Electricity rates — Ohio

What households in Ohio pay, by EIA's count

Ohio's residential electricity averaged 18.0¢ per kWh over the 12 months to June 2026, the 18th-highest of the 50 states and DC and about the same as the US average of 17.9¢. It sits between Delaware (17.6¢) and Illinois (18.5¢).

EIA lists 36 utilities serving homes in Ohio. By homes served, the largest 5 are Ohio Power Co (1,339,232), Ohio Edison Co (957,780), Duke Energy Ohio Inc (693,435), Cleveland Electric Illum Co (676,098), and Dayton Power & Light Co (478,741). Member-owned cooperatives supply about 6% of its households.

Prices in Ohio jumped 11.5% in a year, from 16.2¢ to 18.0¢ per kWh. Over five years they rose 45.1%, well ahead of the US's 34.7%.

Ohio homes used the most electricity in July and the least in October (2021–2025): a summer peak, 1.6 times the lightest month. July's bills were the highest, averaging $169; April's the lowest, $100. October was the dearest month per kWh, 13% above January.

The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 45% of Ohio's households: Ohio Power Co (1,339,232), Ohio Edison Co (957,780). That is less than half the state, so the plans below describe those utilities, not Ohio; EIA's figure is the state's. Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 19.9¢ per kWh.

Chart of this for reuse (PNG), free to republish under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WattClear. Suggested alt text: “Bar chart. Ohio's average home electricity price, July 2025 to June 2026, was 11.5% higher than the 12 months before, the joint 7th-largest rise of the 50 states. Washington, DC: +24.9%. United States average: +6.7%. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.”

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What a typical bill in Ohio costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 4 generally available plans here run from $2,215.31 on Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD) to $3,171.48 on RS (Residential Service), with a median of $2,382.33.

Effective rates span 18.5¢ to 26.4¢ per kWh at that usage.

What each provider in Ohio costs

2 utilities serve customers across Ohio in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is Ohio Power Co at $2,215.31 a year on Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD); the dearest is Ohio Edison Co at $3,171.48.

That is $956.17 a year between the best each provider offers.

Cheapest available plan by provider: Ohio Power Co $2,215.31; Ohio Edison Co $3,171.48.

Which plan in Ohio is cheapest as use rises

Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD) is cheapest at every level tested — $1,199.98 a year at 500 kWh a month, $4,245.92 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $435.55 a year at 500 kWh against $1,997.44 at 2,000 kWh.

How Ohio's plans are structured

Of 18 priceable plans: 15 tiered, 4 time-of-use, 2 priced by season, 2 with demand charges, 2 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $4.22 to $18.79.

Who provides Ohio's plans

These plans come from 4 utilities: City of Cleveland, Ohio (Utility Company), City of Columbus, Ohio (Utility Company), Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co.

The largest saving among Ohio's plans

Moving from RS (Residential Service) to Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD) saves $956.17 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What the Ohio figures do not cover

4 of these plans price by the hour; their figures assume the typical hourly pattern of homes in Ohio, not this household's own hours.