The 6 Ohio utilities covered
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6
Major Utilities
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American Electric Power
Duke Energy Corporation
The AES Corporation
City-Owned Electric Companies
Major municipal electric utilities include Columbus, Cleveland Public Power, Hamilton, and many others across Ohio.
Note: Municipal utilities are not part of Ohio's deregulated market. Rate monitoring services are not available for city-owned utilities.
These three are all part of FirstEnergy, but they serve different parts of northern Ohio.
FirstEnergy Company
FirstEnergy Company
FirstEnergy Company
Here's a quick breakdown of who serves which part of the state.
FirstEnergy Companies: Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, Toledo Edison
Duke Energy Ohio serving Cincinnati and surrounding areas
AEP Ohio serving Columbus area and southern regions
AES Ohio serving Dayton and surrounding communities
78+ city-owned utilities throughout Ohio
Electric cooperatives serving rural communities
Send a message for help, or check with PUCO—they have the official list.
Start with your utility — AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison, or The Illuminating Company — because that fixes your delivery charge and your standard service offer (SSO) price-to-compare. Then read every Certified Retail Electric Supplier (CRES) plan on Ohio's Apples to Apples site at energychoice.ohio.gov, filtered to suppliers serving your utility. Compare the supplier's per-kWh supply rate against your utility's SSO. If the supplier rate is lower, check the contract length, the cancellation fee, and whether the rate is fixed or variable. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) certifies every legitimate supplier — confirm certification before signing. Cheapest equals lowest twelve-month total.
In Ohio, the utility owns the poles, wires, and meter and physically delivers electricity to your home. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) regulates utility delivery rates and approves the standard service offer (SSO) — the default supply price for customers who don't shop. The competitive supplier is a Certified Retail Electric Supplier (CRES) — an independent company you choose that sets your supply rate. You pay your utility either way, but the supply portion of the bill goes to the CRES if you've shopped. The utility still handles outages, meter reading, and reconnects. You can leave a CRES at any time and return to SSO; you can't switch utilities.
The supplier rates on this page refresh daily from PowerKiosk's direct supplier feeds — what you see was published within the last twenty-four hours. Utility delivery rates shown reflect the most recent PUCO-approved tariff and refresh when the PUCO publishes a rate change. SSO prices change quarterly for some utilities (AEP Ohio, Duke) and via competitive procurement auctions for FirstEnergy companies. Rates can shift between your search and the moment you enroll. Confirm the supplier's contract terms on their enrollment page before signing — that's the legally binding rate, not a marketing display.