Apples to Apples AES Ohio: How to Read PUCO's Chart

What are the two figures in the AES Ohio chart box?

The box opens with AES Ohio's "typical" residential price to compare "for the generation supply portion of your bill" and the period it covers (PUCO's AES Ohio chart). When we read it, that was 10.86¢ per kWh for June 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) runs the chart on Energy Choice Ohio. Ohio Energy Savings is not PUCO.

The box also gives a separate figure for qualifying electric heating customers, for a shorter, winter period. The box then says: "The PTC is an annual weighted average rate. Higher usage during the winter period results in a lower PTC." It twice tells you to reference your AES Ohio bill for your specific figure.

In plain terms, a weighted average counts some months for more than others. The box ties that to winter usage but does not give the weights, so your own bill stays the check.

AES Ohio's standard offer rate sheet shows where the split comes from. It lists a summer and a winter charge for residential heating, and it defines winter as January through May plus November and December. The chart prints the main figure as $0.1086 per kWh.

The figure is the benchmark for AES Ohio's standard service offer (SSO), the default supply you get if you never pick a supplier. Our AES Ohio rates guide covers who qualifies for the heating figure.

How do you read the Apples to Apples AES Ohio chart against a full-year figure?

The box covers a whole year, so compare by the year too. AES Ohio says to take your last 12 months of usage, which appear on your bill or in your MyAES Ohio usage history, and multiply it by the supplier's price in cents per kWh (AES Ohio's comparing-prices page). Then set that total beside what you pay AES Ohio for supply.

AES Ohio's page states prices in cents per kWh, while the chart prints dollars, so convert before you multiply. Move the decimal point two places.

AES Ohio's bill guide says the price to compare on your bill is shown for one month, and that you should weigh your usage and charges over 12 months.

If you heat with electricity, ask which figure applies in each part of the year, and read your bill's message for it. Then build the year in parts, with your own usage for each part.

Use the filter panel to match the offer to your plan. It takes a term length in months, a price range, fee ranges, a renewable content band, a rate type and a supplier. Per PUCO's chart notice, offers load in random order, and only the supplier and $/kWh headers sort. Each row is a CRES provider, a supplier PUCO has certified to sell electricity.

Does a 12-month offer line up with AES Ohio's default year?

Not usually. AES Ohio's tariff says its standard offer charges are updated on an annual basis, for rates that run June 1 through May 31 of the following year. A 12-month offer that starts in November runs across two of those default years.

That means the figure in the box is not the one an offer competes with for its whole term. The next default may be higher or lower, and the box cannot tell you which. Treat the comparison as a test of the months ahead, not a promise about all twelve.

A shorter term, or one that ends near the start of a default year, lets you look again when the new figure appears. Check the early termination fee before you pick a term, since leaving early may cost you.

To look for offers that end near the close of a default year, filter the chart by term length and read each offer's terms for its start date. Then you can compare the next default as well as this one.

How would an AES Ohio offer with a lower rate and a fee read over a year?

Imagine a made-up offer that prints $0.1016 per kWh against a box of $0.1086 per kWh. It has a monthly fee of $5.00, which is $60.00 a year. AES Ohio's own method is to multiply 12 months of usage by the price, so the table works in years.

The rate gap pays for the fee only above about 8,571 kWh a year. Below that, the made-up offer costs more than the default despite its lower rate. The chart's rate column cannot show that, and only your own 12 months can.

Staying on AES Ohio's default is the better call when every fixed offer sits above the box, when a monthly fee or an early termination fee erases the gap, or when you may move before the term ends.

Which AES Ohio pages pick up where the chart stops?

Our AES Ohio price to compare page covers where the figure sits on your bill. AES Ohio historical rates lists past figures, and Apples to Apples electric Ohio covers all six charts.

For what each column means, read our Apples to Apples Ohio guide. For who can shop, and what to check if your community buys power as a group, read Ohio energy choice.