Duke Energy Ohio Gas Price to Compare

What is the Duke Energy Ohio gas price to compare right now?

We last read this figure on October 1, 2026. For later changes, check Duke Energy Ohio on Energy Choice Ohio, PUCO's consumer site for comparing electric and gas offers.

PUCO says the SSO is a monthly variable rate: the NYMEX month-end settlement price, which is the New York Mercantile Exchange price for natural gas, plus a retail price adjustment set at auction and held for twelve months. PUCO's chart adds a quarterly reconciliation for Duke.

Before April 1, 2026, Duke Energy Ohio's default gas rate was the Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) rate, which recovers what the utility pays to buy and deliver gas. Since then it has been the SSO.

PUCO's Apples to Apples chart lists supplier offers for Duke Energy Ohio territory side by side. Our Apples to Apples Duke Energy Ohio gas page walks through that chart.

What does a rate per Ccf mean for Duke Energy Ohio?

A Ccf is one hundred cubic feet of natural gas, and an Mcf is one thousand (Ohio Administrative Code 4901:1-29-01). PUCO's chart prints Duke Energy Ohio's rate per Ccf.

Check which unit your bill uses before you multiply, and never set a gas rate beside an electric price to compare.

How has the Duke Energy Ohio gas price to compare changed?

We hold 56 dated periods of Duke Energy Ohio's default rate, starting January 2022. Today's rate is up 120.6% from $0.460 per Ccf (October 1 – November 2, 2025), the period covering most of the same dates a year earlier. That earlier figure was Duke's Gas Cost Recovery rate. Duke moved to the SSO on April 1, 2026, so the change spans both.

In the 12 months from November 2, 2025 to November 1, 2026, the rate ranged from $0.280 per Ccf under the GCR (January 2 – February 1, 2026) to $1.0574 per Ccf under the SSO (August 3 – August 31, 2026) across 13 periods.

See the full series on our Duke Energy Ohio gas historical rates page, and the wider picture on natural gas rates for Duke Energy Ohio.

When does the Duke Energy Ohio gas rate reset next?

The current period runs October 1 – November 1, 2026, so the next one starts November 2, 2026. PUCO says the SSO changes monthly, so expect a new number then and check PUCO's chart for it.

Where do you find the SSO on your Duke Energy Ohio bill?

Ohio's gas billing rule requires every bill to show the gas rate in dollars and cents per Mcf or Ccf, and residential bills to carry a price-to-compare statement that points shoppers to the default rate (Ohio Administrative Code 4901:1-13-11).

PUCO's gas bill guide says customers on Duke's SSO keep buying their gas from Duke. Compare your bill with PUCO's chart for Duke Energy Ohio gas.

If a supplier or a community aggregation program serves you, the SSO is not your rate. It still benchmarks a renewal offer.

How do you test an offer against the Duke Energy Ohio SSO?

A fixed offer below the SSO may cost less. It may also cost more, because of a monthly fee, an early termination fee (ETF), the charge for leaving a contract early, or a variable rate. Chart rates leave out delivery charges, so add delivery on each side. For a supplier's offer, also add county sales tax, which PUCO's gas bill guide says a supplier's rate does not include.

Take a household that uses 100 Ccf of gas in a month. This is an example, not your usage. At $1.0147 per Ccf, the gas itself costs $101.47 for that month, before delivery.

Now picture a fixed offer, made up for this example, priced at $0.9847 per Ccf. The same usage costs $98.47 before any fee. Add any other fee in your offer terms, including a broker's service fee, then compare the totals.

Staying on the SSO can be the right call when:

• every fixed offer sits above most recent months in the history table;
• a monthly fee or an early termination fee erases the gap at your usage; or
• you may move before the term ends.

PUCO says there is no deadline to shop, and switching does not ensure a lower bill (PUCO's choice FAQs). After you pick a supplier, Duke Energy Ohio mails you a confirmation notice. You have seven business days from its postmark date to rescind, by calling or writing to the utility (Ohio Administrative Code 4901:1-29-10). Our energy choice Ohio guide covers how switching works.

What is the default gas rate for other Ohio utilities?

Each gas utility has its own default rate and schedule. Start at the Ohio price to compare overview, or go straight to Columbia Gas price to compare, Enbridge Gas Ohio SCO rate, or CenterPoint Energy Ohio SCO rate.