Average electric bill in Ohio

A typical Ohio home paid about $147.75 a month for electricity in 2025, $1,773.00 for the year, using 874 kWh a month at 16.90 cents per kWh.

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Typical bill 2025: $147.75 a month$1,773.00 a year, energy only
Rank by bill: 25 of 51-2% on the U.S. typical
Average use: 874 kWh a month26 of 51; -0% on the U.S.
Home price 2025: 16.90 ¢/kWh19 of 51; -2% on the U.S.
Costliest month: Jul $210.861,216 kWh at 17.34 ¢
Cheapest month: Apr $107.42660 kWh at 16.28 ¢
Summer to winter swing: 96%costliest month over cheapest
Typical bill, Jan to Aug 2026: $169.83 a month+11.3% on the same months of 2025
Share of median income: 2.54%16 of 51; median household income $69,680
Typical bill 2023 to 2025: +18.5%$124.70 to $147.75 a month
Typical business bill 2025: $891.78 a month11.58 ¢/kWh
Gap to the lowest bill: $53.09 a monthlowest is New Mexico at $94.66

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Typical monthly bill, Ohio

$107.42 in Apr to $210.86 in Jul.

Typical monthly bill, Ohio: 12 rows

Month	2025	2026 to Aug
Jan	178	195
Feb	149	173
Mar	126	144
Apr	107	125
May	110	132
Jun	161	167
Jul	211	224
Aug	178	199
Sep	131	No data
Oct	115	No data
Nov	135	No data
Dec	171	No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Ohio and the states next to it in rank

$147.75 a month, rank 25 of 51.

dollars a month

Ohio148
U.S. average151
Maine148
Alaska147

Ohio, Typical monthly bill, Ohio against others, 2025: EIA retail sales.

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Bill by use level

Use	Ohio a month	Ohio a year	U.S. a month	Gap to U.S. in Ohio
220 kWh, 0.25x the Ohio average	$37.18	$446.16	$37.91	-$1
440 kWh, 0.5x the Ohio average	$74.36	$892.32	$75.81	-$1
660 kWh, 0.75x the Ohio average	$111.54	$1,338.48	$113.72	-$2
870 kWh, 1x the Ohio average	$147.03	$1,764.36	$149.90	-$3
1,090 kWh, 1.25x the Ohio average	$184.21	$2,210.52	$187.81	-$4
1,310 kWh, 1.5x the Ohio average	$221.39	$2,656.68	$225.71	-$4
1,750 kWh, 2x the Ohio average	$295.75	$3,549.00	$301.52	-$6
2,620 kWh, 3x the Ohio average	$442.78	$5,313.36	$451.43	-$9

Ohio month by month in 2025

Month	Ohio kWh per account	Ohio price ¢/kWh	Ohio typical bill
Jan	1,145	15.55	$178.05
Feb	948	15.76	$149.40
Mar	787	16.06	$126.41
Apr	660	16.28	$107.42
May	647	17.05	$110.25
Jun	920	17.46	$160.63
Jul	1,216	17.34	$210.86
Aug	1,013	17.55	$177.83
Sep	749	17.53	$131.35
Oct	648	17.77	$115.07
Nov	764	17.61	$134.62
Dec	992	17.25	$171.10

Ohio typical bill over the years

Year	Ohio bill a month	Ohio a year	Ohio kWh per account	Ohio price ¢/kWh
2023	$124.70	$1,496.38	811	15.38
2024	$135.17	$1,622.05	846	15.99
2025	$147.75	$1,773.00	874	16.90

Ohio in 2026 so far

Month	Ohio kWh per account	Ohio price ¢/kWh	Ohio typical bill
Jan 2026	1,110	17.59	$195.28
Feb 2026	980	17.61	$172.64
Mar 2026	765	18.78	$143.60
Apr 2026	642	19.49	$125.21
May 2026	675	19.52	$131.78
Jun 2026	869	19.19	$166.83
Jul 2026	1,151	19.45	$223.80
Aug 2026	1,029	19.38	$199.46

Business and industry in Ohio

Customer type	Ohio bill a month, 2025	Ohio kWh per account	Ohio price ¢/kWh
Business	$891.78	7,699	11.58
Industry	$19,911.09	237,105	8.39

Ohio bill next to income

Ohio: 2.54% of median household income, rank 16; the four states closest to it:

State near Ohio	Median income	Bill a year	Share of income, near Ohio
Georgia	$74,664	$1,904.05	2.55%
Hawaii	$98,317	$2,494.48	2.54%
Pennsylvania	$76,081	$1,943.08	2.55%
Indiana	$70,051	$1,796.65	2.56%

Weather and the bill

Ohio homes used the most power in Jul 2025 (1,216 kWh per account) and the least in May (647 kWh). Degree-days (heating plus cooling) peaked in Jan (1,326). Across the 12 months, use and degree-days have a correlation of 0.42. 2025 had 5,756 heating and 909 cooling degree-days, 1% above and 15% above the 1991 to 2020 normals (5,688 and 793).

Ohio degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Ohio, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows

Ohio year	Heating (HDD)	Cooling (CDD)	Normal HDD	Normal CDD
2015	5674	792	5688	793
2016	5238	1044	5688	793
2017	5072	733	5688	793
2018	5765	1062	5688	793
2019	5571	945	5688	793
2020	5250	876	5688	793
2021	5213	928	5688	793
2022	5698	863	5688	793
2023	4886	689	5688	793
2024	4703	998	5688	793
2025	5756	909	5688	793

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Ohio, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Ohio, 2025 by month: 12 rows

Month	kWh per account	Price ¢/kWh	Typical bill	HDD 2025	CDD 2025	HDD normal	CDD normal
Jan	1,145	15.55	$178	1,326	0	1,152	0
Feb	948	15.76	$149	982	0	963	0
Mar	787	16.06	$126	619	4	795	1
Apr	660	16.28	$107	397	0	430	1
May	647	17.05	$110	219	36	187	62
Jun	920	17.46	$161	8	229	24	164
Jul	1,216	17.34	$211	0	352	4	258
Aug	1,013	17.55	$178	15	177	11	218
Sep	749	17.53	$131	57	101	81	82
Oct	648	17.77	$115	316	10	360	7
Nov	764	17.61	$135	717	0	685	0
Dec	992	17.25	$171	1,100	0	996	0

EIA retail sales and NOAA nClimDiv for Ohio, 2025 by month.

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Analyst note

A typical Ohio home account paid about $147.75 a month for energy in 2025, $1,773.00 over the year, which ranks 25th of 51 states, 2% below the U.S. typical bill. Ohio homes used 874 kWh a month (26 of 51, 0% under the U.S.) at 16.90 cents (19 of 51, 2% under), so the bill reflects a mix of price and use. The year swings from $107.42 in April to $210.86 in July, a 96% gap, driven by use of 660 against 1,216 kWh. So far in 2026 the typical bill is $169.83 a month, +11.3% on the same months of 2025. Business accounts paid about $891.78 a month at 11.58 cents, 6.0 times a home bill. Over a year that is 2.54% of the $69,680 median household income, 16 of 51 states. The typical bill was $124.70 a month in 2023, $135.17 in 2024 and $147.75 in 2025, +18.5% in two years, with use per account at 811, 846 and 874 kWh.

Ohio: states with a similar bill

State	Typical bill, near Ohio	kWh a month	Price ¢/kWh
Maine	$147.77	534	27.69
Alaska	$147.20	564	26.11
North Carolina	$146.15	1,044	14.00
Indiana	$149.72	938	15.96

Questions on the Ohio bill

What is the average electric bill in Ohio?

Energy only: about $147.75 a month in 2025, or $1,773.00 a year.

How much electricity does an Ohio home use?

Rank 26 of 51: 874 kWh a month in 2025, -0% on the U.S.

What month is the electric bill highest in Ohio?

July at $210.86; the lowest is April at $107.42.

Is the average electric bill in Ohio above the national average?

Below, by $2.92 a month or 2%.

How much does 1,000 kWh cost in Ohio?

$169.00 at 16.90 cents per kWh, the 2025 average.

How far is Ohio from the state with the lowest bill?

$53.09 a month: the lowest typical bill, $94.66 in New Mexico, against $147.75 here.

What share of income goes to electricity in Ohio?

2.54% of the $69,680 median household income, 16 of 51 states.

How much did the typical Ohio bill change since 2023?

$124.70 a month in 2023, $147.75 in 2025, +18.5%.

What does an Ohio business pay a month for electricity?

$891.78 for a typical commercial account, at 11.58 cents per kWh in 2025.

Is the Ohio bill rising in 2026?

$169.83 a month so far, +11.3% on the same months of 2025.