual average was 16.90¢ per kWh3. These are averages across every residential customer, not a tariff: what you pay per kWh depends on your utility and on whether you buy supply from the utility or a supplier.
What is the average electric bill in Ohio?
$147.74 a month in 2025 for 874 kWh, according to EIA, up 9.3%2 on 2024. Computed over the last 12 months, it was $159.181. In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, Ohio households reported a median bill of about $15210.
Why are Ohio electricity rates rising?
EIA's data show the size of the increase, not its causes. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's 2026 review attributes much of the 2025 rise in PJM states, which include Ohio, to higher capacity and fuel costs, and expected capacity costs to add 0.6¢ per kWh4 to average PJM wholesale costs in 2026.
How do I compare electricity rates in Ohio?
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio lists supplier offers for each utility area on Energy Choice Ohio (energychoice.ohio.gov), next to the utility's Standard Service Offer. Compare the supply price per kWh, the contract length and any fees; delivery charges stay with your utility whichever supplier you choose.
How much does AEP Ohio charge per kWh?
AEP Ohio's full-service residential customers paid an average of 18.97¢ per kWh in 2025, the 2nd highest among Ohio's 27 larger utilities. Customers who buy supply from a supplier paid AEP Ohio 10.26¢ per kWh5 for delivery alone, plus their supplier's charge.
More on electricity in and around Ohio
Utility pages: AEP Ohio, Ohio Edison, Duke Energy Ohio, The Illuminating Company, AES Ohio, Toledo Edison and South Central Power.
How shopping for a supplier works here: retail choice in Ohio.
Neighboring states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Put Ohio side by side with another state in the comparison tool, or estimate a bill with your own kWh in the bill calculator.
| Ranking | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest electricity by state | 18.41¢ | 34th of 51 (1 = lowest) |
| Average electric bill by state | $147.74 | 24th of 51 |
| Average electricity usage by state | 874 | 26th of 51 |
| Electricity price increases by state | +11.7% | 6th of 51 |
| Commercial electricity rates by state | 13.22¢ | 29th of 51 (1 = lowest) |
| Industrial electricity rates by state | 9.82¢ | 34th of 51 (1 = lowest) |
| Power outages by state | 205 | 32nd of 51 |
| Renewable electricity by state | 8.0% | 43rd of 51 |
| Rooftop solar on net metering by state | 5.8 | 41st of 51 |
Sources
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Historical state data, annual sales, revenue and customers; table HS861 2010-.xlsx; 2010-2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Retail Electricity Price Trends and Drivers; table July 2026 update; 2025 data. eta-publications.lbl.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- EIA, Electric Sales, Revenue, and Average Price 2024, Table 5A; 2024 (last edition of this product); released October 7, 2025. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, house heating fuel, table B25040; 2025; released October 29, 2026. data.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, table B25132; 2025; released October 29, 2026. data.census.gov
- EIA, Net generation by state by type of producer by energy source; table annual_generation_state.xlsx; 1990-2025; released September 14, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.