Electricity rates — ZIP 43215

A household in ZIP 43215 (Columbus) using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,133.16 a year on the cheapest of 2 generally available plans — Residential (KW11) from City of Columbus, Ohio (Utility Company). Rates checked September 2, 2026.

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Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo

Annual cost of each published plan, 1,000 kWh/mo, cheapest first
Plan	Per year	vs cheapest	Effective
Residential (KW11)✓ cheapestflat rate	$1,133.16	—	9.4¢
Residential (KW10)flat rate	$1,311.96	+$178.80	10.9¢

Cost across usage levels

The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.

500 kWh/mo — cheapest $630.84 (Residential (KW11)), dearest $720.24, a $89.40 spread
1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,133.16 (Residential (KW11)), dearest $1,311.96, a $178.80 spread
2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,137.92 (Residential (KW11)), dearest $2,495.52, a $357.60 spread

At a glance

Plans priced: 2
Utilities: 1
Cheapest, 1,000 kWh/mo: $1,133.16
Spread: $178.80/yr

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What a typical bill costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 2 priceable plans here run from $1,133.16 on Residential (KW11) to $1,311.96 on Residential (KW10), with a median of $1,222.56.

The spread is $178.80 a year — about $14.90 a month for identical electricity.

Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 9.4¢ to 10.9¢ per kWh at that usage.

How the answer changes with usage

Residential (KW11) is cheapest at every level tested — $630.84 a year at 500 kWh a month, $2,137.92 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $89.40 a year at 500 kWh against $357.60 at 2,000 kWh.

How these plans are structured

Of 2 priceable plans: 2 flat-rate.

Every plan carries a $10.70 fixed monthly charge.

Who provides these plans

Every plan here comes from City of Columbus, Ohio (Utility Company) — a limit of what has been indexed, not a claim that it is the only provider in ZIP 43215 (Columbus).

The largest saving available here

Moving from Residential (KW10) to Residential (KW11) saves $178.80 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What this does not cover

Service territories do not follow ZIP boundaries. These are the plans found at the coordinate this ZIP was resolved from, not a verified list for every address in it.

New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.

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Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.

Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 39.9612, -82.9988.