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Ohio electricity rates

Homes in Ohio pay an average of 16.0¢ per kWh, 3% below the US average, and use 846 kWh a month. Ohio ranks #18 of 51 for residential electricity prices.

16.0¢average price per kWh

846 kWhaverage use per month

$135average monthly bill

#18 of 51price rank (1 = most expensive)

Residential rates by utility in Ohio

Utility	¢/kWh	ZIP codes served
Ohio Power Co	18.6	446
Ohio Edison Co	14.6	353
Dayton Power & Light Co	16.4	218
Duke Energy Ohio Inc	14.7	140
South Central Power Company	14.2	130
The Toledo Edison Co	15.4	128
Cleveland Electric Illum Co	14.4	100
City of Columbus	11.6	63
Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc	16.4	50
Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc	16.5	45
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc	18.7	43
City of Cleveland	15.0	43

Average residential rates for full-service utilities, from NREL’s utility rates by ZIP code (2023). In areas with retail choice, your price depends on the plan you pick.

Is solar worth it in Ohio?

At 16.0¢ per kWh, every 1,000 kWh your roof makes and you use yourself is worth about $160. A system that covers the average Ohio home would replace about 10,152 kWh a year, roughly $1,623 of electricity at today’s prices.

7.6 kWsystem for an average home (19 panels)

$22,800rough installed cost

$1,623electricity saved per year

~14 yearssimple payback

Assumes a typical 1,350 kWh per kW of panels a year and $3.00/W installed, before incentives and price increases. Your roof’s direction, pitch and shade change these numbers; the estimator measures them for your address.

Plan solar for your Ohio home

State figures: EIA Table 5A, 2024 Average Monthly Bill - Residential (forms EIA-861, 861S, 861U).