Cleveland Electric Illum Co electricity rates in Ohio, 2025
Cleveland Electric Illum Co’s 137,419 residential customers paid an average of 16.22¢ per kWh in 2025, 4% below the Ohio average of 16.90¢. The typical home used 636 kWh a month, for an average bill of $103.
- 16.22¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)−0.54¢ (-3.2%) vs 2024
- $103Avg monthly billOhio: $148
- 636 kWhAvg monthly useOhio: 874 kWh
- 137,419Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 137,419 | 1,048,189 | $169,992,000 | 16.22¢ | 16.76¢ | −0.54¢ (-3.2%) |
| Commercial | 11,315 | 333,212 | $60,350,500 | 18.11¢ | 18.59¢ | −0.48¢ (-2.6%) |
| Industrial | 59 | 87,987 | $10,887,200 | 12.37¢ | 13.75¢ | −1.37¢ (-10.0%) |
| All sectors | 148,793 | 1,469,388 | $241,229,700 | 16.42¢ | 17.01¢ | −0.59¢ (-3.5%) |
How Cleveland Electric Illum Co compares
- Ohio residential average, 2025: 16.90¢ per kWh, 874 kWh a month, $148 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 35 full-service utilities in Ohio with at least 1,000 residential customers, Cleveland Electric Illum Co ranks 19 of 35 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Ohio homes paid 19.38¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 17.55¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average fell 3.2%; the state average rose 5.7%.
- Another 540,162 residential customers buy supply from a competitive supplier and pay Cleveland Electric Illum Co only for delivery, averaging 7.71¢ per kWh for that service.
- Cleveland Electric Illum Co is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: PJM.
Where Cleveland Electric Illum Co serves
EIA lists 9 Ohio counties in its 2025 service territory: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit, Trumbull.
100 ZIP codes are matched to Cleveland Electric Illum Co in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 44003, 44004, 44005, 44010, 44011, 44012, 44017, 44021, 44022, 44023, 44024, 44026, 44028, 44030, 44032, 44033, 44035, 44039, 44040, 44041, 44045, 44046, 44047, 44048, 44054, 44056, 44057, 44060, 44061, 44062, 44064, 44065, 44067, 44068, 44070, 44072, 44073, 44076, 44077, 44081, 44082, 44084, 44085, 44086, 44088, 44092, 44093, 44094, 44095, 44096, 44097, 44099, 44105, 44106, 44107, 44108, 44109, 44110, 44111, 44112, and 40 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Ohio full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Electric, Inc (OH) | 15.77¢ | $213 | 10,830 |
| Ohio Edison Co | 16.01¢ | $131 | 265,391 |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 16.12¢ | $158 | 142,651 |
| City of Cleveland (OH) | 16.36¢ | $84 | 64,905 |
| Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc (OH) | 16.37¢ | $221 | 16,384 |
| The Toledo Edison Co | 16.49¢ | $127 | 85,959 |
| Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc | 16.77¢ | $198 | 12,392 |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 16.83¢ | $154 | 277,897 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.