Dayton Power & Light Co: 8.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 106 minutes of SAIDI

In Ohio, Dayton Power & Light Co bills 540,836 accounts, 88.5% residential, as an investor owned utility. It connects 0.9 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.1 times the national median.

J.M. Stuart Station coal-fired power plant in southwest Ohio — JM Stuart Station. Photo by FunksBrother, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 921 kWh a month a Dayton Power & Light Co home pays about $79 in energy: 8.54 ¢/kWh, 46.6% below the Ohio average of 15.99 ¢.

It connects 0.9 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.1 times the national median.

Rooftop solar on the Dayton Power & Light Co grid

Net-metered homes per 1,000: 0.90.1x the national median of 8.7

Net metering stands out at Dayton Power & Light Co: 408 residential installations on 478,741 home accounts, 0.9 per 1,000. That is place 8 of 8 Ohio utilities and 0.1 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 15.2 MW, an average of 30.8 kW each.

How it compares

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Dayton Power & Light Co, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Dayton Power & Light CoLowest in this table	8.54 ¢/kWh	3.85 ¢/kWh	$79at 921 kWh	106 minSAIDI
Ohio average against this company, which is 1 of 11 on price	+7.45 ¢/kWhcompany 46.6% below	+6.81 ¢/kWhcompany 63.9% below	+$69a month at 921 kWh	-13 mincompany 13 above
Cleveland Electric Illum Co	9.41 ¢/kWhcompany 9.2% below	7.36 ¢/kWhcompany 47.6% below	$878 more than company	150 mincompany 44 below

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Dayton Power & Light Co: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Dayton Power & Light Co; 2024 stays the latest year.

Dayton Power & Light Co 2024 against Ohio 2025: -8.42 ¢8.54 ¢ for Dayton Power & Light Co in 2024, 16.96 ¢ for Ohio in 2025

No 2025 line exists yet for Dayton Power & Light Co, so 8.54 ¢/kWh and a SAIDI of 106 minutes (2024, 478,741 homes) are the latest figures.

Carbon context

Dayton Power & Light Co serves 478,741 homes in Ohio. At 921 kWh a month that is about 445 kg of CO₂, or 5,335 kg a year, at the Ohio plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Ohio generation mix.

Dayton Power & Light Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 8.54 ¢ in 2024

9.56 ¢ in 2015, 8.54 ¢ in 2024 (-10.7%); Ohio 12.80 to 15.99 ¢.

Dayton Power & Light Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Dayton Power & Light Co	Gap to Ohio residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	9.56	-3.24	-3.09
2016	8.78	-3.69	-3.77
2017	8.12	-4.51	-4.77
2018	8.15	-4.41	-4.72
2019	7.76	-4.62	-5.25
2020	6.87	-5.42	-6.28
2021	6.76	-6.01	-6.90
2022	8.60	-5.25	-6.44
2023	9.57	-5.81	-6.43
2024	8.54	-7.45	-7.94

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Dayton Power & Light Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

106 min in 2015, 106 in 2024.

Dayton Power & Light Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Dayton Power & Light C, no major events
2015	106
2016	88
2017	103
2018	104
2019	140
2020	122
2021	108
2022	109
2023	96
2024	106

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 106.4 min

106.4 min, 1.07x the median reporter, rank 353 of 673.

min

Company, no major events106.4
Company, with major events502.6

Dayton Power & Light Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 9.56 ¢ in 2015 to 8.54 ¢ in 2024, a move of -10.7%: Dayton Power & Light Co lagged its state (+24.9%) by 35.6 points, and -40.9 points against the U.S. Full-service customers alone pay 15.32 ¢ per EIA, against 8.54 ¢ for all rows: buyers of energy elsewhere pay Dayton Power & Light Co for delivery only. Dayton Power & Light Co's sharpest move came in 2022, +27.3%. The high is 9.57 ¢ (2023) and the low 6.76 ¢ (2021). 2024: -10.8% here, +4.0% for the Ohio average. SAIDI at Dayton Power & Light Co (major events excluded) went from 106 minutes in 2015 to 106 in 2024, +1%, between 88 (2016) and 140 (2019). Against the national median, Dayton Power & Light Co came in lower on SAIDI in 2 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 106 minutes, +7 from the median. 2019: 607 minutes with major events, 140 without, the widest gap of any year.

A 46.6% discount to Ohio comes with ordinary reliability, 106 minutes or 1.07x the national median.

Home accounts at Dayton Power & Light Co went from 456,690 in 2015 to 478,741 in 2024, +4.8%. Business customers paid 0.45 times the home price in 2024 (3.85 against 8.54 ¢); the ratio was 0.51 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.92 in 2015 to 0.87 in 2024, between 0.74 and 1.07.

Outages and home price of Dayton Power & Light Co (EIA utility 4922), 2013 to 2024

By 2024 the average Dayton Power & Light Co customer sat through 106 minutes of outage, against 80 in 2013 (+33%). Its best year was 2013 (80 min), its worst 2019 (140 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Ohio median of 95 minutes in 2024, Dayton Power & Light Co was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Dayton Power & Light Co home paid 8.77 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 13.95 ¢ in 2013, −37.1%; the bill itself went 10.09 ¢ to 8.54 ¢ (−15.3%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,674 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,052 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 13th cheapest of 58 in 2013, 1st of 36 in 2024 among Ohio utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Dayton Power & Light Co outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 106 in 2024

Dayton Power & Light Co at 106 min in 2024 and the Ohio median at 95.

Dayton Power & Light Co home price since 2013: −37.1% after inflation

Dayton Power & Light Co: 8.77 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 8.54 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Dayton Power & Light Co, EIA utility 4922, year by year among Ohio utilities

Dayton Power & Light Co 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Dayton Power & Lig	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Dayton Power &	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Dayton Power &	Ohio median SAIDI
2013	10.09	13.95	13 of 58	80	0.74	6 of 15	89
2014	9.85	13.39	11 of 58	109	0.92	10 of 17	108
2015	9.56	12.99	9 of 58	106	0.92	12 of 19	96
2016	8.78	11.78	6 of 58	88	0.77	11 of 22	90
2017	8.12	10.66	1 of 57	103	0.85	14 of 25	100
2018	8.15	10.44	3 of 58	104	0.91	14 of 27	104
2019	7.76	9.78	1 of 77	140	1.07	21 of 30	100
2020	6.87	8.55	1 of 38	122	0.97	17 of 25	104
2021	6.76	8.03	1 of 38	108	0.81	16 of 27	100
2022	8.60	9.46	2 of 38	109	0.86	17 of 29	100
2023	9.57	10.12	2 of 38	96	0.74	15 of 29	96
2024	8.54	8.77	1 of 36	106	0.87	17 of 28	95

Dayton Power & Light Co, EIA utility 4922: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Ohio real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 540,8369.3% of Ohio total
Residential accounts: 478,7419.3% of Ohio homes
Commercial accounts: 60,41411.2% of the base
Residential rate: 8.54 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 11, -46.6% against the state
Commercial rate: 3.85 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 25, -63.9% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 106.4 minbetter than 48% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.870.86x the median
SAIDI with major events: 502.6 min78.8% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 15.2 MW495 installations
Counties served: 24all in Ohio
Average residential use: 11,054 kWh/yr921 a month
Implied monthly bill: $79-$73 on the U.S. rate, 921 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: -10.7%9.56 to 8.54 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +1%106 min in 2015, 106 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Dayton Power & Light Co

Dayton Power & Light Co sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Ohio ¢/kWh
Residential	478,741	8.54	-7.45
Commercial	60,414	3.85	-6.81

Year by year, Dayton Power & Light Co

Year	Home accounts, Dayton Power & Light C	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	456,690	9.56	4.92	0.51	106	0.92
2016	458,402	8.78	4.45	0.51	88	0.77
2017	460,570	8.12	3.99	0.49	103	0.85
2018	463,617	8.15	3.62	0.44	104	0.91
2019	465,050	7.76	3.90	0.50	140	1.07
2020	468,285	6.87	3.40	0.49	122	0.97
2021	471,596	6.76	3.12	0.46	108	0.81
2022	472,880	8.60	3.95	0.46	109	0.86
2023	475,959	9.57	3.94	0.41	96	0.74
2024	478,741	8.54	3.85	0.45	106	0.87

Peers of Dayton Power & Light Co in Ohio, place 1 of 11 on home price

Utility near Dayton Power & Light Co on price	SAIDI min, gap to Dayton Power & Light Co	Home ¢, gap to Dayton Power & Light Co	Gap % to Dayton Power & Light Co	Accounts, Dayton Power & Light Co = 1
1. Dayton Power & Light Co (this utility)	106	8.54	-	1.00
2. Cleveland Electric Illum Co	+44	+0.86	+10.1%	1.40
3. Ohio Edison Co	+8	+1.00	+11.8%	1.99
4. The Toledo Edison Co	-11	+1.70	+19.9%	0.58

Who buys Dayton Power & Light Co's electricity

Class at Dayton Power & Light Co	Accounts	Of Dayton Power & Light Co accounts	Of Dayton Power & Light Co MWh sold	kWh a year per Dayton Power & Light Co account
Residential	478,741	88.5%	38.3%	11,054
Commercial	60,414	11.2%	35.5%	81,201
Industrial and other	1,680	0.31%	26.2%	2,154,644

Dayton Power & Light Co among AES group

Dayton Power & Light Co and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Dayton Power & Light Co	Home ¢, gap to Dayton Power & Light Co	Accounts, Dayton Power & Light Co = 1
1. Dayton Power & Light Co (OH, this utility)	106	8.54	1.00
2. AES Indiana (IN)	-19	+5.20	0.98

Dayton Power & Light Co: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Dayton Power & Light Co	Ohio context	Dayton Power & Light Co detail
Dayton Power & Light Co home meters on AMI	82.7%	Ohio 62.3%	398,210 of 481,439 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	76,107	Ohio figure not published	15.8% of meters
Time-of-use rate for Dayton Power & Light Co homes	Not on file	10 of 21 Ohio utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Dayton Power & Light Co
Net-metered installations	495	82% residential	0.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 30.8 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Dayton Power & Light Co

kWh	Share of a 921 kWh month	Cost a month at 8.54 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	27%	$21.36	-$19.84	$256
500	54%	$42.72	-$39.68	$513
750	81%	$64.08	-$59.52	$769
1,000	109%	$85.44	-$79.36	$1,025
1,500	163%	$128.17	-$119.03	$1,538
2,000	217%	$170.89	-$158.71	$2,051

Outage record, Dayton Power & Light Co

Measure, Dayton Power & Light	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	106.4	502.6	1.77 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.870	1.260	1.15 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	122.3	398.9	2.04 h

Territory of Dayton Power & Light Co

24 Ohio counties, region RFC:

Ohio other states: 24 of 24 counties of Dayton Power & Light Co drawn

Dayton Power & Light Co: 24 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Auglaize
Brown
Butler
Champaign
Clark
Clinton
Darke
Delaware
Fayette
Greene
Hardin
Highland
Logan
Madison
Mercer
Miami
Montgomery
Pickaway
Preble
Ross
Shelby
Union
Van Wert
Warren

Questions on Dayton Power & Light Co

How many customers does Dayton Power & Light Co serve in Ohio?

540,836 accounts in 2024: residential 478,741, commercial 60,414, industrial 1,680.

What is the average residential rate of Dayton Power & Light Co?

In 2024 homes paid 8.54 cents; against the Ohio average that is -46.6%.

How reliable is Dayton Power & Light Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 106.4 min and SAIFI 0.87 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.07, CAIDI 122 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Dayton Power & Light Co grid?

495 installations with 15.2 MW, of which residential installations number 408.

What is the monthly bill at Dayton Power & Light Co for average use?

921 kWh at 8.54 cents comes to about $79, energy only.

How does Dayton Power & Light Co rank on price within Ohio?

Rank 1 of 11 in Ohio on price, -46.6% against the state average; 0 charge less than 8.54 ¢.

How much of the Dayton Power & Light Co load is business?

Homes take 38.3% of 13,817,574 MWh, commercial accounts 35.5%, industrial and other 26.2%; the 60,414 commercial accounts use 81,201 kWh each, 7.3 times a home.

Does Dayton Power & Light Co have smart meters or TOU rates?

398,210 of 481,439 home meters are AMI, 82.7%. Dayton Power & Light Co reports no home time-of-use rate; 10 of 21 Ohio filers do.

Since 2015, has Dayton Power & Light Co become cheaper than other Ohio utilities?

5th cheapest of 11 in 2015, 1st of 11 in 2024; its price rose -10.7% while Ohio rose 24.9%.

Has Dayton Power & Light Co filed 2025 data with EIA?

Its latest filing year is 2024, with 106 SAIDI minutes and 8.54 cents for homes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Dayton Power & Light Co at 8.54 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Conway CorporationArkansas, 8.29 ¢/kWh, 0.25 ¢ below
PUD No 1 of Benton CountyWashington, 8.81 ¢/kWh, 0.27 ¢ above
Dixie Escalante R E A, IncUtah, 8.92 ¢/kWh, 0.38 ¢ above

Primary sources for Dayton Power & Light Co: 8.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 106 minutes of SAIDI

EIA-861 annual report entry for Dayton Power & Light Co: 8.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 106 minutes of SAIDI, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Dayton Power & Light Co: 8.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 106 minutes of SAIDI, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Dayton Power & Light Co: 8.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 106 minutes of SAIDI, the state price average