Ohio electricity prices, October 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In October 2025, residential customers in Ohio paid an average of 17.85¢ per kilowatthour, up 7.7% on the same month a year earlier (16.57¢). The US average for the month was 17.97¢; Ohio was about the same as that. It ranked 19th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 3,334,021 MWh, down 3.0% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $116.55 on 653 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 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | Change | US, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 17.85¢ | 16.57¢ | +7.7% | 17.97¢ |
| Commercial | 12.47¢ | 10.78¢ | +15.7% | 13.49¢ |
| Industrial | 9.09¢ | 7.31¢ | +24.4% | 8.65¢ |
| All sectors | 12.76¢ | 11.23¢ | +13.6% | 13.66¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 3.3 TWh | 3.4 TWh | -3.0% |
| Sales, all sectors | 12.5 TWh | 11.8 TWh | +6.1% |
| Residential customers | 5,104,648 | 5,149,252 | -0.9% |
| Average residential bill | $116.55 | $110.60 | +5.4% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 653 | 667 | -2.1% |
| US residential price | 17.97¢ | 17.09¢ | +5.1% |
The two years to October 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Ohio in October 2025?
17.85¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.47¢ for commercial and 9.09¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 16.57¢ in October 2024, a change of +7.7%. Residential sales changed by -3.0% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$116.55, on average use of 653 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.