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Electric utilities serving Franklin County, Ohio
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
9 utilities list Franklin County, Ohio, in the service territory they reported to EIA for 2024, the largest by residential customers statewide being Ohio Power Co, Ohio Edison Co and Duke Energy Ohio Inc.
Their average residential prices ran from 11.32¢ to 19.33¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 15.56¢, against a Ohio average of 15.99¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Ohio customers, not for this county alone.
The median SAIDI they reported was 258.8 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all Ohio utilities reporting was 226.9.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 1,361,536. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Ohio operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co mostly delivery | Investor-owned | 1,339,232 | 19.33¢ | $173.55 | 272.2 | 158.1 |
| Ohio Edison Co mostly delivery | Investor-owned | 957,780 | 16.18¢ | $127.09 | 233.8 | 114.0 |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc mostly delivery | Investor-owned | 693,435 | 15.00¢ | $133.28 | 321.1 | 102.5 |
| South Central Power Company | Cooperative | 117,469 | 14.87¢ | $159.68 | 319.8 | 201.3 |
| Licking Rural Electric Inc | Cooperative | 25,820 | 16.88¢ | $177.74 | 242.5 | 113.4 |
| Consolidated Cooperative | Cooperative | 16,897 | 16.11¢ | $204.54 | 354.0 | 87.0 |
| City of Westerville | Municipal | 15,713 | 13.19¢ | $121.71 | 57.4 | 21.5 |
| City of Columbus | Municipal | 15,510 | 11.32¢ | $62.37 | 245.3 | 245.3 |
| Village of Obetz short form | Municipal | 108 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Ohio. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was Village of Obetz 11.34¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Franklin County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 15.56¢ median | 15.99¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $146.48 median | $135.16 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 258.8 median | 226.9 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 113.7 median | 93.7 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 9 | 106 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Franklin County itself.
Population: 1,361,536 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 4,384 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Ohio counties
- Darke County 7
- Defiance County 4
- Delaware County 9
- Erie County 4
- Fairfield County 3
- Fayette County 3
- Fulton County 4
- Gallia County 2
- Geauga County 2
- Greene County 4
- Guernsey County 4
- Hamilton County 2
All 88 counties and every Ohio utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Franklin County?
Ohio Power Co, Ohio Edison Co, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, South Central Power Company, Licking Rural Electric Inc and Consolidated Cooperative and 3 more list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Franklin County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 11.32¢ to 19.33¢ per kilowatthour across their Ohio customers in 2024; the state average was 15.99¢.
How reliable is power in Franklin County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 258.8 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 113.7 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.