Average Electric Bill in Ohio
Residential · 12-month average, June 2025 – May 2026.
That works out to about $1,883 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio has the 23rd highest average residential bill.
What makes up the bill
Price × usage = bill, exactly: 17.87¢/kWh × 878 kWh ≈ $157. A state can land high on either factor — Ohio sits close to the U.S. average on both.
Compared with nearby states
| Ohio | $157 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $155 | |
| Pennsylvania | $172 | |
| West Virginia | $165 | |
| Indiana | $159 | |
| Kentucky | $154 | |
| Michigan | $131 |
Ohio is $1 a month above (+1.0%) the U.S. average of $155. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.
Trend since 2008
Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.
Seasonal swing
- Highest month
- $214
- July 2025
- Lowest month
- $117
- October 2025
- Swing
- $97
- peak minus low
- Latest month
- $132
- May 2026
Actual bills are far from flat: Ohio peaks in July 2025 and bottoms out in October 2025. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.
Ohio electricity bills in context
The average monthly electricity bill in Ohio is $157, placing it 23rd among the 50 states and DC, counting down from the most expensive. This sits just $2 above the national average of $155. Ohio's price of 17.87¢/kWh is nearly identical to the national rate of 17.84¢/kWh, but homes here use slightly more power—878 kWh per month against the national average of 871 kWh—which accounts for the modest premium in the overall bill.
Over the past year, Ohio's bill has grown significantly. Since June 2025, the monthly charge has risen by 13.4%, up from $138 a year prior. The longer-term climb has been steeper: since May 2021, the bill has increased by 43.8%, and since December 2008 it has nearly doubled, climbing 71.5% from $92.
Seasonal variation in Ohio is pronounced. July 2025 saw the peak at $214 per month, while October 2025 brought the lowest at $117, a swing of $97. Among neighbouring states, Ohio's bill is lower than Pennsylvania at $172, West Virginia at $165, and Indiana at $159, but slightly higher than Kentucky at $154 and notably higher than Michigan at $131.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
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How this is calculated
EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.
bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (June 2025 – May 2026)
Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Ohio may pay well above or below $157. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.
Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See Ohio electricity prices by sector.