Electricity in Lorain County, Ohio
3 electric utilities serve homes in Lorain County, Ohio: Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric) and Lorain-Medina REC. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $103.09 (The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric)) to $212.16 (Lorain-Medina REC) a month. This page covers 5 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Lorain to Avon.
- 5 cities
- 3 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Lorain County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio EdisonInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 961,084 | $131.45821 kWh, 16.0¢ | $204.84 |
| The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 677,581 | $103.09636 kWh, 16.2¢ | $209.67 |
| Lorain-Medina RECElectric cooperative | 15,298 | $212.161,212 kWh, 17.5¢ | — |
5 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). The Ohio average was $147.74 a month.
Cities in Lorain County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorain | 65,366 | — | 1,298 |
| Elyria | 53,634 | — | 1,275 |
| North Ridgeville | 37,786 | — | 1,246 |
| Avon Lake | 26,486 | — | 1,289 |
| Avon | 25,611 | — | 1,277 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
More about Ohio: Ohio electric rates, all Ohio utilities, home energy rebates and natural gas bills.
Who provides electricity in Lorain County?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Lorain County, Ohio: Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric) and Lorain-Medina REC. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Lorain County are on this page?
Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake and Avon.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).