Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Ohio Edison, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
961 thousand
961,084 homes
Average price
16.01 cents
Ohio average 16.90
Average bill
$131.45
Per month at 821 kWh
Price rank
11 of 29
Lowest to highest in Ohio
Ohio Edison rates and average bill
Ohio Edison reported 265,391 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 821 kWh a month on average at 16.01 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 29 Ohio utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Ohio Edison ranks 11 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Edison | 16.01 | 821 | $131.45 |
| Ohio (all utilities) | 16.90 | 874 | $147.74 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Another 695,693 residential customers use Ohio Edison for delivery only and buy their energy from a different supplier. EIA reports their delivery revenue at about 7.42 cents per kWh, or $62.78 a month, which does not include the supply price.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Ohio Edison has distribution equipment. That covers 36 counties in Ohio. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Ohio (36 counties)
Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Geauga, Greene, Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Miami, Morrow, Ottawa, Portage, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Union, Wayne, Wyandot
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Reliability
For 2025, Ohio Edison reported an average of 132 minutes without power per customer and 1.23 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 107 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Ohio Edison sits close to the median state on outage minutes. The Ohio figure across its utilities was 130 minutes. One interruption lasting 107 minutes and 1.23 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 132 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Ohio Edison reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 41 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs of all kinds. Ask the utility which rate schedules you qualify for. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 4,578 residential net-metered systems on the Ohio Edison grid in 2025, with 37.8 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. In Ohio, that review is done by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
Ohio Edison is an investor-owned utility based in Ohio.
Ohio Edison operates in the PJM power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Ohio Edison compared with Ohio
Ohio has 35 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Ohio Edison is 2nd by size and serves about 18.7% of the state's homes. At $131.45 a month, an average Ohio Edison home pays about $195 a year less than the Ohio average of $147.74, and uses 53 kWh a month less. Ohio Edison lists distribution equipment in 36 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 4,578 of its residential customers use net metering, or 4.8 per 1,000 homes, against 6.8 for Ohio as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Ohio with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Ohio utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Edison | Investor-owned | 961,084 | 16.01 |
| AEP Ohio | Investor-owned | 1,348,588 | 18.97 |
| Duke Energy Ohio | Investor-owned | 700,265 | 16.83 |
| The Illuminating Company | Investor-owned | 677,581 | 16.22 |
| AES Ohio (Dayton Power and Light) | Investor-owned | 469,317 | 16.12 |
| The Toledo Edison | Investor-owned | 279,678 | 16.49 |
See every one on the electric companies in Ohio page.
Official site and where to get help
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- Think your bill is high? Try the bill checker.
- Ohio allows retail choice in part or all of the state. See the provider guide.
Ohio Edison questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Ohio Edison?
Ohio Edison residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 16.01 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 821 kWh a month and an average bill of $131.45 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Ohio average was 16.90 cents.
How many customers does Ohio Edison have?
EIA reports about 961,084 residential customers for Ohio Edison in 2025.
Who regulates Ohio Edison?
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. See the regulator for Ohio on the Ohio state page.
How reliable is Ohio Edison?
For 2025, Ohio Edison reported an average of 132 minutes of outage per customer and 1.23 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.