Electric companies in Cleveland, Ohio

Which electric companies in Cleveland, Ohio serve your home?

The Illuminating Company runs the lines to homes in Cleveland, reads meters and handles outages. PUCO's electric territory map puts the center of Cleveland inside that utility's service area. PUCO's map shows only the utilities it certifies, so a city-owned or cooperative system would not appear on it. The name on your bill is the final word.

Cleveland also has a city-owned utility. The City of Cleveland says Cleveland Public Power serves homes and businesses in the city. PUCO's territory map and its Apples to Apples chart do not include it. If Cleveland Public Power bills you, the Illuminating Company rates on this page do not apply.

In our ZIP reference data, 40 ZIP codes carry a Cleveland mailing address, all in Cuyahoga County. We map each one to the Illuminating Company by county.

If you buy from a CRES provider, Ohio's name for a Competitive Retail Electric Service provider, only your supply price changes. Delivery stays the same. The Illuminating Company rates page covers the territory.

What are electric rates in Cleveland, Ohio?

For customers who have not picked a supplier, the Illuminating Company charges its default supply rate, called the price to compare. PUCO's chart shows 11.24¢ per kWh, read October 1, 2026. That period runs October 1 – December 31, 2026, so the next one starts January 1, 2027.

The rate is up 22.7% from 9.16¢ per kWh (October 1 – December 31, 2025), the same period a year earlier.

The Illuminating Company sets the default under the Standard Service Offer (SSO), its required supply service. It covers supply only. Ohio rules put it on your bill as the price to compare (OAC 4901:1-10-22). The Illuminating Company price to compare page shows the spot.

Which ZIP codes does Cleveland cover?

Cleveland mail uses 40 ZIP codes in our data, starting at 44101 and ending at 44199. The table sorts them by their first three digits.

Mail routes, not city limits, draw ZIP code lines, so read the utility name on your bill. Examples to start from: 44101.

Does Cleveland have an electric aggregation program?

In an aggregation program, a city, township or county shops for power on behalf of its residents. Ohio law lets it enroll them automatically only if local voters approved that at an election, and each home must get a notice and a chance to opt out (Ohio Revised Code 4928.20).

Cleveland's program is Cleveland Community Choice Electric Aggregation, run by Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council (SOPEC). Our registry, researched September 9, 2026 at medium confidence, recorded AEP Energy as the supplier at a fixed rate of 9.236¢ per kWh.

The recorded term ended July 31, 2026, so your latest notice, not this page, shows the supplier and rate now in force.

The City of Cleveland's page says the program is for Cleveland customers of the Illuminating Company. Ohio law does not let a program enroll homes on a city-owned utility's lines (Ohio Revised Code 4928.20).

Our registry records no county-wide program for Cuyahoga County.

If you want to keep your supplier, PUCO says to return the opt-out notice (what is aggregation). Before you sign or send anything, ask both suppliers what happens to your account. See also the Cleveland program page, aggregation in Ohio and the aggregation lookup.

Which gas company serves Cleveland?

Enbridge Gas Ohio is the gas utility our sources name for Cleveland. Enbridge's filed list of communities served names Cleveland among the communities in Cuyahoga County.

PUCO's county map also shows Columbia Gas of Ohio in Cuyahoga County. We found no source that lists which Cuyahoga communities Columbia serves, so we have not verified whether it serves any Cleveland address. None of these sources maps gas service to streets or ZIP codes.

We read these sources on October 1, 2026. Energy Choice Ohio says to find your gas provider on your billing statement (gas start page).

The Standard Choice Offer (SCO) is Enbridge Gas Ohio's default gas rate. Our Enbridge Gas Ohio Apples to Apples page opens PUCO's chart. The Enbridge Gas Ohio price to compare page and natural gas rates in Ohio explain the number.

Default rate, city program or supplier: which applies to you in Cleveland?

In Cleveland your electric supply comes from one of three places. They are the Illuminating Company's default rate, the Cleveland Community Choice Electric Aggregation program if it enrolled you, or an offer from a supplier you pick. PUCO says people on PIPP Plus or under their own supplier contract are not eligible for aggregation (what is aggregation).

The default is a fair choice when no fixed offer beats the price to compare. A monthly fee or an early termination fee (ETF), the charge for leaving a contract early, can wipe out a small gap. See when staying put is the better choice.

Use our Illuminating Company Apples to Apples guide to compare offers for the Illuminating Company. The program's recorded term has ended, so use your latest notice to see what you pay now.

What other Ohio cities can you compare with Cleveland?

Enbridge Gas Ohio also delivers gas in Akron, Canton and Youngstown, according to our sources, so those pages come first.