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Ohio electricity rates

Updated October 7, 2026

11.5¢per kWh, customer-weighted average30% lower than the U.S. average

$98average monthly bill

3utilities with a pending rate case

Ohio is a retail-choice state

Your utility delivers the power and its rate cases set the delivery charges. The supply portion comes from the supplier you choose, or the default rate if you never chose. Both move independently.

Utilities in Ohio

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Utility	¢/kWh	Homes	Avg bill	Rate case
AEP Ohio Investor Owned	14.35	1,339,232	$126
Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy) Investor Owned	9.55	957,780	$78	Pending
Duke Energy Ohio Investor Owned	10.83	693,435	$97	Pending
The Illuminating Company (FirstEnergy) Investor Owned	9.41	676,098	$63	Pending
AES Ohio Investor Owned	8.54	478,741	$79
Toledo Edison (FirstEnergy) Investor Owned	10.24	278,814	$78
South Central Power Company Cooperative	14.87	117,469	$160
City of Cleveland Municipal	14.87	64,914	$73
City of Hamilton Municipal	15.44	26,964	$120
Licking Rural Electric Cooperative	16.88	25,820	$178
City of Cuyahoga Falls Municipal	13.02	24,349	$80
Consolidated Cooperative Cooperative	16.11	16,897	$205
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop Cooperative	19.9	16,349	$208
Pioneer Rural Elec Coop Cooperative	16.18	16,310	$208
City of Westerville Municipal	13.19	15,713	$122
City of Columbus Municipal	11.32	15,510	$62
Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Cooperative	18	15,289	$165
Lorain-Medina R E C Cooperative	17.26	15,234	$201
Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Cooperative	16.52	14,714	$166
City of Bowling Green Municipal	15.36	13,068	$97
City of Wadsworth Municipal	11.99	12,180	$93
City of Niles Municipal	9.31	11,882	$52
Union Rural Electric Coop Cooperative	15.67	11,812	$183
Butler Rural Electric Coop Cooperative	18.16	11,374	$241
Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Cooperative	17.05	11,307	$185
Midwest Electric Cooperative	15.27	10,836	$201
City of Painesville Municipal	12.75	10,832	$84

Rate cases in Ohio

The Illuminating Company (FirstEnergy) Pending
About +$3/month on a typical bill. FirstEnergy's Ohio utilities filed their first three-year distribution rate plan on April 22, 2026 (about $800 million for distribution maintenance plus $83 million for tree trimming over 2027-2029 per OCC). Illuminating Company residential bills would rise $5.15/month initially and $15.45/month by year three. Hearings not yet scheduled; PUCO decision expected in 2027.
Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy) Pending
About +$3/month on a typical bill. FirstEnergy's Ohio utilities filed their first three-year distribution rate plan on April 22, 2026 (about $800 million for distribution maintenance plus $83 million for tree trimming over 2027-2029 per OCC). Ohio Edison residential bills would rise $4.26/month initially and $12.78/month by year three. Hearings not yet scheduled; PUCO decision expected in 2027.
Duke Energy Ohio Pending
About +$7/month on a typical bill. Duke Energy Ohio filed in March 2026 to raise electric distribution charges about 38% (OCC figure), which Duke says is about $8.32/month or 4.5% of a 1,000 kWh residential bill (OCC estimates about $18/month on the distribution portion). Covers grid modernization, storm preparedness, vegetation management and outage technology since the 2021 case. Public hearings December 1 and 10, 2026; PUCO decision and new rates expected in 2027.
AEP Ohio Approved
About +$-1/month on a typical bill. AEP Ohio filed May 30, 2025 for about $97 million more in base distribution revenue, which would have added $3.95 per month (2.14%) for a 1,000 kWh residential customer to cover poles, lines, transformers and line-worker costs. The PUCO approved a settlement on April 1, 2026 that raised base distribution revenue by only $11 million and returns about $105 million of tax savings over 18 months, lowering the distribution portion of a 1,000 kWh bill by about $1.22 per month; the Ohio Environmental Council projects riders authorized in the deal could add up to $4.38 per month by end of 2026 and $10.28 by 2028, and higher transmission charges approved separately raise overall bills.
The Illuminating Company (FirstEnergy) Approved
About +$9/month on a typical bill. In FirstEnergy's joint Ohio base rate case the PUCO's November 19, 2025 order raised The Illuminating Company's revenue by $75.9 million, reduced on the February 18, 2026 rehearing entry to about $48.7 million (storm deferrals amortized over 25 years); new rates effective March 1, 2026. FirstEnergy said CEI residential bills at 1,000 kWh fall $1.02/month while $275 million settlement credits apply, then rise $13.69/month after credits expire (pre-rehearing figures).
Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy) Approved
About +$2/month on a typical bill. FirstEnergy's three Ohio utilities sought $190.3 million; the PUCO's November 19, 2025 order allowed about $34 million combined, with Ohio Edison's revenue cut $17.4 million, and a February 18, 2026 rehearing entry cut Ohio Edison a further amount to about -$24.5 million (storm deferrals spread over 25 years); new rates effective March 1, 2026. FirstEnergy said Ohio Edison residential bills at 1,000 kWh fall $13.27/month while $275 million settlement credits apply, then rise $2.42/month after credits expire (pre-rehearing figures).