AEP Ohio electricity rates
Ohio Power Co, as the EIA and URDB list it
Ohio Power Co's customers paid 19.3¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $174 a month for 898 kWh. Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD), the lowest of 3 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $2,215 a year, at the typical hour-by-hour use of homes in Ohio. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Ohio Power Co plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD)✓ cheapesttime-of-use · tiered · in effect since January 2025 | $2,215.31 | — | 18.5¢ |
| Residential Service Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS)tiered · in effect since April 2026 | $2,238.60 | +$23.29 | 18.7¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOU)time-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2026 | $2,526.06 | +$310.75 | 21.1¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Service Bundled (RS)tiered · in effect since June 2017 · delivery charges only | $862.56 | −$1,352.75 | 7.2¢ |
| Residential Service Demand Metered Ohio Power Rate Zone, Bundled (RSDM)tiered · demand charge · in effect since April 2026 · delivery charges only | $929.49 | −$1,285.82 | 7.7¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Day Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD)tiered · in effect since January 2025 · delivery charges only | $1,232.40 | −$982.91 | 10.3¢ |
| Residential Service Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS)tiered · in effect since April 2026 · delivery charges only | $1,288.44 | −$926.87 | 10.7¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOU)tiered · in effect since April 2026 · delivery charges only | $1,288.44 | −$926.87 | 10.7¢ |
| Residential Service Bundled (RS)tiered · in effect since June 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,569.48 | −$645.83 | 13.1¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Day Bundled (RS-TOD)time-of-use · tiered · in effect since June 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,630.70 | −$584.61 | 13.6¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Day Bundled (RS-TOD2) (Columbus Southern Power Zone)time-of-use · in effect since June 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,690.12 | −$525.19 | 14.1¢ |
| Residential Service Demand Metered Ohio Power Rate Zone, Bundled (RSDM)tiered · demand charge · in effect since April 2026 · billed on peak kW, which monthly use cannot price; not ranked | $1,874.73 | −$340.58 | 15.6¢ |
Price Ohio Power Co’s plans at your own usage
The cheapest Ohio Power Co plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,199.98 (Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD)), dearest $1,373.30, a $173.32 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,215.31 (Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD)), dearest $2,526.06, a $310.75 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $4,245.92 (Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD)), dearest $4,831.54, a $585.62 spread
What Ohio Power Co's customers were billed in 2024
Priced at 898 kWh a month, what Ohio Power Co's customers used on average, its open plans come within 2% of what EIA reports they were billed in 2024: the plans here describe its bills well.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Ohio | 550,768 |
| Homes it delivers to for other suppliers | 788,464 |
| Share of Ohio's households | 26% |
| Average use per home | 898 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $173.55 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 19.3¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 18.9¢ |
Ohio Power Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential Service Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS) bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2025
Ohio Power Co's Residential Service Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS) cost $179.10 a month under its January 2025 version and costs $186.55 under its April 2026 one, 4.2% more.
Every version of Residential Service Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS)
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Ohio Power Co's cheapest open plan is the 32nd-highest, 18% more than their median of $1,877.14. It sits between Wisconsin Electric Power Co ($2,193.54) and Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. ($2,254.56).
No other utility indexed in Ohio has a cheaper open plan; the other one starts higher.
Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD) is tiered: past 15,000 kWh a month, each kWh costs 0.1¢ less. Of the 47 utilities whose plans step, that is the 2nd-smallest step.
In the guides: The price that changes once the meter passes a line
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD) — $2,215.31 a year, 18.5¢ per kWh effective, tiered and time-of-use. It carries a $15.39 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Residential Service Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS) — $2,238.60 a year, 18.7¢ per kWh effective, tiered. It carries a $18.79 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Time-of-Use Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOU) — $2,526.06 a year, 21.1¢ per kWh effective, tiered and time-of-use. It carries a $18.38 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Service Bundled (RS) — $862.56 a year, 7.2¢ per kWh effective, tiered. It carries a $11.83 monthly standing charge. In effect since June 2017. Too old to quote as a current price.
Residential Service Demand Metered Ohio Power Rate Zone, Bundled (RSDM) — $929.49 a year, 7.7¢ per kWh effective, tiered and demand-charged. It carries a $16.49 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026. Restricted: delivery charges only.
Residential Time-of-Day Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD) — $1,232.40 a year, 10.3¢ per kWh effective, tiered. It carries a $15.39 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
How Ohio Power Co's plans are structured
Of 12 priceable plans: 11 tiered, 4 time-of-use, 2 with demand charges.
Fixed monthly charges run from $4.52 to $18.79.
Ohio Power Co's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Ohio Power Co serving homes in Ohio and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 12 of its 12 published residential schedules can be priced.
When Ohio Power Co's time-of-use plans charge most
Residential Time-of-Day Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOD) charges 18.7¢ a kWh every day midnight to 7 am and 9 pm to midnight, all year, against 14.9¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 58% of the year. Homes in Ohio typically put 54% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock).
Residential Time-of-Use Bundled Ohio Power Rate Zone (RS-TOU) charges 36.0¢ a kWh weekdays 2 pm to 6 pm, May to October; and weekdays 6 am to 9 am, November to April, against 16.8¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 10% of the year. Homes in Ohio typically put 13% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock).
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour