Electricity rates — Ohio Edison Co
A household served by Ohio Edison Co using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $3,171.48 a year on the cheapest of 1 generally available plan — RS (Residential Service) from Ohio Edison Co, in effect since February 2025. Rates checked September 23, 2026. A further 1 restricted and 1 older schedules are priced further down but not ranked.
Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS (Residential Service)tiered · in effect since February 2025 · delivery charges only | $885.96 | −$2,285.52 | 7.4¢ |
| RS (Residential Service) - Percentage of Income Payment Plantiered · in effect since June 2018 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,432.92 | −$1,738.56 | 11.9¢ |
| RS (Residential Service)✓ cheapestpriced by season · tiered · in effect since February 2025 | $3,171.48 | — | 26.4¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,635.51 (RS (Residential Service)), dearest $1,635.51
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,171.48 (RS (Residential Service)), dearest $3,171.48
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $6,243.36 (RS (Residential Service)), dearest $6,243.36
What a typical bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month one plan here is open to any household — RS (Residential Service), at $3,171.48 a year. There is no cheaper option to move to, only the restricted schedules priced below.
Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, come to 26.4¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Ohio Edison Co's customers were billed in 2024
Ohio Edison Co's open plans and its customers' bills disagree by more than a quarter: at 786 kWh a month, the median plan is 26.7¢ per kWh against 16.2¢ billed in 2024. Before relying on a plan price here, test it against a real Ohio Edison Co bill in the bill analyzer.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Ohio | 251,751 |
| Homes it delivers to for other suppliers | 706,029 |
| Share of Ohio's households | 19% |
| Average use per home | 786 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $127.09 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 16.2¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 26.7¢ |
Ohio Edison Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How it compares
Among the 109 utilities indexed, Ohio Edison Co's cheapest open plan is the 8th-highest, 92% more than their median of $1,649.16. It sits between NSTAR Electric Company ($3,116.40) and Long Island Power Authority ($3,454.72).
In Ohio it is the dearest of the 2 utilities indexed; Ohio Power Co starts lowest, at $1,232.40.
Its fixed charge, $8.30 a month on RS (Residential Service), is lower than on the cheapest plan of 95 of the other 108 utilities.
RS (Residential Service) is tiered: past 15,000 kWh a month, each kWh costs 0.1¢ less. Of the 51 utilities whose plans step, that is the smallest step.
RS (Residential Service) changes price with the season: a kWh costs 1.2¢ more in September to May than in June to August, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $267.33 in its dearest month against $255.17 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes once the meter passes a line · The price that changes with the month
How the answer changes with usage
RS (Residential Service) is cheapest at every level tested — $1,635.51 a year at 500 kWh a month, $6,243.36 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 3 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
RS (Residential Service) — $885.96 a year, 7.4¢ per kWh effective, tiered. It carries a $8.30 monthly standing charge. In effect since February 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
RS (Residential Service) - Percentage of Income Payment Plan — $1,432.92 a year, 11.9¢ per kWh effective, tiered. It carries a $4.22 monthly standing charge. In effect since June 2018. Too old to quote as a current price.
RS (Residential Service) — $3,171.48 a year, 26.4¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $8.30 monthly standing charge. In effect since February 2025.
How these plans are structured
Of 3 priceable plans: 3 tiered, 1 priced by season.
Fixed monthly charges run from $4.22 to $8.30.
Who provides these plans
EIA-861 lists Ohio Edison Co serving homes in Ohio and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 3 of its 3 published residential schedules can be priced.
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.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 23, 2026.