Electricity in Dayton, Ohio
4 electric utilities serve homes in Montgomery County, where Dayton is: Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative and Butler Rural Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $154.05 (Duke Energy Ohio) to $256.15 (Butler Rural Electric Cooperative) a month. The Ohio average was $147.74.
- 136,688 people (2025 estimate)
- Montgomery County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Dayton
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Montgomery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy OhioInvestor-owned utility | 700,265 | $154.05916 kWh, 16.8¢ | — |
| AES OhioInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 469,317 | $158.08980 kWh, 16.1¢ | $209.84 |
| Pioneer Rural Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 16,384 | $220.821,349 kWh, 16.4¢ | — |
| Butler Rural Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 11,531 | $256.151,389 kWh, 18.4¢ | — |
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 Dayton
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Dayton makes about 1,336 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,014 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Dayton
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your AES Ohio 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 Montgomery County. Other cities: Huber Heights, Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, Athens, Bowling Green, Canton, Cincinnati, Cuyahoga Falls, Delaware, Findlay, Hamilton.
Who provides electricity in Dayton, OH?
4 electric utilities serve homes in Montgomery County, where Dayton is: Duke Energy Ohio, AES Ohio, Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative and Butler Rural Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Dayton, OH?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $154.05 (Duke Energy Ohio) to $256.15 (Butler Rural 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). A small part of Dayton is in 1 other county, not shown here.