City of Columbus: electric rates and average bill
City of Columbus is a city utility that serves 15,346 homes in Ohio. In 2025, its average home used 594 kWh a month and paid $77.02 (13.0¢ per kWh), less than the Ohio average of $147.74.
- City utility
- 15,346 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Columbus at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Ohio | 15,346 |
| Average home bill | $77.02 a month (Ohio average $147.74) |
| Average price | 13.0¢ per kWh (Ohio average 16.9¢) |
| Average home use | 594 kWh a month (Ohio average 874) |
| Business customers | 13.9¢ per kWh, average bill $482.95 a month (3,152 businesses; Ohio business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.4 outages and 141 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.4 outages and 141 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Ohio utility, 103 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 93% of home meters |
| Grid | RFC region; PJM market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Franklin |
Price rank: City of Columbus has the 7th lowest average price of the 35 Ohio utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of City of Columbus. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Ohio (Ohio Power)Bill calculator on this site | 1,348,588 | $179.10 | 19.0¢ |
| Ohio EdisonBill calculator on this site | 961,084 | $131.45 | 16.0¢ |
| Duke Energy Ohio | 700,265 | $154.05 | 16.8¢ |
| South Central Power | 118,458 | $172.78 | 15.4¢ |
| Licking Rural Electric | 26,038 | $184.89 | 17.0¢ |
| Consolidated Cooperative | 17,091 | $225.23 | 17.0¢ |
| City of Westerville | 15,791 | $135.26 | 14.5¢ |
City of Columbus rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Columbus yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- State regulator: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
- The average electric bill in Ohio, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average City of Columbus electric bill (OH)?
In 2025, its average home used 594 kWh a month and paid $77.02 (13.0¢ per kWh), less than the Ohio average of $147.74.
How often does the power go out with City of Columbus (OH)?
In 2025, the average City of Columbus customer had 1.4 outages and 141 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.4 outages and 141 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Columbus. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.