Ohio electric utilities for businesses
Ohio has six investor-owned electric distribution utilities. Each delivers power and bills delivery charges in its territory; businesses on any of them can buy the generation portion from a PUCO-certified supplier. Each guide covers the current default price, capacity costs, rate-case status, and the counties and cities served.
AEP OhioServes central, southern and eastern Ohio, plus parts of the northwestSmall-business default generation price: varies by rate scheduleAES OhioServes the Miami Valley and west-central OhioSmall-business default generation price: varies by rate scheduleDuke Energy OhioServes Greater Cincinnati and southwest OhioSmall-business default generation price: 11.36¢/kWh (DM (first 2,800 kWh))The Illuminating CompanyServes Greater Cleveland and far northeast OhioSmall-business default generation price: 9.45¢/kWh (GS)Ohio EdisonServes northeast and north-central OhioSmall-business default generation price: 9.38¢/kWh (GS)Toledo EdisonServes Toledo and northwest OhioSmall-business default generation price: 9.43¢/kWh (GS)
Served by a city-owned utility or an electric co-op instead? Here’s what that means for your business.