Electric utilities serving Mercer 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.
Mercer County, Ohio, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 6 utilities for 2024; Dayton Power & Light Co, Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc and Midwest Electric, Inc are the largest by residential customers statewide.
Their average residential prices ran from 9.12¢ to 16.18¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 15.30¢, 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 292.6 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 42,737. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Power & Light Co mostly delivery | Investor-owned | 478,741 | 15.32¢ | $140.24 | 502.6 | 106.4 |
| Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 16,310 | 16.18¢ | $207.72 | 126.9 | 93.7 |
| Midwest Electric, Inc | Cooperative | 10,836 | 15.27¢ | $201.07 | 292.6 | 88.5 |
| City of Celina | Municipal | 7,557 | 9.12¢ | $99.76 | — | — |
| Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc short form | Cooperative | 5,240 | — | — | — | — |
| City of Mendon short form | Municipal | 330 | — | — | — | — |
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 Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc 14.27¢, City of Mendon 14.45¢. 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 Mercer County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 15.30¢ median | 15.99¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $170.66 median | $135.16 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 292.6 median | 226.9 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 93.7 median | 93.7 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 6 | 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 Mercer County itself.
Population: 42,737 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 4,384 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Ohio counties
- Lucas County 2
- Madison County 5
- Mahoning County 2
- Marion County 6
- Medina County 6
- Meigs County 2
- Miami County 5
- Monroe County 4
- Montgomery County 4
- Morgan County 3
- Morrow County 5
- Muskingum County 6
All 88 counties and every Ohio utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Mercer County?
Dayton Power & Light Co, Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Midwest Electric, Inc, City of Celina, Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc and City of Mendon 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 Mercer County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 9.12¢ to 16.18¢ per kilowatthour across their Ohio customers in 2024; the state average was 15.99¢.
How reliable is power in Mercer County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 292.6 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 93.7 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.