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Ohio Electric Bill Calculator: Supply Cost From Your kWh
This Ohio electric bill calculator multiplies the kilowatt-hours you used by your utility's current price to compare, and by any rate you choose to type. It estimates the supply part of your bill only. Delivery charges are separate, and your utility bills them the same way whichever supplier you use.
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What does the Ohio electric bill calculator work out?
It works out the supply cost of one month of electricity, in dollars. You choose your utility, enter your kilowatt-hours, and, if you want, type a rate in cents per kWh.
You get one line for the utility's price to compare, which is its default supply rate. If you typed a rate, you get a second line for it. The rate box starts empty, because we do not put any supplier's offer in it.
The calculator shows arithmetic and nothing more. It does not look up your bill, your supplier or your contract.
Where do you find your kilowatt-hours?
Your bill shows the kilowatt-hours you used in the billing period. PUCO's glossary defines the kilowatt-hour (kWh) as the standard measurement for the amount of electricity a customer uses.
Use the figure for one month, and try a few months from your past bills to see how it varies.
What does the arithmetic look like with real numbers?
Take a household that used 750 kWh in a month. This is an example, not your usage. In AEP Ohio territory, the current price to compare is 10.19¢ per kWh. The calculator multiplies the kilowatt-hours by the rate in cents and divides by 100, which gives $76.43 for the supply portion of that month.
| Monthly usage | Supply portion for the month |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $50.95 |
| 750 kWh | $76.43 |
| 1,000 kWh | $101.90 |
Type a rate into the optional box and the calculator runs the same arithmetic with it. Nothing in that box is pre-filled, and the tool does not subtract one result from the other. You read both totals and decide.
What does the calculator leave out?
It leaves out everything except the supply rate. Your real bill will be higher than the result, because it adds other charges.
- Delivery charges, which your utility bills for the poles, wires and meter whichever supplier you use.
- A supplier's monthly fee, if the offer has one.
- Taxes and riders, which are extra charges added to the bill.
- An early termination fee, the charge some contracts add if you leave before the term ends.
Type only a supply rate in the rate box. Do not divide your whole bill by your kWh and type that, since it already includes delivery.
How do you use the result to judge an offer?
Compare two totals that use the same kilowatt-hours. A fixed rate below the price to compare may cost less for supply. Fees and terms can erase the gap, so add any monthly fee and read what happens when the term ends.
Staying on the default can be a sound choice when no offer beats it after fees. To see the default in your territory, use the price to compare lookup. The Apples to Apples chart lists current offers for your utility, and our energy choice in Ohio guide explains how switching works. If you are on the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), Energy Choice Ohio says you are not eligible for the choice program, so use the result for reference only.
When you read your bill, look for the supply charge, which is the price of the electricity itself, and keep it apart from delivery. For the rate itself, see what the price to compare means.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the calculator's total lower than my real bill?
The calculator counts only the supply portion of your bill. Your real bill also carries delivery charges, taxes, riders and any supplier monthly fee. Those items are not in the result, so treat the total as one part of the bill, not the amount you will owe.
Which rate should I type into the rate box?
Type a supply rate in cents per kWh, such as the rate printed on an offer. Do not type your whole bill divided by your usage, because that figure already includes delivery. Leave the box empty if you only want the default rate's total.
Why does the rate box start out empty?
We do not want any offer to look recommended. The box stays empty so the only rate you test is one you chose. The calculator also never subtracts one total from the other. It shows two plain results and leaves the judgment with you.
What if my utility has no current rate in the calculator?
The calculator says no rate is published for that utility, instead of guessing one. You can still test a rate by typing it in yourself. PUCO's Energy Choice Ohio chart states the rate now in force, so read the number and its dates there.
Does the calculator keep the numbers I enter?
Our site uses your utility, kilowatt-hours and rate only to work out the result on the page, and does not save them to a database or an account. They do appear in the page address, so your browser history keeps them. You can run the calculator as many times as you like with different usage.
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Ohio Energy Savings compares plans. Suppliers pay us a commission when a household enrolls, and we also charge a service fee; you see the fee terms in your offer. See how we get paid.