Electricity prices in Ohio
What homes in Ohio pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- 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
| Ohio | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to July 2026 | 18.3¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in July 2026 | 19.4¢ | 18.3¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $158 | $156 |
| Bill in July 2026 | $224 | $212 |
| Average monthly use | 866 kWh | 870 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
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | 19.45¢ |
| June 2026 | 19.19¢ |
| May 2026 | 19.52¢ |
| April 2026 | 19.49¢ |
| March 2026 | 18.78¢ |
| February 2026 | 17.52¢ |
| January 2026 | 17.59¢ |
| December 2025 | 17.31¢ |
| November 2025 | 17.66¢ |
| October 2025 | 17.85¢ |
| September 2025 | 17.61¢ |
| August 2025 | 17.59¢ |
| July 2025 | 17.38¢ |
| June 2025 | 17.50¢ |
| May 2025 | 17.09¢ |
| April 2025 | 16.32¢ |
| March 2025 | 16.10¢ |
| February 2025 | 15.83¢ |
| January 2025 | 15.62¢ |
| December 2024 | 15.88¢ |
| November 2024 | 16.47¢ |
| October 2024 | 16.57¢ |
| September 2024 | 15.75¢ |
| August 2024 | 15.73¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Ohio, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | $224 |
| June 2026 | $167 |
| May 2026 | $132 |
| April 2026 | $125 |
| March 2026 | $144 |
| February 2026 | $172 |
| January 2026 | $195 |
| December 2025 | $173 |
| November 2025 | $136 |
| October 2025 | $117 |
| September 2025 | $133 |
| August 2025 | $180 |
| July 2025 | $214 |
| June 2025 | $163 |
| May 2025 | $112 |
| April 2025 | $109 |
| March 2025 | $128 |
| February 2025 | $152 |
| January 2025 | $181 |
| December 2024 | $149 |
| November 2024 | $109 |
| October 2024 | $111 |
| September 2024 | $127 |
| August 2024 | $167 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Ohio, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | $22.83 |
| April 2026 | $16.89 |
| March 2026 | $13.75 |
| February 2026 | $12.81 |
| January 2026 | $11.03 |
| December 2025 | $11.25 |
| November 2025 | $13.33 |
| October 2025 | $22.99 |
| September 2025 | $40.19 |
| August 2025 | $47.43 |
| July 2025 | $44.41 |
| June 2025 | $36.38 |
| May 2025 | $22.16 |
| April 2025 | $14.30 |
| March 2025 | $11.54 |
| February 2025 | $9.79 |
| January 2025 | $9.12 |
| December 2024 | $10.28 |
| November 2024 | $13.95 |
| October 2024 | $22.28 |
| September 2024 | $39.33 |
| August 2024 | $41.26 |
| July 2024 | $40.03 |
| June 2024 | $35.72 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Ohio, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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-owned | 20.3¢ | +9.9% |
| Duke Energy OhioInvestor-owned | 17.4¢ | +8.9% |
| Ohio EdisonInvestor-owned | 17.3¢ | +10% |
| Dayton Power & LightInvestor-owned | 18.6¢ | +26% |
| Cleveland Electric IlluminatingInvestor-owned | 18.0¢ | +11% |
| Toledo EdisonInvestor-owned | 17.4¢ | +8.2% |
Heating fuels in Ohio: heating oil, propane.