Duke Energy Ohio Inc electricity: 759,800 accounts in Ohio, SAIDI 103

Duke Energy Ohio Inc is an investor owned utility serving 759,800 customer accounts in Ohio; 693,435 of them are residential. Its home price sits 32.3% under the Ohio average and ranks 5 of 11 among larger utilities.

Aerial view of the William H. Zimmer Power Station on the Ohio River — William H. Zimmer Power Station aerial 2017. Photo by Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 897 kWh a month a Duke Energy Ohio Inc home pays about $97 in energy: 10.83 ¢/kWh, 32.3% below the Ohio average of 15.99 ¢.

Its home price sits 32.3% under the Ohio average and ranks 5 of 11 among larger utilities.

Duke Energy Ohio Inc on price: 32.3% under Ohio

Home price against Ohio: -32.3%place 5 of 11, cheapest first

Home price is where Duke Energy Ohio Inc departs furthest from the Ohio pattern: 10.83 ¢ against a state average of 15.99 ¢, place 5 of 11 among Ohio utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Dayton Power & Light Co at 8.54 ¢ (-2.28 ¢ from here), the most expensive Licking Rural Electric Inc at 16.88 ¢ (+6.05 ¢).

A home using 897 kWh a month pays about $97 in energy here; at the Ohio average the same use would cost $143, a difference of -$46 a month.

How it compares

Duke Energy Ohio Inc
Duke Energy Ohio Inc, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Duke Energy Ohio Inc	10.83 ¢/kWh	5.14 ¢/kWh	$97at 897 kWh	103 minSAIDI
Ohio average against this company, which is 5 of 11 on price	+5.16 ¢/kWhcompany 32.3% below	+5.52 ¢/kWhcompany 51.7% below	+$46a month at 897 kWh	-9 mincompany 9 above
The Toledo Edison CoLowest in this table	10.24 ¢/kWhcompany 5.7% above	7.35 ¢/kWhcompany 30.0% below	$925 less than company	95 mincompany 7 above

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Duke Energy Ohio Inc: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Duke Energy Ohio Inc; 2024 stays the latest year.

Duke Energy Ohio Inc 2024 against Ohio 2025: -6.13 ¢10.83 ¢ for Duke Energy Ohio Inc in 2024, 16.96 ¢ for Ohio in 2025

No 2025 line exists yet for Duke Energy Ohio Inc, so 10.83 ¢/kWh and a SAIDI of 103 minutes (2024, 693,435 homes) are the latest figures.

Carbon context

Duke Energy Ohio Inc serves 693,435 homes in Ohio. At 897 kWh a month that is about 433 kg of CO₂, or 5,196 kg a year, at the Ohio plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Ohio generation mix.

Duke Energy Ohio Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 10.83 ¢ in 2024

8.29 ¢ in 2015, 10.83 ¢ in 2024 (+30.6%); Ohio 12.80 to 15.99 ¢.

Duke Energy Ohio Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Gap to Ohio residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	8.29	-4.51	-4.36
2016	8.62	-3.85	-3.93
2017	8.39	-4.24	-4.50
2018	7.87	-4.69	-5.00
2019	7.99	-4.39	-5.02
2020	7.95	-4.34	-5.20
2021	8.16	-4.61	-5.50
2022	8.60	-5.25	-6.44
2023	10.83	-4.55	-5.17
2024	10.83	-5.16	-5.65

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Duke Energy Ohio Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

133 min in 2015, 103 in 2024.

Duke Energy Ohio Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Duke Energy Ohio Inc, no major events
2015	133
2016	146
2017	158
2018	143
2019	96
2020	106
2021	125
2022	113
2023	104
2024	103

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 102.5 min

102.5 min, 1.03x the median reporter, rank 344 of 673.

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Company, no major events102.5
Company, with major events321.1

Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Duke Energy Ohio Inc billed homes 8.29 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 10.83 ¢ in 2024, +30.6% in all, and outpaced the Ohio average (+24.9%) by 5.6 points. Full-service customers alone pay 15.00 ¢ per EIA, against 10.83 ¢ for all rows: buyers of energy elsewhere pay Duke Energy Ohio Inc for delivery only. Duke Energy Ohio Inc's sharpest move came in 2023, +25.8%. The latest year is the high at 10.83 ¢; the low was 7.87 ¢ (2018). 2024: +0.0% here, +4.0% for the Ohio average. SAIDI at Duke Energy Ohio Inc (major events excluded) fell from 133 minutes in 2015 to 103 in 2024, -23%; best year 2019 at 96. At 103 minutes in 2024, Duke Energy Ohio Inc sat +3 from the national SAIDI median, with 1 of 10 years below it. 2022: 541 minutes with major events, 113 without, the widest gap of any year. Duke Energy Ohio Inc has 4 cheaper and 6 higher-priced Ohio peers among 11 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, The Toledo Edison Co, bills 10.24 ¢ (-0.59). Next higher-priced, City of Cuyahoga Falls, bills 13.02 ¢ (+2.19).

Price is the selling point in this record: 32.3% under the Ohio average, with 103 outage minutes close to the national median (1.03x).

Home accounts at Duke Energy Ohio Inc went from 623,795 in 2015 to 693,435 in 2024, +11.2%. Business customers paid 0.48 times the home price in 2024 (5.14 against 10.83 ¢); the ratio was 0.48 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.16 in 2015 to 0.80 in 2024, between 0.80 and 1.28.

Outages and home price of Duke Energy Ohio Inc (EIA utility 3542), 2013 to 2024

By 2024 the average Duke Energy Ohio Inc customer sat through 103 minutes of outage, against 115 in 2013 (−11%). Its best year was 2019 (96 min), its worst 2017 (158 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Ohio median of 95 minutes in 2024, Duke Energy Ohio Inc was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Duke Energy Ohio Inc home paid 11.11 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 11.50 ¢ in 2013, −3.4%; the bill itself went 8.32 ¢ to 10.83 ¢ (+30.1%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,380 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,334 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 4th cheapest of 58 in 2013, 7th of 36 in 2024 among Ohio utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Duke Energy Ohio Inc outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 103 in 2024

Duke Energy Ohio Inc at 103 min in 2024 and the Ohio median at 95.

Duke Energy Ohio Inc home price since 2013: −3.4% after inflation

Duke Energy Ohio Inc: 11.11 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 10.83 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Duke Energy Ohio Inc, EIA utility 3542, year by year among Ohio utilities

Duke Energy Ohio Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Duke Energy Ohio I	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Duke Energy Oh	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Duke Energy Oh	Ohio median SAIDI
2013	8.32	11.50	4 of 58	115	0.98	9 of 15	89
2014	8.41	11.44	4 of 58	112	1.15	11 of 17	108
2015	8.29	11.27	4 of 58	133	1.16	14 of 19	96
2016	8.62	11.56	5 of 58	146	1.14	18 of 22	90
2017	8.39	11.02	3 of 57	158	1.28	19 of 25	100
2018	7.87	10.09	1 of 58	143	1.15	20 of 27	104
2019	7.99	10.06	2 of 77	96	0.87	15 of 30	100
2020	7.95	9.89	4 of 38	106	0.92	14 of 25	104
2021	8.16	9.70	3 of 38	125	0.95	19 of 27	100
2022	8.60	9.46	3 of 38	113	0.91	18 of 29	100
2023	10.83	11.44	8 of 38	104	0.83	17 of 29	96
2024	10.83	11.11	7 of 36	103	0.80	16 of 28	95

Duke Energy Ohio Inc, EIA utility 3542: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Ohio real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 759,80013.1% of Ohio total
Residential accounts: 693,43513.5% of Ohio homes
Commercial accounts: 64,4508.5% of the base
Residential rate: 10.83 ¢/kWhplace 5 of 11, -32.3% against the state
Commercial rate: 5.14 ¢/kWhplace 2 of 25, -51.7% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 102.5 minbetter than 49% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.800.79x the median
SAIDI with major events: 321.1 min68.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 62.2 MW5,592 installations
Counties served: 23all in Ohio
Average residential use: 10,767 kWh/yr897 a month
Implied monthly bill: $97-$51 on the U.S. rate, 897 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +30.6%8.29 to 10.83 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -23%133 min in 2015, 103 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Duke Energy Ohio Inc

Duke Energy Ohio Inc sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Ohio ¢/kWh
Residential	693,435	10.83	-5.16
Commercial	64,450	5.14	-5.52

Year by year, Duke Energy Ohio Inc

Year	Home accounts, Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	623,795	8.29	3.95	0.48	133	1.16
2016	629,102	8.62	3.94	0.46	146	1.14
2017	634,070	8.39	3.95	0.47	158	1.28
2018	639,394	7.87	3.64	0.46	143	1.15
2019	644,016	7.99	3.96	0.50	96	0.87
2020	651,890	7.95	4.27	0.54	106	0.92
2021	655,795	8.16	3.95	0.48	125	0.95
2022	680,863	8.60	4.35	0.51	113	0.91
2023	687,195	10.83	5.15	0.48	104	0.83
2024	693,435	10.83	5.14	0.48	103	0.80

Peers of Duke Energy Ohio Inc in Ohio, place 5 of 11 on home price

Utility near Duke Energy Ohio Inc on price	SAIDI min, gap to Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Home ¢, gap to Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Gap % to Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Accounts, Duke Energy Ohio Inc = 1
2. Cleveland Electric Illum Co	+48	-1.42	-13.1%	1.00
3. Ohio Edison Co	+11	-1.28	-11.8%	1.41
4. The Toledo Edison Co	-7	-0.59	-5.4%	0.42
5. Duke Energy Ohio Inc (this utility)	103	10.83	-	1.00
6. City of Cuyahoga Falls	-58	+2.19	+20.2%	0.04
7. Ohio Power Co	+56	+3.53	+32.6%	2.02
8. South Central Power Company	+99	+4.04	+37.3%	0.17

Who buys Duke Energy Ohio Inc's electricity

Class at Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Accounts	Of Duke Energy Ohio Inc accounts	Of Duke Energy Ohio Inc MWh sold	kWh a year per Duke Energy Ohio Inc account
Residential	693,435	91.3%	38.1%	10,767
Commercial	64,450	8.5%	38.8%	117,974
Industrial and other	1,915	0.25%	23.0%	2,351,942

Duke Energy Ohio Inc among Duke Energy group

Duke Energy Ohio Inc and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Home ¢, gap to Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Accounts, Duke Energy Ohio Inc = 1
1. Duke Energy Ohio Inc (OH, this utility)	103	10.83	1.00
2. Duke Energy Indiana, LLC (IN)	+10	+1.92	1.20
3. Duke Energy Kentucky (KY)	-11	+2.62	0.20
4. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (NC)	+65	+3.11	2.94
5. Duke Energy Progress (NC)	+39	+4.71	2.08
6. Duke Energy Florida, LLC (FL)	-19	+5.80	2.64

Duke Energy Ohio Inc: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Duke Energy Ohio Inc	Ohio context	Duke Energy Ohio Inc detail
Duke Energy Ohio Inc home meters on AMI	99.7%	Ohio 62.3%	705,124 of 706,901 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	55	Ohio figure not published	0.0% of meters
Homes with daily digital access	262,768	Ohio figure not published	38% of the 693,435 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Duke Energy Ohio Inc homes	Offered	10 of 21 Ohio utilities offer one	17 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.00% of 693,435
Net-metered installations	5,592	95% residential	7.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 11.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Duke Energy Ohio Inc

kWh	Share of a 897 kWh month	Cost a month at 10.83 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	28%	$27.07	-$14.13	$325
500	56%	$54.14	-$28.26	$650
750	84%	$81.21	-$42.39	$974
1,000	111%	$108.28	-$56.52	$1,299
1,500	167%	$162.41	-$84.79	$1,949
2,000	223%	$216.55	-$113.05	$2,599

Outage record, Duke Energy Ohio Inc

Measure, Duke Energy Ohio Inc	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	102.5	321.1	1.71 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.798	1.045	1.25 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	128.5	307.3	2.14 h

Territory of Duke Energy Ohio Inc

23 Ohio counties, region RFC:

Ohio other states: 23 of 23 counties of Duke Energy Ohio Inc drawn

Duke Energy Ohio Inc: 23 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Adams
Brown
Butler
Clark
Clermont
Clinton
Coshocton
Delaware
Fairfield
Franklin
Greene
Hamilton
Highland
Licking
Madison
Montgomery
Muskingum
Pickaway
Pike
Preble
Ross
Scioto
Warren

Questions on Duke Energy Ohio Inc

How big is Duke Energy Ohio Inc in Ohio, by customer accounts?

759,800 accounts in 2024: residential 693,435, commercial 64,450, industrial 1,915.

How many cents per kWh does Duke Energy Ohio Inc charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 10.83 cents; against the Ohio average that is -32.3%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Duke Energy Ohio Inc?

SAIDI 102.5 min and SAIFI 0.80 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.03, CAIDI 128 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Duke Energy Ohio Inc?

5,592 installations with 62.2 MW, of which residential installations number 5,340.

What would a typical Duke Energy Ohio Inc home pay each month?

897 kWh at 10.83 cents comes to about $97, energy only.

Is Duke Energy Ohio Inc cheaper than other Ohio utilities?

Rank 5 of 11 in Ohio on price, -32.3% against the state average; 4 charge less than 10.83 ¢.

How much of the Duke Energy Ohio Inc load is business?

Homes take 38.1% of 19,573,690 MWh, commercial accounts 38.8%, industrial and other 23.0%; the 64,450 commercial accounts use 117,974 kWh each, 11.0 times a home.

Does Duke Energy Ohio Inc have smart meters or TOU rates?

705,124 of 706,901 home meters are AMI, 99.7%. Duke Energy Ohio Inc offers a home time-of-use rate; 17 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.00% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Duke Energy Ohio Inc become cheaper than other Ohio utilities?

3rd cheapest of 11 in 2015, 5th of 11 in 2024; its price rose 30.6% while Ohio rose 24.9%.

How does Duke Energy Ohio Inc compare with 5 similar utilities?

Place 1 of 6 on home price at 10.83 ¢ (Duke Energy group); median 13.69 ¢, cheapest member 10.83 ¢.

Has Duke Energy Ohio Inc filed 2025 data with EIA?

Its latest filing year is 2024, with 103 SAIDI minutes and 10.83 cents for homes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Duke Energy Ohio Inc at 10.83 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

City of TacomaWashington, 10.81 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
Lincoln Electric SystemNebraska, 10.86 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ above
Salt River Electric Coop CorpKentucky, 10.88 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ above
New Smyrna Beach City ofFlorida, 10.92 ¢/kWh, 0.09 ¢ above

Primary sources for Duke Energy Ohio Inc electricity: 759,800 accounts in Ohio, SAIDI 103

EIA-861 annual report entry for Duke Energy Ohio Inc electricity: 759,800 accounts in Ohio, SAIDI 103, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Duke Energy Ohio Inc electricity: 759,800 accounts in Ohio, SAIDI 103, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Duke Energy Ohio Inc electricity: 759,800 accounts in Ohio, SAIDI 103, the state price average