Franklin County, OH: Electric Rates From 73 Providers

Franklin County, Ohio Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Franklin County, OH is $165.76
  • The average electricity rate in Franklin County, OH is 21.15¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Franklin County, OH

The average residential electric bill in Franklin County, OH is $165.76 per month. Franklin County, OH is the 52nd most expensive county in Ohio for electricity.

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Franklin County, Ohio Electricity Overview

The national average residential rate per kilowatt hour sits at 16.59 cents, while residents of Franklin County pay an average rate of 27.44% more than the national average at 21.15 cents per kilowatt hour.

There was a 0.83% rise in CO2 emissions per capita over the course of the past year in Franklin County.

Franklin County ranks 1206th in the nation out of 3221 counties for total generation of electricity from non-renewable fuels, with 5.96 of the county's 5.96 megawatt hours coming from those sources.

Franklin County is the 65 highest producer of megawatt hours per capita out of 88 counties in the state, with a population of 1,321,820 and recent annual megawatt hour production of 5.96.

Franklin County comes in as the 2nd highest pollution level due to electricity consumption in Ohio, releasing 7,784,382,027.1 kilograms of CO2 gases.

The use of non-renewable fuels in electricity production in Franklin County has declined by 66.21% during the course of the previous year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    17,490,875 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    13.23 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    6 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    6 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    0 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    7,784,382,027 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,889.14 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Columbus

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Columbus Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

17.42¢ per kWh

  • 0.07% lower than last month
  • 2.13% higher than November last year
  • 5.22% higher than the Ohio average
  • 2.28% higher than the US average
  • 699th in the state out of 1,268 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 40 since November last year
  • 21,352nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 893 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 267 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

17.14¢ per kWh

  • 0.18% higher than last month
  • 3.73% higher than November last year
  • 6.83% higher than the Ohio average
  • 3.95% higher than the US average
  • 716th in the state out of 1,268 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 7 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 16 since November last year
  • 21,314th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 24 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 499 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$112.05 per month

  • 6.75% lower than last month
  • 4.93% lower than November last year
  • 1.09% higher than the Ohio average
  • 5.23% lower than the US average
  • 459th in the state out of 1,268 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 150 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 149 since November last year
  • 13,021st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 3,409 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,706 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$142.9 per month

  • 0.34% lower than last month
  • 5.56% higher than November last year
  • 5.15% higher than the Ohio average
  • 0.46% higher than the US average
  • 608th in the state out of 1,268 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 4 since November last year
  • 16,782nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 306 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,600 since November last year

Columbus, OH Electricity Overview

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Columbus averages a residential electricity rate of 17.14 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens, which is 6.66% higher than Ohio's average rate of 16.07 cents and 3.32% higher than the US average of 16.59 cents. Columbus produces 0.00% of the electricity needed in the city and must import power from plants outside of their city boundaries or rural area power generation facilities. The city's plants use non-renewable fuel sources for 100.00% of their electricity production, which is 4.96 megawatt hours.

Electricity consumption in Columbus creates 5,349,534,673.83 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the largest emissions amount of any city in Ohio. This total also equates to a ranking of 34th highest in Ohio for emissions per resident with an average of 5,889.15 kilograms of emissions per citizen. The city is home to 3 electricity producing plants, which is the 2nd highest for a city in the state. Columbus' power plants primarily use Distillate Fuel Oil, which accounts for 100.00% (or 4.96 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Columbus

Columbus residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.182/kWh$0.094/kWh$192.13/mo.$75.78/mo.
716th17.14¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Columbus
608th$142.9Average residential monthly electricity bill for Columbus Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Columbus, Ohio

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY8.1667.294,142,040.36338,017,374.55
AEP OhioBUNDLED19.08173.355,930,412.221,131,340,673
APG&EENERGY12.47102.9920,460.492,550,769.85
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
All American Power and GasENERGY28.63195.49243.8169,790.38

Zips with electric coverage in Columbus, Ohio include: 43123, 43081, 43026, 43230, 43068, 43228, 43229, 43232, 43207, 43224, 43147 and 37 other zip code(s).

Dublin, OH Electricity Overview

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Dublin averages a residential electricity rate of 17.46 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens, which is 8.60% higher than Ohio's average rate of 16.07 cents and 5.20% higher than the US average of 16.59 cents. Consumers in Dublin are faced with 0.95 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 110.88 minutes. Consumers in the city pay an average monthly residential power bill of $147.73. This is 5.06% higher than the Ohio average bill of $140.62.

Electricity consumption in Dublin creates 286,287,662.64 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 19th largest emissions amount of any city in Ohio. This total also equates to a ranking of 414th highest in Ohio for emissions per resident with an average of 5,889.12 kilograms of emissions per citizen. All of the electricity sold in Dublin has to be sourced from surrounding cities and rural areas, as there are no power generation plants within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dublin

Dublin residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.185/kWh$0.095/kWh$198.91/mo.$77.75/mo.
750th17.46¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Dublin
617th$147.73Average residential monthly electricity bill for Dublin Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Dublin, Ohio

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY8.1667.294,142,040.36338,017,374.55
AEP OhioBUNDLED19.08173.355,930,412.221,131,340,673
APG&EENERGY12.47102.9920,460.492,550,769.85
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
All American Power and GasENERGY28.63195.49243.8169,790.38

Zips with electric coverage in Dublin, Ohio include: 43016, 43065, 43235, 43017, 43064, 43002

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Grove City, OH Electricity Overview

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Grove City averages a residential electricity rate of 17.69 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens, which is 10.06% higher than Ohio's average rate of 16.07 cents and 6.61% higher than the US average of 16.59 cents. Consumers in Grove City are faced with 0.91 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 115.83 minutes. Consumers in the city pay an average monthly residential power bill of $148.81. This is 5.83% higher than the Ohio average bill of $140.62.

Electricity consumption in Grove City creates 241,601,040.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 28th largest emissions amount of any city in Ohio. This total also equates to a ranking of 414th highest in Ohio for emissions per resident with an average of 5,889.12 kilograms of emissions per citizen. All of the electricity sold in Grove City has to be sourced from surrounding cities and rural areas, as there are no power generation plants within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Grove City

Grove City residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.189/kWh$0.092/kWh$200.93/mo.$76.76/mo.
1055th17.69¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Grove City
949th$148.81Average residential monthly electricity bill for Grove City Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Grove City, Ohio

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY8.1667.294,142,040.36338,017,374.55
AEP OhioBUNDLED19.08173.355,930,412.221,131,340,673
APG&EENERGY12.47102.9920,460.492,550,769.85
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
All American Power and GasENERGY28.63195.49243.8169,790.38

Zips with electric coverage in Grove City, Ohio include: 43123, 43146, 43137

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Franklin County, Ohio Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Franklin County, Ohio

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
PS ST-8 Engine No 1Columbus Utilities (100.00%)
Columbus OH Distillate Fuel Oil 3318,889.96322,963.323
ST-1/1A Engine No 1Columbus Utilities (100.00%)
Columbus OH Distillate Fuel Oil 1.963217,335.42308,844.61
Renick Run Pumping Station 03-04Columbus Utilities (100.00%)
Franklin County OH Distillate Fuel Oil 1334,000.48334,000.482
Dodge Park Engine No 1Columbus Utilities (100.00%)
Columbus OH Distillate Fuel Oil 341,333.493434

Franklin County, Ohio Production Fuel Makeup

DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
Distillate Fuel Oil
100.00%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Roughly 7,784,382,027.1 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted in Franklin County because of electricity consumption. This total also results in a ranking of 23rd highest in the state for pollution per person from electricity consumption. Distillate Fuel Oil makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used for electricity generation in Franklin County. Franklin County has the 710th most power generation plants of any county in the nation, with 4 total plants.

Franklin County, Ohio Net Metering

There are 73 companies in Franklin County offering electricity. Of those 73, 5.48% of them offer some type of net metering option for their consumers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically feasible. Some net metering regulations are enforced at the state level, and Ohio has heavily restricted laws and regulations for consumers interested in investing in solar panels.

Energy Loss

The county has 7 providers who are reporting energy loss. The average energy loss for these companies is 2.52%. The national average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Franklin County a rank of 376th best in the nation out of 3221 counties.

Providers In Each City in Franklin County:

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many electric companies offer service in Franklin County, Ohio?

There are 73 electricity providers offering service in Franklin County, Ohio.

How many power plants are within Franklin County, Ohio?

There are 4 active power plants located in Franklin County, Ohio

Which electricity companies offer service in Franklin County, Ohio?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1AEP Ohio22,804
2Columbus Utilities22,726
3Westerville Utilities14,695
4AEP Energy8,106
5Dynegy Energy Services5,863
6NextEra Energy5,839
7IGS Energy4,391
8South Central Power Company1,898
9Constellation Energy1,798
10Direct Energy1,507

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Franklin County, Ohio?

The largest electricity provider in Franklin County, Ohio by total revenue is Columbus Utilities.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2025-04-28