AEP Ohio Price to Compare

What is the AEP Ohio price to compare right now?

We last read this figure from PUCO's chart on October 5, 2026. The chart is the source of record, so check it for any change after that date: AEP Ohio on Energy Choice Ohio.

PUCO's Energy Choice Ohio site lists the Apples to Apples chart, the side-by-side list of supplier offers in AEP Ohio territory. Our Apples to Apples AEP Ohio page walks through that chart.

What does the AEP Ohio price to compare per kilowatt-hour show?

AEP Ohio charges 10.19¢ per kWh for default supply during October 1 – December 31, 2026. Electricity is sold by the kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is one kilowatt of power used for one hour, so kWh is the unit that matters on your bill.

This is the supply charge only. AEP Ohio also bills delivery charges, so your total cost per kWh is higher than the price to compare.

Take a household that uses 750 kWh in a month. This is an example, not your usage. At 10.19¢ per kWh, the supply portion of that month comes to $76.43. Delivery charges are extra.

How has the AEP Ohio price to compare changed?

We hold 25 dated periods of AEP Ohio's price to compare, starting January 2022. At the latest change, the rate fell from 10.97¢ per kWh to 10.19¢ per kWh. Today's rate is up 4% from 9.80¢ per kWh (October 1 – December 31, 2025), the same period a year earlier.

Past changes do not predict the next one. See the full series on our AEP Ohio historical rates page, and the wider territory picture on AEP Ohio kWh rate.

When does the AEP Ohio price to compare reset next?

The current period ends the day before January 1, 2027, so a new period begins on January 1, 2027. Expect a new number then, and check PUCO's chart for it.

The default rate is reset each June 1 with the year's auction results and adjusted again at the start of later quarters as riders update. PUCO's chart states the period the current rate covers. We update this page after we read each new figure from the chart.

Where can you find your price to compare?

Look on your electric bill first. AEP Ohio says the price to compare sits below the total amount due, and Ohio's billing rules require utilities to print it on residential bills. PUCO's chart for AEP Ohio, linked above, shows the same figure with its dates. If you are not sure AEP Ohio serves your address, use our price to compare lookup.

If a supplier or a community aggregation program already serves you, the price to compare is not your current rate. It is still the benchmark for a renewal offer.

Should you compare offers to the AEP Ohio price to compare?

You may pay less than the price to compare with a fixed offer below it. You may also pay more, because of a monthly fee, an early termination fee (ETF, the charge for leaving a contract early) or a rate that becomes variable after the term. Multiply your own usage by each rate and add any other fee in your offer terms, including a broker's service fee.

Staying on the default can be the right call when no offer sits below it or when an offer's terms erase the gap. Our energy choice Ohio guide covers how switching works. A supplier sends AEP Ohio an enrollment request, and the utility mails you a confirmation notice. You have seven days from its postmark date to call the utility and cancel the switch (Ohio Administrative Code 4901:1-10-29).

What is the price to compare for other Ohio utilities?

Each electric utility has its own number and schedule. Start at the Ohio price to compare overview, or go straight to Duke Energy Ohio price to compare, Ohio Edison price to compare, Illuminating Company price to compare, Toledo Edison price to compare, or AES Ohio price to compare.