Electricity in Canton, Ohio
4 electric utilities serve homes in Stark County, where Canton is: AEP Ohio (Ohio Power), Ohio Edison, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative and City of Orrville. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $111.11 (City of Orrville) to $179.42 (Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative) a month. The Ohio average was $147.74.
- 69,001 people (2025 estimate)
- Stark County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Canton
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Stark County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Ohio | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Ohio (Ohio Power)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,348,588 | $179.10944 kWh, 19.0¢ | $211.32 |
| Ohio EdisonInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 961,084 | $131.45821 kWh, 16.0¢ | $204.84 |
| Holmes-Wayne Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 14,793 | $179.421,041 kWh, 17.2¢ | — |
| City of OrrvilleCity utility | 6,327 | $111.111,013 kWh, 11.0¢ | — |
3 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Ohio average was $147.74 a month for 874 kWh (16.9¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Canton
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Canton makes about 1,238 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 7,431 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Canton
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your AEP Ohio (Ohio Power) bill: 9 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying your Ohio Edison bill: 10 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in Ohio: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Ohio: Ohio electric rates and all Ohio utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. All cities of the county: electricity in Stark County. Other cities: Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, Athens, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Cuyahoga Falls, Dayton, Delaware, Findlay, Hamilton, Huber Heights.
Who provides electricity in Canton, OH?
4 electric utilities serve homes in Stark County, where Canton is: AEP Ohio (Ohio Power), Ohio Edison, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative and City of Orrville. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Canton, OH?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $111.11 (City of Orrville) to $179.42 (Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative) a month. The Ohio average was $147.74 a month for 874 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).