Ohio electricity prices, May 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In May 2025, residential customers in Ohio paid an average of 17.09¢ per kilowatthour, up 3.2% on the same month a year earlier (16.56¢). The US average for the month was 17.37¢; Ohio was about the same as that. It ranked 19th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 3,328,739 MWh, down 8.2% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $111.96 on 655 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change | US, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 17.09¢ | 16.56¢ | +3.2% | 17.37¢ |
| Commercial | 11.09¢ | 10.44¢ | +6.2% | 12.93¢ |
| Industrial | 7.61¢ | 6.91¢ | +10.1% | 8.29¢ |
| All sectors | 11.50¢ | 10.98¢ | +4.7% | 13.13¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 3.3 TWh | 3.6 TWh | -8.2% |
| Sales, all sectors | 12.2 TWh | 12.4 TWh | -1.3% |
| Residential customers | 5,080,247 | 5,138,404 | -1.1% |
| Average residential bill | $111.96 | $116.80 | -4.1% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 655 | 705 | -7.1% |
| US residential price | 17.37¢ | 16.40¢ | +5.9% |
The two years to May 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Ohio in May 2025?
17.09¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 11.09¢ for commercial and 7.61¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 16.56¢ in May 2024, a change of +3.2%. Residential sales changed by -8.2% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$111.96, on average use of 655 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Ohio page.