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City of Cleveland: rates, outages and net metering

In Ohio, City of Cleveland bills 73,666 accounts, 88.1% residential, as a 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.

City of Cleveland: smart meters and rate options

Home meters that are AMI
0%Ohio utilities overall: 62%

Metering is where City of Cleveland differs: 0 of 64,914 home meters are AMI, 0.0%, 9th place 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.

How it compares

City of Cleveland
City of Cleveland, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
City of Cleveland14.87 ¢/kWh13.87 ¢/kWh$73at 493 kWh170 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 table14.87 ¢/kWhcompany 0.0% above13.58 ¢/kWhcompany 2.1% above$73same bill as company201 mincompany 31 below

Compare 35 Ohio companies

City of Cleveland: 2025

City of Cleveland: +10.0% on 2024 for homes, Ohio +5.7%.

City of Cleveland home price, 2025
16.36 ¢/kWh+10.0% on 2024, early release
City of Cleveland SAIDI, 2025
191 min+12% on 2024, early release
City of Cleveland against Ohio, 2025
+4.4 pointsCity of Cleveland +10.0%, Ohio +5.7%, price in Ohio 16.90 ¢

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 +5.7%. Its SAIDI is 191 minutes against 170 in 2024.

Carbon context

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.

City of Cleveland charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.87 ¢ in 2024

13.24 ¢ in 2015, 14.87 ¢ in 2024 (+12.3%); Ohio 12.80 to 15.99 ¢.

City of Cleveland residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearCity of ClevelandGap to Ohio residentialGap to U.S. residential
201513.24+0.44+0.59
201613.35+0.88+0.80
201713.82+1.19+0.93
201814.62+2.06+1.75
201914.65+2.27+1.64
202014.62+2.33+1.47
202114.58+1.81+0.92
202214.25+0.40-0.79
202314.99-0.39-1.01
202414.87-1.12-1.61

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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City of Cleveland SAIDI, 2018-2024

222 min in 2018, 170 in 2024.

City of Cleveland SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearCity of Cleveland, no major eventsCity of Cleveland, all events
2015No data12
2016No data17
2017No data28
2018222222
2019218218
2020145145
2021204204
2022124124
2023162162
2024170170

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 170.3 min

170.3 min, 1.71x the median reporter, rank 489 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events170.3
  • Company, with major events170.3

City of Cleveland, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 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.

What kind of utility is City of Cleveland?

City of Cleveland files with EIA as a municipal utility. In Ohio, municipal utilities serve 5% of residential customers at an average 13.2 cents per kWh, 23% below investor-owned utilities in Ohio. City of Cleveland itself averaged 14.9 cents, 1.7 cents above its type in Ohio.

Ohio utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 3,982 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 5.4 per 100 accounts (Ohio: 6.4; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average City of Cleveland - (OH) customer was without power 170 minutes without major events and 170 with them. That is 21st fewest of 26 Ohio utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Ohio utility reported 95 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 0% of its 64,914 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Ohio reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts
73,6661.3% of Ohio total
Residential accounts
64,9141.3% of Ohio homes
Commercial accounts
8,72911.8% of the base
Residential rate
14.87 ¢/kWh9th place of 11, -7.0% against the state
Commercial rate
13.87 ¢/kWh15th place of 25, +30.1% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
170.3 minbetter than 27% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.081.07x the median
SAIDI with major events
170.3 min0.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity
2.2 MW179 installations
Counties served
1all in Ohio
Average residential use
5,915 kWh/yr493 a month
Implied monthly bill
$73-$8 on the U.S. rate, 493 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+12.3%13.24 to 14.87 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
-23%222 min in 2018, 170 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, City of Cleveland

City of Cleveland sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Ohio ¢/kWh
Residential64,91414.87-1.12
Commercial8,72913.87+3.21

Year by year, City of Cleveland

YearHome accounts, City of ClevelandHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201564,02313.2413.611.03No dataNo data
201663,59013.3513.481.01No dataNo data
201764,91713.8213.921.01No dataNo data
201865,13514.6215.121.032221.32
201964,85214.6515.081.032182.01
202065,32414.6215.061.031451.31
202165,10414.5814.370.992041.66
202264,59414.2513.610.961241.16
202364,03414.9914.320.961621.18
202464,91414.8713.870.931701.08

Peers of City of Cleveland in Ohio, 9th place of 11 on home price

Utility near City of Cleveland on priceSAIDI min, gap to City of ClevelandHome ¢, gap to City of ClevelandGap % to City of ClevelandAccounts, 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)17014.87-1.00
10. City of Hamilton-80+0.57+3.8%0.41
11. Licking Rural Electric Inc-57+2.01+13.5%0.37

Who buys City of Cleveland's electricity

Class at City of ClevelandAccountsOf City of Cleveland accountsOf City of Cleveland MWh soldkWh a year per City of Cleveland account
Residential64,91488.1%24.8%5,915
Commercial8,72911.8%40.0%70,818
Industrial and other230.03%35.2%23,626,522

City of Cleveland: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureCity of ClevelandOhio contextCity of Cleveland detail
City of Cleveland home meters on AMI0.0%Ohio 62.3%0 of 64,914 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)64,914Ohio figure not published100.0% of meters
Time-of-use rate for City of Cleveland homesNot on file10 of 21 Ohio utilities offer oneno dynamic-pricing count filed by City of Cleveland
Net-metered installations17998% residential2.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 12.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, City of Cleveland

kWhShare of a 493 kWh monthCost a month at 14.87 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25051%$37.17-$4.03$446
500101%$74.34-$8.06$892
750152%$111.51-$12.09$1,338
1,000203%$148.68-$16.12$1,784
1,500304%$223.02-$24.18$2,676
2,000406%$297.36-$32.24$3,568

Outage record, City of Cleveland

Measure, City of ClevelandNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes170.3170.32.84 h
SAIFI interruptions1.0801.0800.93 yr apart
CAIDI minutes157.7157.72.63 h

Territory of City of Cleveland

1 Ohio counties, region RFC:

Counties served by City of ClevelandCuyahoga

Ohio other states: 1 of 1 county of City of Cleveland drawn

City of Cleveland: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Cuyahoga

Questions on City of Cleveland

How many customers does City of Cleveland serve in Ohio?

73,666 accounts in 2024: residential 64,914, commercial 8,729, industrial 23.

What is the average residential rate of City of Cleveland?

In 2024 homes paid 14.87 cents; against the Ohio average that is -7.0%.

How reliable is City of Cleveland by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 170.3 min and SAIFI 1.08 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.71, CAIDI 158 min.

How much solar net metering is on the City of Cleveland grid?

179 installations with 2.2 MW, of which residential installations number 175.

What is the monthly bill at City of Cleveland for average use?

493 kWh at 14.87 cents comes to about $73, energy only.

How does City of Cleveland rank on price within Ohio?

Rank 9 of 11 in Ohio on price, -7.0% against the state average; 8 charge less than 14.87 ¢.

How much of the City of Cleveland load is business?

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.

Does City of Cleveland have smart meters or TOU rates?

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.

Since 2015, has City of Cleveland become cheaper than other Ohio utilities?

10th cheapest of 11 in 2015, 9th of 11 in 2024; its price rose 12.3% while Ohio rose 24.9%.

What did City of Cleveland charge homes in 2025?

16.36 cents per kWh, +10.0% on the 14.87 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to City of Cleveland at 14.87 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on City of Cleveland

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 3.5 to 7.7 ¢/kWh.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for City of Cleveland: rates, outages and net metering

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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 ¢.

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Electric Consumer. (2026). City of Cleveland smart meters: 16.36 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 170 min in 2024. Data as of 26 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://electricconsumer.org/companies/city-of-cleveland.html

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {City of Cleveland smart meters: 16.36 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 170 min in 2024},
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