Average Electric Bill in Ohio: What Homes Pay and Why

What is the average electric bill in Ohio?

The Energy Information Administration (EIA), a federal energy statistics agency, puts the average Ohio residential bill at $135.16 a month for 2024. Its sales and revenue tables count 5,142,108 residential accounts using an average of 845.54 kWh a month at 15.99 cents per kWh. The U.S. average that year was $142.26 at 863.28 kWh.

You can rebuild the Ohio figure from EIA's Ohio profile, which lists residential sales, revenue and accounts. A megawatt-hour is 1,000 kWh. Here is the arithmetic we ran, and it reproduces EIA's published bill.

1. Turn 52,174,356 megawatt-hours into kWh and divide by 5,142,108 accounts. That is about 10,146 kWh per account in a year.
2. Divide by 12. That is about 846 kWh per account in a month.
3. Divide $8.34 billion in revenue by accounts, then by 12. That is about $135.16 per account in a month.

EIA's totals count every residential account in Ohio, including customers of municipal and cooperative utilities. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) says those utilities do not take part in energy choice. EIA's price is revenue divided by kWh sold, so it blends supply and delivery. The default rates on PUCO's charts cover supply only.

How has the average Ohio electric bill changed over time?

EIA's average price rose 29.2% from 2019 to 2024, and our arithmetic puts the average monthly bill up 25.0%. Average use per account moved 3.2% lower over the same years. So the price per kWh, not the amount of electricity used, explains most of the climb.

Average use per account was smallest in 2023, at 811 kWh a month. The biggest one-year jump in the table was 2022 to 2023, when the average price rose 11.0%. In 2024, Ohio's price per kWh sat below the U.S. average of 16.48 cents per kWh.

EIA's monthly table shows the same direction. It puts Ohio's residential average price at 19.45 cents per kWh for July 2026, against 17.38 cents per kWh for July 2025, a rise of 11.9%. EIA released those figures on September 24, 2026, and one month does not say what a full year will show.

Default supply rates are one part of that price. See the electric rates page for how each utility's default rate compares with a year earlier.

What makes up an Ohio electric bill?

PUCO says the major components of an Ohio electric bill are generation supply and the transmission and distribution of that electricity. Supply is the electricity itself, and it comes from your utility's default rate or from a supplier you chose. Transmission is the high-voltage grid, and distribution is the local poles and wires.

Your utility bills delivery whichever supplier you pick. Ohio's bill rules, 4901:1-10-22 for a bill with utility charges only and 4901:1-10-33 for one that also carries a supplier's charges, require each bill to define terms such as customer charge, delivery charge and generation charge, so look for those lines. AES Ohio's bill guide, for example, defines the customer charge as a fixed monthly basic distribution charge.

The same guide describes delivery charges as the cost of the equipment that brings power to your home, billing and customer service, and Ohio energy efficiency programs. It describes supply charges as the generation of electricity, including market-based transmission and ancillary services. Other utilities group charges in their own ways, so read the definitions on your bill.

Riders add smaller charges or credits on top. Delivery charges and nonbypassable riders stay the same whichever supplier you use, so a different supply price cannot lower them. Bypassable riders are part of the default rate, and PUCO says you stop paying that amount when you choose a supplier. That is why the average bill above is a blend, and why the default-rate table below covers one part of it.

What is the average electric bill in Ohio for 1 person?

We found no verified Ohio average for a one-person home, so we give no figure. The EIA tables above report averages per residential account, not per person. A bill follows the kWh your home uses, and a person living alone can use less or more than a family of four.

The table shows how a total scales with use. These are examples at the 2024 statewide average price, not averages for any kind of household. Because the fixed customer charge is spread over fewer kWh in a light month, a real 400 kWh bill tends to come out above this figure and a real 1,300 kWh bill below it.

To see where your own home sits, read the twelve-month usage history printed on your bill. Ohio's bill rules require it, along with a total and an average for those months.

How much is the supply part of a bill at average Ohio use?

At 850 kWh a month, the supply part comes to between $86.62 and $95.71 at the default rates in force today. Delivery is billed on top.

The default rate, set through the standard service offer (SSO), is the price your utility charges for supply if you have not chosen a supplier. This table multiplies the default rate in force today for each utility by 850 kWh, which is about the 2024 Ohio average rounded. All six utilities have a published rate for today, so each row has a figure.

Here is the arithmetic for AEP Ohio. Its rate is 10.19¢ per kWh, so 850 kWh costs 850 times 10.19 cents, divided by 100, or $86.62.

The result covers supply alone, and your utility adds its delivery charges no matter who supplies you. To work out your own figure, multiply your kWh by the rate and divide by 100, or use the electric bill calculator.

How do you compare your own bill with the average?

Your bill already holds what you need. Ohio's bill rules list what a residential bill must show.

1. Find the service period dates and the kWh used. If the bill is estimated, it must say so.
2. Read the twelve-month history and note the average kWh. Compare it with the 850 kWh example above.
3. Divide the total amount by the kWh used. That is your all-in price per kWh, and it includes fixed charges.
4. Find the price to compare, the supply benchmark the rules require on residential bills, and compare it with any supplier rate on your bill. The rules also require a notice that you can ask your utility for a written explanation of it.

Here is the same step at the statewide average. EIA's $135.16 divided by 845.54 kWh is 15.99 cents per kWh, which is the average price EIA reports. Your all-in price can sit above or below that for good reasons. Fixed charges spread over more kWh, so the all-in price tends to fall as use rises.

A short month or a small kWh figure can make the all-in price look high. If your total is well above what your history suggests, see why your electric bill may be so high. If you are struggling to pay, the help with electric bills page covers assistance programs.

Where does an electricity offer fit into the average bill?

An offer from a supplier changes the supply line and nothing else. The price to compare is PUCO's benchmark for that line, and PUCO's Apples to Apples chart sets the supplier offers for your utility's territory beside one another. The Ohio standard service offer guide explains how the default rate behind it is set. Your utility keeps billing delivery either way.

Look at the rate type, the term, any early termination fee and any monthly fee before you compare totals. Our guide on how to switch electric supplier in Ohio covers the steps, and the Ohio energy choice program page explains the program. A call that promises a lower rate is a reason to slow down, so read about Ohio energy scams first.

If no offer, with its fees added, comes in under your price to compare, keeping the default rate is a sound choice. Customers in PIPP Plus cannot switch at all.