Ohio households paid an average of 19.38¢ per kWh in August 2026, 7% above the US average and +10.4% on a year earlier. That ranks #17 of 51, most expensive first.
Source EIA, residential retail priceLatest month August 2026
Average residential priceOH
19.38¢/kWh
Typical bill
$159/mo
Average use
864kWh
EV, 1,000 mi
$51/mo
Thirteen months of prices
Average residential price by month, ¢/kWh (EIA). Highest 19.52¢ in May 2026, lowest 17.25¢ in December 2025. Download the data (CSV)
Utilities and rate plans
Each utility’s current residential tariffs, transcribed from its tariff sheets, with periods, tiers, fixed charge and a typical bill. Customer counts from EIA-861 (2025).
Each row prices a utility’s standard plan for a typical home. The Ohio average of 18.41¢/kWh (EIA, 12 months) is what every household in the state actually paid, including utilities not modeled here and discounted low-income bills, so it can sit below every row.
Prices assume AES Ohio's Standard Offer Rate supply (the default for customers who have not chosen a supplier or aggregation).
Prices include Duke Energy Ohio's default Standard Service Offer supply; customers who buy supply from a competitive supplier pay that supplier's price instead.
Against the national average and states with similar prices
Average residential ¢/kWh, August 2026 (EIA).
Ohio19.38¢
United States18.16¢
Wisconsin19.41¢
Illinois19.32¢
Delaware18.70¢
Virginia17.64¢
Charging an electric car in Ohio
Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $51 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $4.03 a gallon (Ohio average, October 2026) costs about $158.
On a time-of-use plan, charging in the cheapest hours beats the flat average. The table shows, for each utility, the plan with the lowest total bill for a typical Ohio home that adds 1,000 EV miles a month, averaged over the year, and what plugging in at 6 pm would cost instead.
Over the last 12 months the average price was 18.41¢ per kWh and the average home used 864 kWh a month, so a typical Ohio household spent about $159 a month on electricity, or $1,909 a year. Use is close to the US average of 875 kWh a month, peaking in July at 1,151 kWh.
The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open AEP Ohio’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with Ohio preloaded.
Natural gas for homes averaged $1.44 per therm over the 12 months to May 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 651 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.
A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in Ohio produces about 1,264 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.
Ohio electricity: common questions
How much does electricity cost in Ohio?
Homes in Ohio paid an average of 19.38¢ per kWh in August 2026, against 18.16¢ for the US, which ranks the state #17 of 51 from most expensive. Over the last 12 months the average was 18.41¢. These are EIA averages of what households actually paid, fixed charges included; your utility and plan set your own price.
What is the average electric bill in Ohio?
About $159 a month ($1,909 a year): the average Ohio home used 864 kWh a month over the last 12 months at an average 18.41¢/kWh. Use peaks in July, at 1,151 kWh.
Are electricity prices going up in Ohio?
Ohio's average residential price was 19.38¢/kWh in August 2026, 10.4% higher than a year earlier. Over the last ten years the 12-month average has changed by +3.8% a year, against +3.7% a year for the US.
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Ohio?
Driving 1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD takes 275 kWh from the wall, about $51 at the state's average home price, against about $158 of gasoline for a 25.5 mpg car. On a time-of-use plan, charging overnight can cost less than that.
Do Ohio utilities offer time-of-use plans?
Yes. AEP Ohio offers RS-TOU (peak 2 pm–6 pm on summer weekdays); CEI offers RS-TOD (peak 2 pm–6 pm on summer weekdays); Ohio Edison offers RS-TOD (peak 2 pm–6 pm on summer weekdays); Toledo Edison offers RS-TOD (peak 2 pm–6 pm on summer weekdays). Each utility's page shows every period and price.