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In Ohio, City of Cleveland bills 73,666 accounts, 88.1% residential, as an municipal utility. 0% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 62% across Ohio.
At 493 kWh a month a City of Cleveland home pays about $73 in energy: 14.87 ¢/kWh, 7.0% below the Ohio average of 15.99 ¢.
0% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 62% across Ohio.
Metering is where City of Cleveland differs: 0 of 64,914 home meters are AMI, 0.0%, place 9 of 9 Ohio utilities that report; the Ohio figure for all utilities is 62.3%. It does not offer a time-of-use rate to homes in the EIA filing.
| City of Cleveland, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cleveland | 14.87 ¢/kWh | 13.87 ¢/kWh | $73at 493 kWh | 170 minSAIDI |
| Ohio average against this company, which is 9 of 11 on price | +1.12 ¢/kWhcompany 7.0% below | -3.21 ¢/kWhcompany 30.1% above | +$6a month at 493 kWh | -77 mincompany 77 above |
| South Central Power CompanyLowest in this table | 14.87 ¢/kWhcompany 0.0% above | 13.58 ¢/kWhcompany 2.1% above | $730 less than company | 201 mincompany 31 below |
City of Cleveland: +10.0% on 2024 for homes, Ohio +6.1%.
City of Cleveland reported 16.36 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +10.0% on its 2024 figure of 14.87, while the Ohio average moved +6.1%. Its SAIDI is 191 minutes against 170 in 2024.
City of Cleveland serves 64,914 homes in Ohio. At 493 kWh a month that is about 238 kg of CO₂, or 2,854 kg a year, at the Ohio plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Ohio generation mix.
13.24 ¢ in 2015, 14.87 ¢ in 2024 (+12.3%); Ohio 12.80 to 15.99 ¢.
| Year | City of Cleveland | Gap to Ohio residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.24 | +0.44 | +0.59 |
| 2016 | 13.35 | +0.88 | +0.80 |
| 2017 | 13.82 | +1.19 | +0.93 |
| 2018 | 14.62 | +2.06 | +1.75 |
| 2019 | 14.65 | +2.27 | +1.64 |
| 2020 | 14.62 | +2.33 | +1.47 |
| 2021 | 14.58 | +1.81 | +0.92 |
| 2022 | 14.25 | +0.40 | -0.79 |
| 2023 | 14.99 | -0.39 | -1.01 |
| 2024 | 14.87 | -1.12 | -1.61 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV222 min in 2018, 170 in 2024.
| Year | City of Cleveland, no major events | City of Cleveland, all events |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | No data | 12 |
| 2016 | No data | 17 |
| 2017 | No data | 28 |
| 2018 | 222 | 222 |
| 2019 | 218 | 218 |
| 2020 | 145 | 145 |
| 2021 | 204 | 204 |
| 2022 | 124 | 124 |
| 2023 | 162 | 162 |
| 2024 | 170 | 170 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV170.3 min, 1.71x the median reporter, rank 489 of 673.
City of Cleveland, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 13.24 ¢ in 2015 to 14.87 ¢ in 2024, a move of +12.3%: City of Cleveland lagged its state (+24.9%) by 12.6 points, and -17.9 points against the U.S. City of Cleveland's sharpest move came in 2018, +5.8%. The high is 14.99 ¢ (2023) and the low 13.24 ¢ (2015). 2024: -0.8% here, +4.0% for the Ohio average. SAIDI at City of Cleveland (major events excluded) fell from 222 minutes in 2018 to 170 in 2024, -23%; best year 2022 at 124. City of Cleveland filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 7 years; its 2024 figure was 170 minutes, +71 from that year's median. City of Cleveland has 8 cheaper and 2 higher-priced Ohio peers among 11 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, South Central Power Company, bills 14.87 ¢ (-0.00). Next higher-priced, City of Hamilton, bills 15.44 ¢ (+0.57).
Cheaper by 7.0% than Ohio, slower to restore: 170 minutes is 1.7 times the national median.
Home accounts at City of Cleveland went from 64,023 in 2015 to 64,914 in 2024, +1.4%. Business customers paid 0.93 times the home price in 2024 (13.87 against 14.87 ¢); the ratio was 1.03 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.32 in 2018 to 1.08 in 2024, between 1.08 and 2.01.
City of Cleveland customers lost power for 170 minutes in 2024, down from 222 in 2018 (−23%). Its best year was 2022 (124 min), its worst 2018 (222 min), across 7 filed years. Against a Ohio median of 95 minutes in 2024, City of Cleveland was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a City of Cleveland home paid 15.26 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 16.50 ¢ in 2013, −7.5%; the bill itself went 11.94 ¢ to 14.87 ¢ (+24.6%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,980 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,831 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 36th cheapest of 58 in 2013, 19th of 36 in 2024 among Ohio utilities with 1,000+ homes.
City of Cleveland at 170 min in 2024 and the Ohio median at 95.
City of Cleveland: 15.26 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.87 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, City of Cleveland | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, City of Clevel | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, City of Clevel | Ohio median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.94 | 16.50 | 36 of 58 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 12.67 | 17.23 | 43 of 58 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 13.24 | 17.98 | 48 of 58 | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 13.35 | 17.91 | 42 of 58 | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | 13.82 | 18.15 | 44 of 57 | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | 14.62 | 18.74 | 51 of 58 | 222 | 1.32 | 23 of 27 | 104 |
| 2019 | 14.65 | 18.45 | 69 of 77 | 218 | 2.01 | 26 of 30 | 100 |
| 2020 | 14.62 | 18.19 | 33 of 38 | 145 | 1.31 | 19 of 25 | 104 |
| 2021 | 14.58 | 17.33 | 27 of 38 | 204 | 1.66 | 23 of 27 | 100 |
| 2022 | 14.25 | 15.67 | 24 of 38 | 124 | 1.16 | 20 of 29 | 100 |
| 2023 | 14.99 | 15.84 | 24 of 38 | 162 | 1.18 | 24 of 29 | 96 |
| 2024 | 14.87 | 15.26 | 19 of 36 | 170 | 1.08 | 22 of 28 | 95 |
City of Cleveland, EIA utility 3762: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| City of Cleveland sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Ohio ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 64,914 | 14.87 | -1.12 |
| Commercial | 8,729 | 13.87 | +3.21 |
| Year | Home accounts, City of Cleveland | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64,023 | 13.24 | 13.61 | 1.03 | No data | No data |
| 2016 | 63,590 | 13.35 | 13.48 | 1.01 | No data | No data |
| 2017 | 64,917 | 13.82 | 13.92 | 1.01 | No data | No data |
| 2018 | 65,135 | 14.62 | 15.12 | 1.03 | 222 | 1.32 |
| 2019 | 64,852 | 14.65 | 15.08 | 1.03 | 218 | 2.01 |
| 2020 | 65,324 | 14.62 | 15.06 | 1.03 | 145 | 1.31 |
| 2021 | 65,104 | 14.58 | 14.37 | 0.99 | 204 | 1.66 |
| 2022 | 64,594 | 14.25 | 13.61 | 0.96 | 124 | 1.16 |
| 2023 | 64,034 | 14.99 | 14.32 | 0.96 | 162 | 1.18 |
| 2024 | 64,914 | 14.87 | 13.87 | 0.93 | 170 | 1.08 |
| Utility near City of Cleveland on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Cleveland | Home ¢, gap to City of Cleveland | Gap % to City of Cleveland | Accounts, City of Cleveland = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. City of Cuyahoga Falls | -126 | -1.85 | -12.4% | 0.36 |
| 7. Ohio Power Co | -12 | -0.51 | -3.5% | 20.81 |
| 8. South Central Power Company | +31 | -0.00 | -0.0% | 1.74 |
| 9. City of Cleveland (this utility) | 170 | 14.87 | - | 1.00 |
| 10. City of Hamilton | -80 | +0.57 | +3.8% | 0.41 |
| 11. Licking Rural Electric Inc | -57 | +2.01 | +13.5% | 0.37 |
| Class at City of Cleveland | Accounts | Of City of Cleveland accounts | Of City of Cleveland MWh sold | kWh a year per City of Cleveland account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 64,914 | 88.1% | 24.8% | 5,915 |
| Commercial | 8,729 | 11.8% | 40.0% | 70,818 |
| Industrial and other | 23 | 0.03% | 35.2% | 23,626,522 |
| Measure | City of Cleveland | Ohio context | City of Cleveland detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cleveland home meters on AMI | 0.0% | Ohio 62.3% | 0 of 64,914 meters |
| Home meters, AMR (drive-by read) | 64,914 | Ohio figure not published | 100.0% of meters |
| Time-of-use rate for City of Cleveland homes | Not on file | 10 of 21 Ohio utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by City of Cleveland |
| Net-metered installations | 179 | 98% residential | 2.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 12.1 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 493 kWh month | Cost a month at 14.87 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 51% | $37.17 | -$4.03 | $446 |
| 500 | 101% | $74.34 | -$8.06 | $892 |
| 750 | 152% | $111.51 | -$12.09 | $1,338 |
| 1,000 | 203% | $148.68 | -$16.12 | $1,784 |
| 1,500 | 304% | $223.02 | -$24.18 | $2,676 |
| 2,000 | 406% | $297.36 | -$32.24 | $3,568 |
| Measure, City of Cleveland | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 170.3 | 170.3 | 2.84 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 1.080 | 1.080 | 0.93 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 157.7 | 157.7 | 2.63 h |
1 Ohio counties, region RFC:
Ohio other states: 1 of 1 county of City of Cleveland drawn
City of Cleveland: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV73,666 accounts in 2024: residential 64,914, commercial 8,729, industrial 23.
In 2024 homes paid 14.87 cents; against the Ohio average that is -7.0%.
SAIDI 170.3 min and SAIFI 1.08 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.71, CAIDI 158 min.
179 installations with 2.2 MW, of which residential installations number 175.
493 kWh at 14.87 cents comes to about $73, energy only.
Rank 9 of 11 in Ohio on price, -7.0% against the state average; 8 charge less than 14.87 ¢.
Homes take 24.8% of 1,545,537 MWh, commercial accounts 40.0%, industrial and other 35.2%; the 8,729 commercial accounts use 70,818 kWh each, 12.0 times a home.
0 of 64,914 home meters are AMI, 0.0%. City of Cleveland reports no home time-of-use rate; 10 of 21 Ohio filers do.
10th cheapest of 11 in 2015, 9th of 11 in 2024; its price rose 12.3% while Ohio rose 24.9%.
16.36 cents per kWh, +10.0% on the 14.87 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to City of Cleveland at 14.87 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
1 home plan record, energy charges: 3.5 to 7.7 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).