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Ohio Power Co: rates, outages and net metering

Ohio Power Co is an investor owned utility serving 1,533,265 customer accounts in Ohio; 1,339,232 of them are residential. Businesses and industry take 71% of the 48,652,907 MWh it sells; homes take 29%.

Gavin power plant on the Ohio River
Gavin Power Plant. Photo by The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

Ohio Power Co: 879 kWh a month costs roughly $126 in energy at 14.35 ¢/kWh, -10.2% on the Ohio average of 15.99 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 71% of the 48,652,907 MWh it sells; homes take 29%.

Who buys power from Ohio Power Co

Business share of sales
71%homes 29% of 48,652,907 MWh

The customer mix of Ohio Power Co is its own: 1,339,232 home accounts buy 29.0% of 48,652,907 MWh, 185,282 commercial accounts buy 42.0%, and the remaining 29.0% goes to 8,751 industrial and other accounts. A typical Ohio Power Co home uses 10,549 kWh a year, a typical business account 110,211.

How it compares

Ohio Power Co
Ohio Power Co, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Ohio Power CoLowest in this table14.35 ¢/kWh5.47 ¢/kWh$126at 879 kWh158 minSAIDI
Ohio average against this company, which is 7 of 11 on price+1.64 ¢/kWhcompany 10.2% below+5.19 ¢/kWhcompany 48.7% below+$14a month at 879 kWh-64 mincompany 64 above
South Central Power Company14.87 ¢/kWhcompany 3.4% below13.58 ¢/kWhcompany 59.7% below$1315 more than company201 mincompany 43 below

Compare 35 Ohio companies

Ohio Power Co: 2025

Ohio Power Co: -3.2% on 2024 for homes, Ohio +6.1%.

Ohio Power Co home price, 2025
13.90 ¢/kWh-3.2% on 2024, early release
Ohio Power Co SAIDI, 2025
145 min-8% on 2024, early release
Ohio Power Co against Ohio, 2025
-9.2 pointsOhio Power Co -3.2%, Ohio +6.1%, price in Ohio 16.96 ¢

Ohio Power Co reported 13.90 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, -3.2% on its 2024 figure of 14.35, while the Ohio average moved +6.1%. Its SAIDI is 145 minutes against 158 in 2024.

Carbon context

Ohio Power Co serves 1,339,232 homes in Ohio. At 879 kWh a month that is about 424 kg of CO₂, or 5,091 kg a year, at the Ohio plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Ohio generation mix.

Ohio Power Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.35 ¢ in 2024

11.50 ¢ in 2015, 14.35 ¢ in 2024 (+24.8%); Ohio 12.80 to 15.99 ¢.

Ohio Power Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearOhio Power CoGap to Ohio residentialGap to U.S. residential
201511.50-1.30-1.15
201611.42-1.05-1.13
201710.95-1.68-1.94
201810.63-1.93-2.24
201910.28-2.10-2.73
202010.82-1.47-2.33
202110.91-1.86-2.75
202212.52-1.33-2.52
202314.44-0.94-1.56
202414.35-1.64-2.13

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Ohio Power Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

202 min in 2015, 158 in 2024.

Ohio Power Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearOhio Power Co, no major eventsOhio Power Co, all events
2015202239
2016175190
2017199255
2018218256
2019202307
2020167255
2021171231
2022179595
2023148326
2024158272

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Reliability: SAIDI 158.1 min

158.1 min, 1.59x the median reporter, rank 467 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events158.1
  • Company, with major events272.2

Ohio Power Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 11.50 ¢ in 2015 to 14.35 ¢ in 2024, a move of +24.8%: Ohio Power Co tracked its state (+24.9%) within 0.1 points, and -5.5 points against the U.S. Full-service customers alone pay 19.33 ¢ per EIA, against 14.35 ¢ for all rows: buyers of energy elsewhere pay Ohio Power Co for delivery only. Ohio Power Co's sharpest move came in 2023, +15.3%. The high is 14.44 ¢ (2023) and the low 10.28 ¢ (2019). 2024: -0.6% here, +4.0% for the Ohio average. SAIDI at Ohio Power Co (major events excluded) fell from 202 minutes in 2015 to 158 in 2024, -22%; best year 2023 at 148. At 158 minutes in 2024, Ohio Power Co sat +59 from the national SAIDI median, with 0 of 10 years below it. 2022: 595 minutes with major events, 179 without, the widest gap of any year. Ohio Power Co has 6 cheaper and 4 higher-priced Ohio peers among 11 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Cuyahoga Falls, bills 13.02 ¢ (-1.34). Next higher-priced, South Central Power Company, bills 14.87 ¢ (+0.51).

Cheaper by 10.2% than Ohio, slower to restore: 158 minutes is 1.6 times the national median.

Home accounts at Ohio Power Co went from 1,276,363 in 2015 to 1,339,232 in 2024, +4.9%. Business customers paid 0.38 times the home price in 2024 (5.47 against 14.35 ¢); the ratio was 0.43 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.32 in 2015 to 0.99 in 2024, between 0.96 and 1.46.

Facts

Customer accounts
1,533,26526.5% of Ohio total
Residential accounts
1,339,23226.0% of Ohio homes
Commercial accounts
185,28212.1% of the base
Residential rate
14.35 ¢/kWhplace 7 of 11, -10.2% against the state
Commercial rate
5.47 ¢/kWhplace 3 of 25, -48.7% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
158.1 minbetter than 31% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
0.990.98x the median
SAIDI with major events
272.2 min41.9% from event days
Net-metered capacity
191.1 MW11,697 installations
Counties served
54all in Ohio
Average residential use
10,549 kWh/yr879 a month
Implied monthly bill
$126-$19 on the U.S. rate, 879 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+24.8%11.50 to 14.35 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
-22%202 min in 2015, 158 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Ohio Power Co

Ohio Power Co sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Ohio ¢/kWh
Residential1,339,23214.35-1.64
Commercial185,2825.47-5.19

Year by year, Ohio Power Co

YearHome accounts, Ohio Power CoHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
20151,276,36311.504.960.432021.32
20161,278,48411.425.300.461751.24
20171,282,55810.955.340.491991.32
20181,292,37410.635.680.532181.46
20191,297,02910.284.970.482021.39
20201,306,55210.824.960.461671.24
20211,314,08410.914.870.451711.26
20221,320,04712.525.950.471791.19
20231,329,63814.446.460.451480.96
20241,339,23214.355.470.381580.99

Peers of Ohio Power Co in Ohio, place 7 of 11 on home price

Utility near Ohio Power Co on priceSAIDI min, gap to Ohio Power CoHome ¢, gap to Ohio Power CoGap % to Ohio Power CoAccounts, Ohio Power Co = 1
4. The Toledo Edison Co-63-4.11-28.6%0.21
5. Duke Energy Ohio Inc-56-3.53-24.6%0.50
6. City of Cuyahoga Falls-114-1.34-9.3%0.02
7. Ohio Power Co (this utility)15814.35-1.00
8. South Central Power Company+43+0.51+3.6%0.08
9. City of Cleveland+12+0.51+3.6%0.05
10. City of Hamilton-68+1.08+7.6%0.02

Who buys Ohio Power Co's electricity

Class at Ohio Power CoAccountsOf Ohio Power Co accountsOf Ohio Power Co MWh soldkWh a year per Ohio Power Co account
Residential1,339,23287.3%29.0%10,549
Commercial185,28212.1%42.0%110,211
Industrial and other8,7510.57%29.0%1,611,814

Ohio Power Co among AEP group

Ohio Power Co and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Ohio Power CoHome ¢, gap to Ohio Power CoAccounts, Ohio Power Co = 1
1. Public Service Co of Oklahoma (OK)-41-1.630.37
2. Kingsport Power Co (TN)+7-1.520.03
3. Southwestern Electric Power Co (LA)+162-0.890.15
4. Ohio Power Co (OH, this utility)15814.351.00
5. Kentucky Power Co (KY)+248+0.710.11
6. Indiana Michigan Power Co (IN)-61+1.950.31
7. Appalachian Power Co (VA)+184+2.660.36
8. Wheeling Power Co (WV)+503+3.050.03

Ohio Power Co: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureOhio Power CoOhio contextOhio Power Co detail
Ohio Power Co home meters on AMI79.7%Ohio 62.3%1,074,741 of 1,348,718 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)273,192Ohio figure not published20.3% of meters
Homes with daily digital access1,072,405Ohio figure not published80% of the 1,339,232 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Ohio Power Co homesOffered10 of 21 Ohio utilities offer one204 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.02% of 1,339,232
Net-metered installations11,69795% residential8.3 homes per 1,000 accounts, 16.3 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Ohio Power Co

kWhShare of a 879 kWh monthCost a month at 14.35 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25028%$35.88-$5.32$431
50057%$71.77-$10.63$861
75085%$107.65-$15.95$1,292
1,000114%$143.54-$21.26$1,722
1,500171%$215.31-$31.89$2,584
2,000228%$287.08-$42.52$3,445

Outage record, Ohio Power Co

Measure, Ohio Power CoNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes158.1272.22.63 h
SAIFI interruptions0.9911.1301.01 yr apart
CAIDI minutes159.5240.92.66 h

Territory of Ohio Power Co

54 Ohio counties, region RFC:

Counties served by Ohio Power CoJacksonHardinWyandotPauldingRichlandTuscarawasHenryDarkeMorganVan WertCrawfordGuernseyPerryMorrowPutnamHarrisonSenecaLickingStarkFranklinHolmesFairfieldAthensAuglaizeWayneWoodMonroeGalliaHockingHuronCoshoctonBelmontAshlandJeffersonAdamsMuskingumPikeSanduskySciotoCarrollMarionLoganUnionColumbianaWashingtonMeigsLawrenceHancockDelawareNobleSummitDefianceKnoxAllen

Ohio other states: 54 of 54 counties of Ohio Power Co drawn

Ohio Power Co: 54 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Adams
  • Allen
  • Ashland
  • Athens
  • Auglaize
  • Belmont
  • Carroll
  • Columbiana
  • Coshocton
  • Crawford
  • Darke
  • Defiance
  • Delaware
  • Fairfield
  • Franklin
  • Gallia
  • Guernsey
  • Hancock
  • Hardin
  • Harrison
  • Henry
  • Hocking
  • Holmes
  • Huron
  • Jackson
  • Jefferson
  • Knox
  • Lawrence
  • Licking
  • Logan
  • Marion
  • Meigs
  • Monroe
  • Morgan
  • Morrow
  • Muskingum
  • Noble
  • Paulding
  • Perry
  • Pike
  • Putnam
  • Richland
  • Sandusky
  • Scioto
  • Seneca
  • Stark
  • Summit
  • Tuscarawas
  • Union
  • Van Wert
  • Washington
  • Wayne
  • Wood
  • Wyandot

Questions on Ohio Power Co

How many customers does Ohio Power Co serve in Ohio?

1,533,265 accounts in 2024: residential 1,339,232, commercial 185,282, industrial 8,751.

What is the average residential rate of Ohio Power Co?

In 2024 homes paid 14.35 cents; against the Ohio average that is -10.2%.

How reliable is Ohio Power Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 158.1 min and SAIFI 0.99 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.59, CAIDI 160 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Ohio Power Co grid?

11,697 installations with 191.1 MW, of which residential installations number 11,090.

What is the monthly bill at Ohio Power Co for average use?

879 kWh at 14.35 cents comes to about $126, energy only.

How does Ohio Power Co rank on price within Ohio?

Rank 7 of 11 in Ohio on price, -10.2% against the state average; 6 charge less than 14.35 ¢.

What share of Ohio Power Co sales do homes buy?

Homes take 29.0% of 48,652,907 MWh, commercial accounts 42.0%, industrial and other 29.0%; the 185,282 commercial accounts use 110,211 kWh each, 10.4 times a home.

At Ohio Power Co, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

1,074,741 of 1,348,718 home meters are AMI, 79.7%. Ohio Power Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 204 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.02% of its homes.

Has Ohio Power Co moved up the Ohio price list since 2015?

7th cheapest of 11 in 2015, 7th of 11 in 2024; its price rose 24.8% while Ohio rose 24.9%.

How does Ohio Power Co compare with 7 similar utilities?

Place 4 of 8 on home price at 14.35 ¢ (AEP group); median 14.71 ¢, cheapest member 12.73 ¢.

What did Ohio Power Co charge homes in 2025?

13.90 cents per kWh, -3.2% on the 14.35 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Ohio Power Co at 14.35 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Ohio Power Co

Rate plans on file

12 home plan records, energy charges: 5.1 to 36.0 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for Ohio Power Co: rates, outages and net metering

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Ohio Power Co: 879 kWh a month costs roughly $126 in energy at 14.35 ¢/kWh, -10.2% on the Ohio average of 15.99 ¢.