Power Bill Facts

Ohio electricity prices, August 2022

The month beside the same month one year before and beside the US.

Month
August 2022, final
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
21st from the highest

The average residential price in Ohio was 14.87 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in August 2022. Final

In August 2021, the price was 13.03 cents per kWh. The August 2022 price was 1.84 cents per kWh higher than the August 2021 price.

The US average was 15.82 cents per kWh in August 2022. In August 2022, Ohio had the 21st highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $154.52, for 1,039 kWh. A bill for one month changes with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. EIA adjusted the months of this year to the final Form EIA-861 data.

Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.

The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.

EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.

In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The figures on this page are EIA's own state averages. Monthly data through .

Average price by sector

Cents per kWh

Ohio: average price by sector, August 2022
SectorAug 2022 cents per kWhAug 2021 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Aug 2022 cents per kWh
Residential14.8713.03+14.1%15.82
Commercial10.749.66+11.2%13.41
Industrial8.296.61+25.4%9.38
All sectors11.5210.03+14.9%13.44

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

Ohio: sales, customers and the residential bill, August 2022
FigureAug 2022Aug 2021Change percent
Residential sales5.3 TWh5.7 TWh-6.5%
Sales, all sectors14.1 TWh14.5 TWh-2.8%
Residential customers5,087,6425,042,102+0.9%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$154.52$146.14+5.7%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)1,0391,121-7.3%
US residential price (cents per kWh)15.8213.92+13.6%

The 25 months to August 2022

Form EIA-861M

cents per kWh05101520Aug 2020Dec 2020Apr 2021Aug 2021Dec 2021Apr 2022Aug 2022cents per kWh05101520Aug 2020Mar 2021Oct 2021Aug 2022

Ohio, residentialUS, residential

Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.

Where the figures come from

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month). EIA status of this month: final. The series runs through July 2026. The average price is revenue divided by sales. The average bill is residential revenue divided by residential customers. The annual figures of each utility are on the Ohio page.

Questions about August 2022 in Ohio

What did businesses pay for electricity in Ohio in August 2022?
The average commercial price was 10.74 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 8.29 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 11.52 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in Ohio buy in August 2022?
Residential customers bought 5.3 TWh of electricity in August 2022. One TWh is 1,000,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 6.5% lower than the quantity in August 2021.
How many residential customers did Ohio have in August 2022?
Ohio had 5,087,642 residential customers in August 2022. The number was 0.9% higher than the number in August 2021. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.