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Electricity prices in Ohio

What homes in Ohio pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
18.3¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$158 a month
Up 10% on a year ago
Average use
866 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
18 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Ohio homes paid 18.3¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Ohio vs the US

OhioUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202618.3¢18.0¢
Price in July 202619.4¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$158$156
Bill in July 2026$224$212
Average monthly use866 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+47%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including May 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Ohio

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 29% of homes in Ohio. Most of the rest buy power from a retail supplier or a town program, which EIA does not list by name.

AEP OhioInvestor-owned20.3¢+9.9%$188574,199
Duke Energy OhioInvestor-owned17.4¢+8.9%$157269,463
Ohio EdisonInvestor-owned17.3¢+10%$141245,562
Dayton Power & LightInvestor-owned18.6¢+26%$174150,345
Cleveland Electric IlluminatingInvestor-owned18.0¢+11%$114141,934
Toledo EdisonInvestor-owned17.4¢+8.2%$13383,507

Heating fuels in Ohio: heating oil, propane.