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AEP Ohio rates

Peak hours on AEP Ohio RS-TOU: 2 pm–6 pm, on weekdays in summer. AEP Ohio has 2 residential plans modeled here. For a typical Ohio home using 864 kWh a month, the cheapest plan open to any household is RS, at about $192 a month.

Ohio has retail choice. Prices on this page are all-in: AEP Ohio’s delivery charges plus its default supply (the rate you pay if you have not chosen a supplier, often called the “price to compare”). If you buy supply from a retail supplier, AEP Ohio still bills delivery and the supplier’s price replaces the supply part, so the supply rate alone is well below the all-in price shown here.

Investor-owned 1,348,588 residential customers (EIA-861, 2025) Tariffs checked November 12, 2026

Typical all-in priceRS

22.2¢/kWh
RS$192/mo
RS-TOU$194/mo

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
RS
Residential Service		 Tiered $18.09 20.1¢ 0–2,000 kWh · 20.1¢ 2,000–15,000 kWh · 20.0¢ over 15,000 kWh 20.1¢ 0–2,000 kWh · 20.1¢ 2,000–15,000 kWh · 20.0¢ over 15,000 kWh None
RS-TOU
Residential Time-of-Use		 Time-of-use $18.09 Off-peak 17.5¢ · Peak 39.7¢ Off-peak 17.5¢ · Peak 39.7¢ Peak 2 pm–6 pm

RS-TOU: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing May–Oct; winter Nov–Apr.

Off-peakPeak
17.5¢39.7¢17.5¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

AEP Ohio peak and off-peak hours

What are AEP Ohio’s peak hours?

It depends on the plan. RS-TOU: Peak 2 pm–6 pm, on weekdays, in summer (in winter: Peak 6 am–9 am); weekends: off-peak all day. Hours are local clock time.

When is electricity cheapest on AEP Ohio?

On summer weekdays the lowest price is RS-TOU: 6 pm–2 pm next day at 17.5¢/kWh, against 39.7¢ at the peak. RS charges the same price at every hour.

Which AEP Ohio plan is cheapest?

For a typical Ohio home using 864 kWh a month, RS at about $192 a month (22.2¢/kWh all-in, before taxes). With an EV charged at its cheapest hour, RS-TOU gives the lowest total.

Peak and off-peak hours of every utility

Charging an EV on AEP Ohio

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical Ohio home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
RSAny$55/mo$55/mo$247/mo
RS-TOU12 am$48/mo$48/mo$242/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is RS-TOU. Compare plans on your own usage.

Cost to charge each EV on AEP Ohio RS-TOU

1,000 miles a month at 7.2 kW, starting at 12 am, the plan’s cheapest hour, added to a typical Ohio home’s bill. Full charge: the EPA range, at the plan’s lowest price (17.5¢/kWh). EPA efficiency, from the wall.

ModelkWh/100 mi1,000 mi a monthFull charge
Lucid Air Pure (2027)23.1$40/mo$16.93
Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (2026)24.3$42/mo$13.62
Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD (2026)24.3$42/mo$13.62
Toyota bZ (2027)25.5$45/mo$13.98
Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (2027)26$45/mo$16.47
Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD (2025)26$45/mo$15.52
Tesla Model S (2026)27.1$47/mo$19.39
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (2026)27.5$48/mo$15.70
Nissan Leaf 75 kWh (2026)27.8$49/mo$14.70
Chevrolet Bolt (2027)28.2$49/mo$12.90
BMW i4 eDrive40 (2026)28.5$50/mo$16.57
Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (2027)29$51/mo$16.25
Volvo EX30 Single Motor (2026)29.2$51/mo$13.30
Kia EV6 Long Range RWD (2027)29.6$52/mo$16.48
Volkswagen ID.4 (2026)29.8$52/mo$15.14
Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD (2027)30$52/mo$16.65
Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD Extended Range (2026)30.7$54/mo$17.15
Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (2027)31.1$54/mo$17.32
Tesla Model X (2026)32.2$56/mo$19.78
Chevrolet Blazer EV FWD (2027)32.3$56/mo$17.59
Honda Prologue FWD (2026)32.5$57/mo$17.47
Nissan Ariya FWD 87 kWh (2026)34.4$60/mo$17.35
Cadillac Lyriq RWD (2027)36.8$64/mo$20.94
Hyundai Ioniq 9 AWD (2027)38$66/mo$21.22
Kia EV9 Long Range RWD (2027)38$66/mo$20.23
Tesla Cybertruck AWD (2026)42.9$75/mo$24.34
Rivian R1S Premium (2027)42.9$75/mo$22.46
Rivian R1T Premium (2027)42.9$75/mo$22.46
Chevrolet Silverado EV Extended Range WT (2026)47.8$83/mo$35.38
Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range (2025)47.9$84/mo$26.75

How AEP Ohio’s plans work

RS (Residential Service). In July every kWh costs about 20.1¢, whatever the month's use. Fixed charge: $18.09 a month.

RS-TOU (Residential Time-of-Use). Peak 2 pm–6 pm on July weekdays; 4 of 24 hours carry the top price of 39.7¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 17.5¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 22.2¢. January weekdays range from 17.5¢ to 39.7¢. Summer pricing applies May–Oct; winter pricing Nov–Apr. Weekends differ: off-peak all day. Fixed charge: $18.09 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, AEP Ohio billed its residential customers an average of 18.97¢ per kWh in 2025 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for Ohio’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

PlanEffectiveSeasonsSolar exportsSource and status
RS
Transcribed from the utility’s tariff		 August 28, 2026 Same pricing all year Net Metering Checked September 28, 2026
AEP Ohio Rate Bill Calculation Spreadsheet (rates as of 8/28/2026; 'RS' and 'Rider Rates' tabs; fetched via r.jina.ai text rendering because aepohio.com refuses connections from here) · AEP Ohio Electric Rates page (links the September 2026 tariff book and the spreadsheet) · Ohio Power Company tariff book, September 2026 (not readable from here: 11 MB, over proxy limit)
RS-TOU
Transcribed from the utility’s tariff		 August 28, 2026 Summer pricing May–Oct; winter Nov–Apr Net Metering Checked September 28, 2026
AEP Ohio Rate Bill Calculation Spreadsheet (rates as of 8/28/2026; 'RS TOU Bundled' and 'Rider Rates' tabs; fetched via r.jina.ai text rendering because aepohio.com refuses connections from here) · AEP Ohio Time-of-Use rate page (hours, seasons, eligibility, enrollment form) · Ohio Power Company tariff book, September 2026 (Sheet 215-1; not readable from here: 11 MB, over proxy limit)

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

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