City of Columbus electric rates
Updated October 7, 2026 · Source: EIA Form 861 (2024)
Municipal utility serving 15,510 homes in Ohio.
Your rate
Ohio is a retail-choice state: this utility's rate case sets the delivery part of your bill. The supply part comes from your chosen supplier or the default service rate.
Estimate your bill
It's on your bill, usually near the top. Starting at 551 kWh, the average for City of Columbus homes.
This is an estimate. Uses the EIA average rate with a nominal $12 fixed charge; real tariffs have tiers, time-of-use pricing and riders. Your bill also includes taxes and fuel adjustments that change month to month.
Rate cases
No rate case on file for City of Columbus right now. We check regulator dockets weekly; last check October 7, 2026. Know of one?
Rate history
City of Columbus's average rate is down 3% since 2020, versus +28% for the U.S. average.
Average residential revenue per kWh, EIA-861. Includes delivery and, where the utility sells it, supply.
Rebates for heat pumps, batteries and EV chargers
We haven't found utility-level rebates for City of Columbus yet. Check Ohio programs or read what's left after the federal credits ended.
About City of Columbus
- Ownership
- Municipal
- Homes served
- 15,510 residential customers (2024)
- Grid operator
- PJM
- Retail choice
- Yes — you can pick a supplier for the energy portion
- Data
- EIA-861 2024, released October 7, 2026; rate cases checked October 7, 2026
Other utilities in Ohio
- AEP Ohio 14.35¢
- Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy) 9.55¢
- Duke Energy Ohio 10.83¢
- The Illuminating Company (FirstEnergy) 9.41¢
- AES Ohio 8.54¢
- Toledo Edison (FirstEnergy) 10.24¢
- South Central Power Company 14.87¢
- City of Cleveland 14.87¢