Bellefontaine Business Electricity: AES Ohio Rates & Choice

Electric utility: AES Ohio · Logan County

Updated October 15, 2026Ohio Commercial Energy editorial teamHow we review content Book a free 15-min bill review

Who supplies electricity to businesses in Bellefontaine?

Most businesses in Bellefontaine (Logan County) are served by AES Ohio, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation. Because Bellefontaine is in AES Ohio's territory, a business can buy the generation part of its electricity from any supplier certified by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), while AES Ohio keeps delivering the power, reading the meter and restoring outages.

Bellefontaine at a glance
Population (2020 Census)	14,115
County	Logan County (county seat: Bellefontaine)
Electric utility (delivery)	AES Ohio
Can businesses choose a supplier?	Yes, for accounts on AES Ohio
Default generation price, small business	Varies by rate schedule — shown on your bill
Community aggregation	None identified
Grid operator / capacity zone	PJM Interconnection, DAY zone
Capacity price, June 2026–May 2027	$329.17/MW-day (up from $28.92 in 2024/25)

Bellefontaine's business base

Bellefontaine had 14,115 residents in the 2020 Census and the county seat. Logan County seat; Honda is the largest employer. Large employers and institutions include Honda, Mary Rutan Hospital, and Bellefontaine City Schools. Hospitals, campuses and plants tend to buy through structured bids with interval data, while offices, shops and restaurants usually fall under Ohio's 700,000 kWh-a-year “mercantile” line and buy standard small-business products.

The price to beat on AES Ohio

AES Ohio does not publish one small-business price to compare — it depends on your rate schedule (secondary service) and appears on your bill. For reference, PUCO's residential price to compare for AES Ohio was 10.86¢/kWh for June 2026 – May 2027 annual average; business figures differ.

That default — PUCO calls it the price to compare — is what a Bellefontaine business pays for generation if it never signs with a supplier. A supplier offer only helps if its all-in generation price, including capacity and any broker fee, beats it on your usage. Statewide, EIA data show the average all-in commercial price rose to about 13.78¢/kWh in the first half of 2026 from 11.07¢ a year earlier, mostly because PJM capacity prices jumped from $28.92 to $329.17 per MW-day.

The delivery utility remains responsible for the wires. Tariff charges can change over time; confirm which transmission and other components are included in a supply offer. AES Ohio's latest rate-case status: PUCO accepted a settlement in November 2025 raising AES Ohio base distribution revenue by about $168 million a year; a three-year plan for 2027–2029 filed July 21, 2026 proposes roughly 1% average annual increases.

Is Bellefontaine in a community aggregation program?

We haven't identified an opt-out electric aggregation program covering Bellefontaine as of September 2026. If your bill lists a supplier you didn't choose, it may come from a township or county program — the supplier's name and phone number are on the bill's generation section.

Bellefontaine's neighbors and multi-site buying

If you run locations in more than one town, price them by utility. The nearest cities covered on this site:

City	Distance	Electric utility
Urbana	18 miles	AES Ohio
Sidney	22 miles	AES Ohio
Piqua	30 miles	Piqua Power System — municipal, cannot shop
Springfield	30 miles	Ohio Edison
Troy	32 miles	AES Ohio

Nearby sites fall under Ohio Edison and Piqua Power System as well as AES Ohio, so expect a separate price per utility even from one supplier — and leave municipal-utility sites out of the bid.

Switching suppliers in Bellefontaine

Send 12 months of AES Ohio bills (interval data for larger sites), the account numbers and the legal name on the account, plus any current supplier's end date. Ask every bidder to show capacity and broker compensation as separate lines (how broker fees work), and compare each offer with AES Ohio's default price on the same usage. AES Ohio switches your supply on a scheduled meter-read date after enrollment is processed — typically one to two billing cycles. Step-by-step detail is in our AES Ohio guide.

FAQ: business electricity in Bellefontaine

What electric company serves businesses in Bellefontaine, Ohio?

AES Ohio delivers electricity to most businesses in Bellefontaine.

Can a business in Bellefontaine choose its electricity supplier?

Yes. Businesses on AES Ohio can buy generation from any PUCO-certified supplier; AES Ohio keeps delivering power and restoring outages.

What is the price to compare for Bellefontaine businesses?

It depends on your AES Ohio rate schedule and is printed on your bill; AES Ohio publishes business figures through a bill-specific tool rather than one number.

Is there electric aggregation for businesses in Bellefontaine?

We haven't identified an opt-out program for Bellefontaine as of September 2026; check your bill's generation section for the current supplier.

How long does it take to switch suppliers in Bellefontaine?

AES Ohio switches your supply on a scheduled meter-read date after enrollment is processed — typically one to two billing cycles. Small commercial customers then have 7 days from the utility's confirmation letter to cancel.

Decision worksheet: a business site in Bellefontaine

Resolve the account before the price

For an account whose bill names AES Ohio, check its actual business rate class and current supply arrangement. A nearby municipal or cooperative account can have different options. Start with the delivery company, legal customer and service address; a city name cannot establish those details.

The useful county-level comparison is Logan County. Other city guides from that county include the Logan County guide. Those links describe related service-area questions, not a promise that every address shares one provider.

Three different decisions can sit behind one bill question

Your Bellefontaine situation	First document to check	Appropriate next step
Existing supplier agreement is ending	Signed renewal/termination clause and last complete bill	Use the renewal planner, then confirm the actual contractual notice dates
Building operation or ownership is changing	Lease/ownership responsibility and the expected load change	Ask about assignment, add/delete rights and volume tolerances before quoting
Bill is higher but operations look unchanged	Comparable kWh, demand and charge components for the same period	Separate price, usage and demand effects rather than assuming a supply switch fixes everything

For this local review, the AES Ohio guide explains the supply-versus-delivery distinction. Keep tax, banking and account identifiers out of the first inquiry. A discussion can establish whether any private document exchange is needed.

Reference: PUCO choice and bill definitions. This decision worksheet adds account-level checks; it is not a new address-level territory survey.