Ohio Edison electric rates, bills and the 2026 increase
Ohio Edison's 265,391 default-service customers in Ohio paid an average of 16.01¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $131.45 a month on 821 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 17.52¢, and 19.91¢ in August 2026.2 Another 695,693 homes on its wires (72.4%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay Ohio Edison delivery charges averaging 7.42¢ per kWh, plus their supplier's price.
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
36 of 88 Ohio counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Ohio Edison's default-service homes paid an average of 16.01¢ per kWh in 2025, 5.3% below the Ohio average, but EIA's monthly survey has since moved well above that: 19.91¢ per kWh in August 20264, +18.1%2 on a year earlier (preliminary). Those prices cover a minority of the homes it serves; 72.4%1 bought their supply elsewhere in 2025 and paid Ohio Edison for delivery only.
Ohio Edison's price per kWh, period by period
EIA has three figures for Ohio Edison's residential customers on default service, the homes that buy both the electricity and its delivery from the utility. Each one is an average price, not a tariff: what those customers paid in total divided by the kWh they used.
| Period | Average residential price | Average monthly bill | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.18¢ per kWh | $127.093 | EIA-861 |
| 2025 | 16.01¢ per kWh | $131.451 | EIA-861 |
| Last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) | 17.52¢ per kWh | $142.51 | EIA-861M, 2026 preliminary |
| August 20264 | 19.91¢ per kWh2 | EIA-861M, preliminary |
The 2025 figure is final and covers the whole calendar year, but it is no longer the most current. The 12-month average is the better guide to what default service costs today; a single month adds seasonal noise. The averages fold in the fixed monthly charge, so a home that uses little electricity pays more per kWh than they show and one that uses a lot pays less.
In 2025 Ohio Edison's default-service average was the 11th lowest among the 27 Ohio utilities with 10,000 or more full-service homes, and 10.0% below the national average for investor-owned utilities. Among the 177 US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers it ranked 73rd highest of 177, against a median of 15.07¢ per kWh1.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Utilities with 10,000 or more bundled (full-service) residential customers. Revenue divided by kWh sold, all charges included, EIA-861 2025 final. Darker bars have their own page. In this state, customers who buy supply from a competitive supplier are not in these averages (they pay delivery to the utility and supply to the supplier).
Show the numbers
| Utility | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|
| City of Wadsworth | 12.21¢ |
| City of Niles | 12.40¢ |
| City of Cuyahoga Falls | 12.73¢ |
| City of Columbus | 12.97¢ |
| City of Painesville | 13.21¢ |
| City of Westerville | 14.46¢ |
| City of Bowling Green | 15.28¢ |
| South Central Power | 15.39¢ |
| City of Hamilton | 15.49¢ |
| Midwest Electric | 15.77¢ |
| Ohio Edison | 16.01¢ |
| AES Ohio | 16.12¢ |
| The Illuminating Company | 16.22¢ |
| City of Cleveland | 16.36¢ |
| Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative | 16.37¢ |
| Toledo Edison | 16.49¢ |
| Union Rural Electric Cooperative | 16.77¢ |
| Duke Energy Ohio | 16.83¢ |
| Ohio average | 16.90¢ |
| Consolidated Cooperative | 17.02¢ |
| Licking Rural Electric | 17.03¢ |
| Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative | 17.23¢ |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative | 17.27¢ |
| Lorain-Medina R E C | 17.50¢ |
| Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative | 18.25¢ |
| Butler Rural Electric Cooperative | 18.44¢ |
| AEP Ohio | 18.97¢ |
| Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative | 20.48¢ |
Below Ohio's other investor-owned utilities in 2025, not over the last 12 months
The six investor-owned utilities that deliver to most Ohio homes were closely bunched in 2025, except one. Ohio Edison's default-service average of 16.01¢ per kWh sat below AES Ohio (16.12¢ per kWh), The Illuminating Company (16.22¢ per kWh), Toledo Edison (16.49¢ per kWh) and Duke Energy Ohio (16.83¢ per kWh), while AEP Ohio averaged 18.97¢ per kWh1.
The order shifted over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026). Ohio Edison averaged 17.52¢ per kWh, level with Toledo Edison (17.56¢ per kWh) and above Duke Energy Ohio (17.40¢ per kWh), whose August 2026 figure was −0.3% on a year earlier. Ohio Edison's two FirstEnergy siblings in Ohio also rose: The Illuminating Company's August 2026 average was +26.3% on August 2025 and Toledo Edison's +10.2%2, against +10.4%4 for Ohio's residential average across all providers. All 2026 months are preliminary.
The 2026 increase in EIA's monthly data
Ohio Edison's annual average edged down from 16.18¢ per kWh3 in 2024 to 16.01¢ per kWh in 2025, a fall of 1.1%1. The monthly series turned upward afterwards: August 20264 came in at 19.91¢ per kWh, +18.1%2 on the same month of 2025. Monthly figures for 2026 are preliminary.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). Bundled (default-service) customers only.
Show the numbers
| Month | Ohio Edison (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 14.91¢ | 1,075 | $160.22 |
| February 2025 | 14.43¢ | 892 | $128.79 |
| March 2025 | 14.60¢ | 781 | $113.98 |
| April 2025 | 14.84¢ | 645 | $95.71 |
| May 2025 | 15.06¢ | 564 | $84.96 |
| June 2025 | 17.87¢ | 962 | $171.84 |
| July 2025 | 17.26¢ | 994 | $171.55 |
| August 2025 | 16.86¢ | 917 | $154.67 |
| September 2025 | 15.80¢ | 639 | $100.99 |
| October 2025 | 16.75¢ | 627 | $105.05 |
| November 2025 | 16.68¢ | 774 | $129.10 |
| December 2025 | 16.21¢ | 999 | $161.96 |
| January 2026 | 16.34¢ | 1,057 | $172.82 |
| February 2026 | 15.72¢ | 929 | $146.14 |
| March 2026 | 17.08¢ | 759 | $129.54 |
| April 2026 | 18.25¢ | 613 | $111.88 |
| May 2026 | 18.39¢ | 633 | $116.41 |
| June 2026 | 19.66¢ | 890 | $175.03 |
| July 2026 | 19.85¢ | 979 | $194.28 |
| August 2026 | 19.91¢ | 903 | $179.79 |
Bills tell the same story. The average bill went from $127.09 in 2024 to $131.45 in 2025 (+3.4%) because use per home went from 786 kWh3 to 821 kWh1 while the price slipped. Over the 12 months to August 2026 the bill averaged $142.51 on slightly less use, 814 kWh2 a month, so the higher bill reflects the higher average price.
EIA's tables do not say why prices move. Ohio Edison belongs to the PJM1 wholesale market, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's 2026 retail price trends update found that capacity prices raised average PJM wholesale costs by 0.9¢ per kWh in 2025 and expected a further 0.6¢ per kWh5 in 2026; that is a regional average, not an Ohio Edison figure. How a regulator's decision becomes a line on a bill is explained in the guide to rate increases.
Most homes on Ohio Edison's wires buy from a supplier
Ohio Edison delivered to 961,084 residential customers in 2025, 19.3% of all residential customers in Ohio. Only 265,391 of them were on its default supply. The other 695,693, or 72.4%, bought electricity from a competitive supplier or a community aggregation program, against 79.7% at The Illuminating Company, 69.3% at Toledo Edison and 60.1%1 at AEP Ohio.
Those two groups pay for different things, so their averages sit side by side and are never added:
| 2025, residential | Default service (supply and delivery from Ohio Edison) | Delivery only (supply bought elsewhere) |
|---|---|---|
| Customers | 265,391 | 695,693 |
| Average per kWh billed by Ohio Edison | 16.01¢ per kWh | 7.42¢ per kWh |
| Average monthly amount billed by Ohio Edison | $131.45 | $62.78 |
| Use per home | 821 kWh | 847 kWh1 |
The delivery-only average was 7.30¢ per kWh3 in 2024, so it changed +1.6%1 in a year. It excludes the supplier's generation charge, which depends on each contract; EIA does not publish supplier prices by utility area, and neither does this page.
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.
Show the numbers
| 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 Public Utilities Commission of Ohio publishes supplier offers for the Ohio Edison area on Energy Choice Ohio, next to the utility's Standard Service Offer. An offer prices supply only, so it compares with the supply part of the Standard Service Offer, not with the default-service average above. The Ohio retail choice guide walks through that comparison.
Winter bills top summer bills
Ohio Edison's default-service homes used the most electricity in January 2026, 1,057 kWh on average, with a bill of $172.82. The low point was April 2026: 613 kWh and $111.88. Both come from the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026. The other two FirstEnergy companies in Ohio peaked in summer instead: The Illuminating Company in July 2026 and Toledo Edison in July 20262.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
Show the numbers
| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 639 | $100.99 | 15.80¢ |
| October 2025 | 627 | $105.05 | 16.75¢ |
| November 2025 | 774 | $129.10 | 16.68¢ |
| December 2025 | 999 | $161.96 | 16.21¢ |
| January 2026 | 1,057 | $172.82 | 16.34¢ |
| February 2026 | 929 | $146.14 | 15.72¢ |
| March 2026 | 759 | $129.54 | 17.08¢ |
| April 2026 | 613 | $111.88 | 18.25¢ |
| May 2026 | 633 | $116.41 | 18.39¢ |
| June 2026 | 890 | $175.03 | 19.66¢ |
| July 2026 | 979 | $194.28 | 19.85¢ |
| August 2026 | 903 | $179.79 | 19.91¢ |
Outages and meters
Ohio Edison's customers averaged 244 minutes without power in 2025 including major event days, more than the Ohio average of 205 minutes, over 1.51 interruptions per customer. Without the major event days the figure was 131 minutes, close to the statewide 130 minutes, so the gap with the state average came from major event days. Toledo Edison averaged 110 minutes and The Illuminating Company 195 minutes6 on the all-events measure. Utilities report these figures to EIA under IEEE 1366.
Ohio Edison had the smallest share of advanced meters among Ohio's investor-owned utilities in 2025: 39.8% of residential meters, against 65.5% at Toledo Edison, 50.0% at The Illuminating Company and 74.5% across Ohio. Time-based pricing was rare, with 41 homes enrolled. Rooftop solar counted 4,578 net-metered residential systems with 37.8 megawatts of capacity, 4.8 per 1,000 residential customers, against 10.47 at AEP Ohio.
Within FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy owns 8 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers in 5 states. Their 2025 default-service averages ran from 13.10¢ per kWh at Potomac Edison (West Virginia) to 18.77¢ per kWh at FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, with Ohio Edison's 16.01¢ per kWh below the group's average of 17.34¢ per kWh1. The FirstEnergy page compares all of them.
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.
Show the numbers
| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| Potomac Edison (WV) | 13.10¢ |
| Mon Power (WV) | 14.31¢ |
| Potomac Edison (MD) | 15.44¢ |
| Ohio Edison (OH) | 16.01¢ |
| The Illuminating Company (OH) | 16.22¢ |
| Toledo Edison (OH) | 16.49¢ |
| JCP&L (NJ) | 18.39¢ |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (PA) | 18.77¢ |
Commercial and industrial customers
Commercial customers on Ohio Edison's default service paid more per kWh than homes in 2025: 17.03¢ per kWh on average across 20,672 accounts, with a monthly bill of $355.23. Its 134 industrial accounts on default service paid 12.03¢ per kWh, and all its full-service customers together 16.00¢ per kWh. Most businesses buy supply elsewhere: 94,455 commercial accounts paid Ohio Edison for delivery alone, an average of 6.03¢ per kWh, and 1,247 industrial accounts 1.87¢ per kWh1.
Counties served and help with bills
EIA's 2025 service-territory file lists Ohio Edison in 36 Ohio counties: Ashland County, Ashtabula County, Carroll County, Champaign County, Clark County, Columbiana County, Crawford County, Cuyahoga County, Delaware County, Erie County, Fayette County, Franklin County and 24 others8. Every one of them also has at least one other distribution utility reporting customers, so the county does not tell you which utility serves an address; Ohio Edison's own service map does. EIA publishes no price for any city or ZIP code.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 36 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
Show the numbers
| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Ashland County | AEP Ohio, Licking Rural Electric, Lorain-Medina R E C, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Firelands Electric Cooperative |
| Ashtabula County | The Illuminating Company |
| Carroll County | AEP Ohio, South Central Power, Carroll Electric Cooperative |
| Champaign County | AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Union Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Clark County | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, South Vienna Corporation |
| Columbiana County | AEP Ohio, Carroll Electric Cooperative, City of Columbiana |
| Crawford County | AEP Ohio, North Central Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, City of Galion |
| Cuyahoga County | The Illuminating Company, City of Cleveland |
| Delaware County | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Licking Rural Electric, Consolidated Cooperative, City of Westerville, Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Prospect Corporation |
| Erie County | Lorain-Medina R E C, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Village of Milan |
| Fayette County | AES Ohio, South Central Power |
| Franklin County | AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, South Central Power, Licking Rural Electric, Consolidated Cooperative, City of Westerville, City of Columbus, Village of Obetz |
| Geauga County | The Illuminating Company |
| Greene County | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Village of Yellow Springs |
| Holmes County | AEP Ohio, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Frontier Power Company |
| Huron County | AEP Ohio, Lorain-Medina R E C, Firelands Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Village of Monroeville, Village of Milan, Village of Greenwich |
| Knox County | AEP Ohio, Licking Rural Electric, Consolidated Cooperative, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Frontier Power Company |
| Lorain County | The Illuminating Company, Lorain-Medina R E C, Firelands Electric Cooperative, City of Amherst, City of Oberlin, Village of Wellington, Village of Grafton |
| Madison County | Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, South Central Power, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Mahoning County | City of Columbiana |
| Marion County | AEP Ohio, Consolidated Cooperative, Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Prospect Corporation |
| Medina County | The Illuminating Company, Lorain-Medina R E C, City of Wadsworth, Seville Board of Public Affairs, Village of Lodi |
| Miami County | AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, City of Piqua, City of Tipp City |
| Morrow County | AEP Ohio, Consolidated Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, City of Galion |
| Ottawa County | Toledo Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Village of Oak Harbor, Village of Genoa, Village of Elmore |
| Portage County | The Illuminating Company |
| Richland County | AEP Ohio, 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 |
| Sandusky County | AEP Ohio, Toledo Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Clyde Light & Power, Village of Woodville |
| Seneca County | AEP Ohio, Toledo Edison, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Firelands Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Village of Republic |
| Stark County | AEP Ohio, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Carroll Electric Cooperative, City of Orrville, Village of Brewster, Village of Beach City |
| Summit County | AEP Ohio, The Illuminating Company, City of Cuyahoga Falls, City of Wadsworth, City of Hudson |
| Trumbull County | The Illuminating Company, City of Niles, City of Hubbard, City of Newton Falls |
| Tuscarawas County | AEP Ohio, Guernsey-Muskingum El Cooperative, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Carroll Electric Cooperative, Frontier Power Company, City of Dover, Village of Beach City |
| Union County | AES Ohio, Consolidated Cooperative, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative, Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative |
| Wayne County | AEP Ohio, Lorain-Medina R E C, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, City of Orrville, Village of Marshallville |
| Wyandot County | AEP Ohio, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Village of Carey, Village of Sycamore, Village of Wharton |
Households behind on winter bills can apply for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which allotted Ohio $181.2 million10 for fiscal 2026. The Ohio page compares every utility in the state.
Questions about Ohio Edison prices
What does Ohio Edison charge per kWh?
EIA reports what customers paid, not tariff lines. Residential customers on Ohio Edison's default supply paid an average of 17.52¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary) and 16.01¢ per kWh1 in the 2025 calendar year. The average is total residential revenue divided by kWh, so the monthly customer charge, distribution, transmission, generation and riders are all inside it; most taxes are not.
How much is the average Ohio Edison electric bill?
For default-service homes, $142.51 a month over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) on 814 kWh of use, and $131.45 in 2025. The monthly average ranged from $100.99 in September 2025 to $194.28 in July 20262. Homes that buy from a supplier paid Ohio Edison a delivery bill of $62.781 a month in 2025, with the supplier's charge on top.
Are Ohio Edison rates going up in 2026?
EIA's monthly figures show an increase. The default-service average was 19.91¢ per kWh in August 20264, +18.1% on August 2025, and the 12-month average to August 2026 (17.52¢ per kWh2) was above both the 2025 and 2024 annual averages. The 2026 months are preliminary and EIA revises them.
Is Ohio Edison part of FirstEnergy?
Yes. Ohio Edison Company is one of three FirstEnergy utilities in Ohio, with The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison. Each reports to EIA separately and has its own averages.
Does Ohio Edison offer time-of-use rates?
Ohio Edison reported a time-of-use program to EIA for 2025 with 41 residential customers enrolled, 0.0% of the homes on its wires. Advanced meters, which hourly billing depends on, made up 39.8%7 of its residential meters that year.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- 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
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Retail Electricity Price Trends and Drivers; table July 2026 update; 2025 data. eta-publications.lbl.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
- 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
- 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
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.