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Residents in Ohio enjoy a lower residential electricity rate than most people around the United States, with an average state electric rate of 15.58 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the US average rate of 16.01 cents. Ohio ranks as the 32nd lowest priced state in the United States by average electricity rate. The state has over 170 electricity providers, and with a deregulated electricity market, customers often have an abundance of choices to choose from when purchasing electricity. AEP Ohio is the largest supplier in the state based on total residential customers. Citizens of the state consume 147,747,749.07 megawatt hours for their electricity needs, ranking Ohio at 4th in the US for total electricity consumption. The state is the 3rd highest polluting state in the United State based on total CO2 output, with over 66,722,091,459.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions emitted from electricity consumption. Roughly 3.72% of the states' electricity is generated from sustainable fuels, ranking them as the 46th highest state in terms of percentage of electricity produced from renewable fuels.
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Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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AEP Ohio | BUNDLED | 19.01 | 165.56 | 7,282,545 | 1,384,461,000 | 4,721,393.01 |
Dynegy Energy Services | ENERGY | 5.24 | 49.12 | 3,720,279 | 194,937,000 | 22,383,299.03 |
Duke Energy Ohio | BUNDLED | 15.03 | 134.6 | 3,531,842.75 | 530,974,720 | 4,720,957.01 |
Ohio Edison | BUNDLED | 15.11 | 120.09 | 3,277,248.45 | 495,036,875 | |
Illuminating Company | BUNDLED | 14.88 | 93.83 | 1,998,090.09 | 297,397,622 | |
AES Ohio | BUNDLED | 16.17 | 139.6 | 1,954,081 | 315,892,976 | 4,721,393.01 |
IGS Energy | ENERGY | 10.14 | 78.72 | 1,802,839 | 182,871,000 | 4,341 |
South Central Power Company | BUNDLED | 13.60 | 152.66 | 1,543,256 | 209,920,900 | |
Constellation Energy | ENERGY | 5.88 | 63.4 | 785,894 | 46,195,200 | 1,515 |
Toledo Edison | BUNDLED | 15.82 | 117.2 | 773,946 | 122,450,025 |
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Dynegy Energy Services | ENERGY | 4.79 | 6,149.73 | 7,357,735 | 352,306,000 | 22,383,299.03 |
Constellation Energy | ENERGY | 5.92 | 1,102.62 | 7,168,051 | 424,001,400 | 1,515 |
Strategic Energy LLC | ENERGY | 4.96 | 1,573.42 | 5,557,122 | 275,380,200 | |
IGS Energy | ENERGY | 5.53 | 619.67 | 4,758,080 | 263,156,000 | 4,341 |
AEP Ohio | BUNDLED | 15.49 | 458.86 | 2,566,939 | 397,607,000 | 4,721,393.01 |
Duke Energy Ohio | BUNDLED | 10.19 | 560.67 | 1,611,182.43 | 164,208,960 | 4,720,957.01 |
Champion Energy Services | ENERGY | 5.15 | 1,856.86 | 1,186,915 | 61,098,000 | |
Ohio Edison | BUNDLED | 15.28 | 394.83 | 921,236.79 | 140,742,194 | |
Illuminating Company | BUNDLED | 16.61 | 484.4 | 838,927.24 | 139,344,863 | |
Cleveland Public Power | BUNDLED | 13.61 | 777.49 | 619,053 | 84,230,100 |
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Gallia County | Coal | 13,513,934.98 | 12,057,683,312.43 | 892.24 | |||
Hanging Rock Energy FacilityDynegy Energy Services (100.00%) | Lawrence County | Natural Gas | 10,644,999 | 4,091,631,698 | 384.37 | ||
CardinalBuckeye Power (100.00%) | Jefferson County | Coal | 9,995,837.08 | 9,281,842,705.78 | 928.57 | ||
Guernsey Power StationGuernsey Power Station LLC (100.00%) | Guernsey County | Natural Gas | 9,000,862 | 3,116,222,820.2 | 346.21 | ||
PerryEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | North Perry | Nuclear | 8,751,594 | ||||
South Field EnergySouth Field Energy, LLC (100.00%) | Columbiana County | Natural Gas | 8,474,302 | 2,736,120,187.92 | 322.87 | ||
Davis BesseEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | Ottawa County | Nuclear | 7,984,502 | ||||
Oregon Clean Energy CenterAres Management (50.00%) | Oregon | Natural Gas | 6,508,571 | 2,365,388,959.78 | 363.43 | ||
Clean Energy Future-Lordstown, LLCClean Energy Future-Lordstown, LLC (100.00%) | Lordstown | Natural Gas | 6,222,172 | 2,186,456,313.58 | 351.4 | ||
Washington County | Natural Gas | 5,656,315 | 2,115,272,078.78 | 373.97 |
The monthly residential electric bill average in Ohio is $128.7 compared to the US average bill of $138.02. Ohio customers enjoy a 6.75% lower average expense each month compared to their fellow countrymen.
Citizens of Ohio use 12.57 megawatt hours per year each, which ranks the state at 26th in the US for electricity use per capita.
Within the most recent 12 months, Ohio experienced a 8.80% decline in CO2 emissions per capita.
Ohio emits 5,675.55 kilograms per capita of CO2 emissions. It is the 15th highest polluting state per capita.
Ohio averages 0.43 megawatt hours per person produced from renewable electricity sources, which is 47th highest in the United States.
Ohio is home to 11,756,058 citizens and its power generation plants generate 135,113,041.45 megawatt hours of electricity per year, for a production per capita average of 11.49 megawatt hours per capita per year.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Adams County | 27,564 | 72 | 19.73 | $158.31/mo | |
Allen County | 101,115 | 72 | 19.77 | $158.44/mo | |
Ashland County | 52,658 | 78 | 18.18 | $143.86/mo | |
Ashtabula County | 97,014 | 69 | 2 | 18.41 | $138.18/mo |
Athens County | 62,933 | 73 | 19.84 | $158.22/mo | |
Auglaize County | 46,282 | 82 | 4 | 16.95 | $137.37/mo |
Belmont County | 65,509 | 72 | 19.73 | $157.89/mo | |
Brown County | 43,694 | 87 | 2 | 17.98 | $146.12/mo |
Butler County | 388,420 | 83 | 8 | 17.46 | $143.88/mo |
Carroll County | 26,866 | 74 | 1 | 19.58 | $156.21/mo |
Champaign County | 38,678 | 73 | 15.33 | $125.21/mo | |
Clark County | 134,831 | 73 | 1 | 17.70 | $138.74/mo |
Clermont County | 210,805 | 81 | 3 | 17.53 | $143.04/mo |
Clinton County | 42,046 | 82 | 1 | 15.48 | $124.39/mo |
Columbiana County | 100,511 | 75 | 1 | 18.37 | $144.11/mo |
Coshocton County | 36,621 | 74 | 19.73 | $157.77/mo | |
Crawford County | 41,939 | 76 | 2 | 19.68 | $157.66/mo |
Cuyahoga County | 1,236,041 | 70 | 9 | 18.45 | $137.01/mo |
Darke County | 51,839 | 76 | 6 | 15.74 | $128.35/mo |
Defiance County | 38,329 | 75 | 2 | 18.93 | $147.07/mo |
Delaware County | 226,296 | 74 | 1 | 19.01 | $151.58/mo |
Erie County | 74,501 | 68 | 1 | 18.08 | $141.29/mo |
Fairfield County | 162,898 | 71 | 19.52 | $157.72/mo | |
Fayette County | 28,897 | 77 | 15.66 | $125.55/mo | |
Franklin County | 1,321,820 | 77 | 4 | 19.70 | $156.58/mo |
Fulton County | 42,709 | 69 | 2 | 18.62 | $143.41/mo |
Gallia County | 29,369 | 71 | 2 | 19.80 | $158.64/mo |
Geauga County | 95,469 | 69 | 18.48 | $137.57/mo | |
Greene County | 168,456 | 73 | 1 | 15.38 | $123.21/mo |
Guernsey County | 38,542 | 71 | 1 | 19.75 | $157.80/mo |
Hamilton County | 825,037 | 80 | 6 | 17.53 | $143.12/mo |
Hancock County | 74,861 | 73 | 4 | 19.75 | $158.52/mo |
Hardin County | 30,738 | 75 | 4 | 19.51 | $157.27/mo |
Harrison County | 14,623 | 72 | 19.75 | $157.91/mo | |
Henry County | 27,618 | 77 | 5 | 18.61 | $142.53/mo |
Highland County | 43,162 | 86 | 1 | 19.19 | $154.05/mo |
Hocking County | 28,180 | 71 | 19.69 | $157.86/mo | |
Holmes County | 44,166 | 74 | 19.69 | $157.60/mo | |
Huron County | 58,583 | 79 | 2 | 18.16 | $143.32/mo |
Jackson County | 32,531 | 72 | 19.81 | $158.45/mo | |
Jefferson County | 65,620 | 72 | 2 | 19.82 | $157.96/mo |
Knox County | 62,399 | 76 | 1 | 19.48 | $155.85/mo |
Lake County | 231,842 | 68 | 2 | 18.49 | $137.36/mo |
Lawrence County | 58,570 | 71 | 1 | 19.81 | $158.55/mo |
Licking County | 181,359 | 77 | 1 | 19.70 | $157.61/mo |
Logan County | 45,997 | 78 | 1 | 15.40 | $124.97/mo |
Lorain County | 316,268 | 74 | 5 | 18.06 | $141.79/mo |
Lucas County | 426,643 | 67 | 6 | 18.65 | $141.18/mo |
Madison County | 43,947 | 78 | 2 | 17.87 | $140.82/mo |
Mahoning County | 225,636 | 67 | 2 | 18.08 | $141.29/mo |
Marion County | 64,642 | 74 | 3 | 18.74 | $149.33/mo |
Medina County | 183,512 | 73 | 4 | 18.05 | $141.80/mo |
Meigs County | 22,361 | 71 | 1 | 19.84 | $158.26/mo |
Mercer County | 42,154 | 76 | 1 | 15.30 | $124.13/mo |
Miami County | 110,247 | 68 | 3 | 15.27 | $123.64/mo |
Monroe County | 13,514 | 73 | 2 | 19.69 | $157.94/mo |
Montgomery County | 533,892 | 81 | 4 | 15.33 | $122.96/mo |
Morgan County | 13,955 | 72 | 19.83 | $157.97/mo | |
Morrow County | 34,892 | 75 | 18.48 | $147.48/mo | |
Muskingum County | 86,113 | 71 | 1 | 19.77 | $157.84/mo |
Noble County | 14,166 | 73 | 19.83 | $158.21/mo | |
Ottawa County | 40,479 | 72 | 3 | 18.50 | $141.16/mo |
Paulding County | 18,858 | 71 | 7 | 19.70 | $158.61/mo |
Perry County | 35,439 | 71 | 1 | 19.75 | $157.91/mo |
Pickaway County | 58,458 | 74 | 1 | 18.72 | $152.41/mo |
Pike County | 27,271 | 91 | 19.77 | $158.15/mo | |
Portage County | 161,745 | 69 | 1 | 18.09 | $141.14/mo |
Preble County | 41,027 | 68 | 15.28 | $123.91/mo | |
Putnam County | 34,395 | 76 | 3 | 19.58 | $157.23/mo |
Richland County | 125,319 | 81 | 4 | 18.68 | $147.88/mo |
Ross County | 76,606 | 75 | 3 | 19.50 | $156.27/mo |
Sandusky County | 59,013 | 78 | 4 | 18.77 | $145.05/mo |
Scioto County | 72,194 | 73 | 2 | 19.83 | $158.11/mo |
Seneca County | 55,166 | 76 | 1 | 19.45 | $155.31/mo |
Shelby County | 48,307 | 67 | 3 | 15.28 | $124.72/mo |
Stark County | 372,657 | 75 | 1 | 18.73 | $147.39/mo |
Summit County | 535,882 | 71 | 2 | 18.08 | $140.85/mo |
Trumbull County | 200,643 | 72 | 6 | 18.09 | $140.99/mo |
Tuscarawas County | 91,937 | 78 | 2 | 19.74 | $157.50/mo |
Union County | 66,898 | 76 | 16.27 | $131.38/mo | |
Van Wert County | 28,808 | 76 | 3 | 19.24 | $154.51/mo |
Vinton County | 12,853 | 72 | 1 | 19.80 | $158.43/mo |
Warren County | 249,778 | 82 | 16.96 | $137.81/mo | |
Washington County | 59,942 | 71 | 2 | 19.85 | $158.18/mo |
Wayne County | 116,559 | 77 | 4 | 18.98 | $150.48/mo |
Williams County | 37,026 | 73 | 6 | 18.51 | $144.22/mo |
Wood County | 131,592 | 84 | 6 | 18.61 | $145.03/mo |
Wyandot County | 21,933 | 79 | 2 | 19.54 | $157.15/mo |
Ohio's top fuel consumed for electricity generation is Natural Gas. They produce 79,487,672.87 megawatt hours, or 58.83% of the total production in the state, from this fuel type. Coal and Nuclear have the second and third highest total usage, respectively, for electricity generation. Coal makes up 32,081,556.49 megawatt hours (23.74%) of electricity production and Nuclear accounts for 16,736,096 megawatt hours (12.39%) of total production in the state. The state has the 20th highest amount of power plants of any state in the US, with 181 plants. This is the 47th most plants per person in the United States. Ohio emits 5,675.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption per capita, which makes it the 15th highest polluting state in the nation based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic, the total pollution for the state of Ohio from electricity use is 66,722,091,459.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 3rd highest in the country.
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Ohio's electricity is generated using primarily Natural Gas, which accounts for 58.83% of the fuel used in the state. Coal and Nuclear also account for 23.74% and 12.39% respectively.
The largest electricity company in Ohio by total revenue is AEP Ohio.
Ohio is home to 165 electricity providers serving customers in the area.
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
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1 | AEP Ohio | 772,516 |
2 | Ohio Edison | 373,446 |
3 | Duke Energy Ohio | 353,588 |
4 | Illuminating Company | 288,217 |
5 | AES Ohio | 204,721 |
6 | South Central Power Company | 124,742 |
7 | Toledo Edison | 95,357 |
8 | Cleveland Public Power | 73,645 |
9 | Hamilton Utilities | 29,601 |
10 | Licking Rural Electric | 27,116 |
There are 181 active electricity plants in Ohio.
Ohio has a deregulated electricity market, meaning citizens in the state can often choose from an abundance of electricity providers for their electricity needs.
The average electricity price paid by consumers in Ohio in 2024 is 15.58 cents per kilowatt hour.
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | Lodi, Ohio Electric Utility | 5.61 | 1,865 |
2 | Jackson Center, Ohio Electric Utility | 7.16 | 769 |
3 | Niles Electric Company | 8.05 | 13,056 |
4 | Wellington Electricity | 8.52 | 2,660 |
5 | Grafton, Ohio Electric Utility | 9.73 | 1,316 |
6 | Georgetown Ohio Utilities | 10.07 | 2,145 |
7 | Carey Electric | 10.22 | 1,947 |
8 | South Vienna Corporation | 10.43 | 245 |
9 | Bethel Village Utilities | 10.65 | 1,635 |
10 | Woodsfield, Ohio Electric Utility | 10.84 | 1,566 |
In 2024, Ohio has an average electric bill of $129.