The United States is broken up into nine regions to estimate energy consumption based on population and climate. Ohio lies in the East North Central region. The East North Central region consists of much of the Great Lakes area and is in the bottom third of the country for cooling degree days which means that it has fairly low required usage of air conditioning. Winters are fairly cold and the region is the second highest for days requiring heat.
Municipal Utilities in Ohio
While most cities, towns, and villages throughout the state of Ohio offer municipal essential services like providing clean water, sewage treatment and dealing with waste and storm water, some also offer other services like electricity, natural gas, sanitation or recycling. In Ohio, 93 cities offer municipal electric services to around 7,435,037 of the states 12,481,230 residents.
Utility Costs in Ohio
The average monthly total utility bills in Ohio is $288.46, which is 3.91% higher than the national average.
Average Electric Bill
$125
Lower than national average
Average Natural Gas Bill
$135
Higher than national average
Average Water Bill
$28
Lower than national average
Ohio Deregulaton of Electric and Natural Gas
Ohio is one of seven states that has deregulated both electricity and natural gas services. That means you have a choice of what electric or natural gas provider supplies utilities to your home. Choose your city below to see a list of utility providers available in your area.
Utility Providers by City in Ohio
| City Name | Population | Municipal Electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Ada | 5,187 | No |
| Akron | 546,549 | No |
| Alliance | 21,864 | No |
| Amelia | 11,795 | No |
| Amherst | 12,665 | Yes |
| Apple Valley | 5,344 | No |
| Ashland | 19,544 | No |
| Ashtabula | 18,091 | No |
| Athens | 24,507 | No |
| Aurora | 17,108 | No |
| Austintown | 30,179 | No |
| Avon | 24,542 | No |
| Avon Lake | 25,005 | No |
| Bainbridge | 8,833 | No |
| Barberton | 25,309 | No |
| Bay Village | 16,051 | No |
| Beachwood | 13,806 | No |
| Beavercreek | 46,320 | No |
| Beckett Ridge | 9,716 | No |
| Bedford | 13,073 | No |
| Bedford Heights | 10,942 | No |
| Bellbrook | 7,266 | No |
| Bellefontaine | 13,792 | No |
| Bellevue | 8,201 | No |
| Belpre | 6,676 | No |
| Berea | 18,724 | No |
| Bexley | 13,820 | No |
| Blacklick Estates | 10,066 | No |
| Blue Ash | 13,229 | No |
| Bowling Green | 30,715 | Yes |
| Brecksville | 13,607 | No |
| Bridgetown | 13,257 | No |
| Broadview Heights | 19,820 | No |
| Brook Park | 18,592 | No |
| Brooklyn | 11,291 | No |
| Brookville | 5,970 | No |
| Brunswick | 35,272 | No |
| Bryan | 8,668 | Yes |
| Bucyrus | 11,690 | No |
| Cambridge | 10,116 | No |
| Campbell | 7,831 | No |
| Canal Fulton | 5,337 | No |
| Canal Winchester | 9,209 | No |
| Canfield | 7,605 | No |
| Canton | 277,741 | No |
| Carlisle | 5,436 | No |
| Celina | 10,890 | Yes |
| Centerville | 24,281 | No |
| Champion Heights | 6,237 | No |
| Chardon | 5,212 | No |
| Chesterland | 7,481 | No |
| Cheviot | 8,683 | No |
| Chillicothe | 22,047 | No |
| Cincinnati | 1,712,287 | No |
| Circleville | 13,933 | No |
| Clayton | 13,246 | No |
| Cleveland | 1,683,059 | Yes |
| Cleveland Heights | 45,267 | No |
| Clyde | 6,322 | Yes |
| Columbiana | 6,680 | Yes |
| Columbus | 1,556,848 | Yes |
| Conneaut | 12,276 | No |
| Cortland | 7,087 | No |
| Coshocton | 11,051 | No |
| Covedale | 6,646 | No |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 50,906 | Yes |
| Dayton | 709,300 | No |
| Deer Park | 5,439 | No |
| Defiance | 17,155 | No |
| Delaware | 41,004 | No |
| Delphos | 7,165 | No |
| Dent | 11,069 | No |
| Dover | 13,083 | Yes |
| Dry Run | 7,457 | No |
| Dublin | 48,613 | No |
| East Cleveland | 14,212 | No |
| East Liverpool | 10,051 | No |
| Eastlake | 17,743 | No |
| Eaton | 8,355 | No |
| Elyria | 52,853 | No |
| Englewood | 13,441 | No |
| Euclid | 49,382 | No |
| Fairborn | 34,398 | No |
| Fairfield | 44,550 | No |
| Fairlawn | 7,697 | No |
| Fairview Park | 17,167 | No |
| Findlay | 40,323 | No |
| Finneytown | 13,271 | No |
| Forest Park | 19,940 | No |
| Forestville | 10,485 | No |
| Fort Shawnee | 6,292 | No |
| Fostoria | 12,785 | No |
| Franklin | 11,650 | No |
| Fremont | 15,954 | No |
| Gahanna | 35,626 | No |
| Galion | 10,402 | Yes |
| Garfield Heights | 29,585 | No |
| Geneva | 5,948 | No |
| Germantown | 5,748 | No |
| Girard | 9,571 | No |
| Grafton | 6,257 | Yes |
| Grandview Heights | 8,099 | No |
| Granville | 5,675 | No |
| Green | 27,267 | No |
| Greenville | 12,785 | No |
| Groesbeck | 8,110 | No |
| Grove City | 41,025 | No |
| Groveport | 5,942 | No |
| Hamilton | 63,127 | Yes |
| Harrison | 12,801 | No |
| Heath | 10,429 | No |
| Highland Heights | 8,658 | No |
| Hilliard | 35,530 | No |
| Hillsboro | 6,471 | No |
| Howland Center | 6,720 | No |
| Hubbard | 7,645 | Yes |
| Huber Heights | 42,650 | No |
| Hudson | 23,001 | Yes |
| Huron | 6,950 | Yes |
| Independence | 7,512 | No |
| Ironton | 10,647 | No |
| Jackson | 6,225 | Yes |
| Johnstown | 5,141 | No |
| Kent | 27,912 | No |
| Kenton | 8,032 | No |
| Kenwood | 8,143 | No |
| Kettering | 57,503 | No |
| Kirtland | 6,921 | No |
| Lakewood | 50,841 | No |
| Lancaster | 40,360 | No |
| Landen | 7,605 | No |
| Lebanon | 20,770 | Yes |
| Lima | 69,440 | No |
| Lincoln Village | 9,720 | No |
| Logan | 7,010 | No |
| London | 10,362 | No |
| Lorain | 186,500 | No |
| Louisville | 9,497 | No |
| Loveland | 13,125 | No |
| Lyndhurst | 13,980 | No |
| Macedonia | 12,083 | No |
| Mack | 11,452 | No |
| Madeira | 9,397 | No |
| Mansfield | 74,021 | No |
| Maple Heights | 23,511 | No |
| Marietta | 13,559 | No |
| Marion | 36,053 | No |
| Martins Ferry | 6,370 | No |
| Marysville | 24,922 | No |
| Mason | 34,337 | No |
| Massillon | 32,199 | No |
| Maumee | 13,915 | No |
| Mayfield Heights | 20,113 | No |
| Medina | 26,011 | No |
| Mentor | 47,369 | No |
| Mentor-on-the-Lake | 7,135 | No |
| Miamisburg | 19,878 | No |
| Middleburg Heights | 15,975 | No |
| Middletown | 95,296 | No |
| Milford | 6,549 | No |
| Monfort Heights | 13,221 | No |
| Monroe | 15,560 | No |
| Montgomery | 10,796 | No |
| Montrose-Ghent | 5,786 | No |
| Moraine | 6,413 | No |
| Mount Healthy | 6,976 | No |
| Mount Vernon | 16,885 | No |
| Munroe Falls | 5,051 | No |
| Napoleon | 8,907 | Yes |
| New Albany | 10,962 | No |
| New Carlisle | 5,561 | No |
| New Franklin | 13,913 | No |
| New Philadelphia | 17,622 | No |
| Newark | 78,447 | No |
| Niles | 18,319 | Yes |
| North Canton | 17,884 | No |
| North College Hill | 9,605 | No |
| North Madison | 8,739 | No |
| North Olmsted | 32,371 | No |
| North Ridgeville | 34,883 | No |
| North Royalton | 31,150 | No |
| Northbrook | 11,005 | No |
| Northgate | 6,215 | No |
| Northridge | 7,791 | No |
| Northwood | 5,195 | No |
| Norton | 11,697 | No |
| Norwalk | 17,048 | No |
| Norwood | 18,983 | No |
| Oakwood | 9,470 | No |
| Oberlin | 8,253 | Yes |
| Obetz | 5,351 | Yes |
| Olmsted Falls | 8,684 | No |
| Ontario | 6,596 | No |
| Oregon | 19,935 | No |
| Orrville | 8,369 | Yes |
| Oxford | 22,783 | No |
| Painesville | 20,311 | Yes |
| Parma | 80,880 | No |
| Parma Heights | 20,764 | No |
| Pataskala | 17,598 | No |
| Pepper Pike | 6,743 | No |
| Perry Heights | 8,752 | No |
| Perrysburg | 24,633 | No |
| Pickerington | 22,682 | No |
| Piqua | 20,352 | Yes |
| Port Clinton | 6,055 | No |
| Portage Lakes | 6,802 | No |
| Portsmouth | 18,369 | No |
| Powell | 13,879 | No |
| Ravenna | 11,369 | No |
| Reading | 10,525 | No |
| Reminderville | 5,202 | No |
| Reynoldsburg | 39,803 | No |
| Richmond Heights | 10,748 | No |
| Rittman | 6,153 | No |
| Riverside | 24,472 | No |
| Rocky River | 21,515 | No |
| Rossford | 6,330 | No |
| Salem | 11,920 | No |
| Sandusky | 25,066 | No |
| Seven Hills | 11,696 | No |
| Shaker Heights | 29,197 | No |
| Sharonville | 14,022 | No |
| Sheffield Lake | 8,985 | No |
| Shelby | 8,294 | Yes |
| Shiloh | 11,327 | Yes |
| Sidney | 20,559 | No |
| Solon | 24,070 | No |
| South Euclid | 21,882 | No |
| South Lebanon | 6,157 | No |
| Springboro | 18,831 | No |
| Springdale | 11,024 | No |
| Springfield | 85,121 | No |
| St. Clairsville | 5,121 | Yes |
| St. Marys | 8,311 | Yes |
| Steubenville | 18,122 | No |
| Stow | 34,556 | No |
| Streetsboro | 17,282 | No |
| Strongsville | 46,187 | No |
| Struthers | 10,058 | No |
| Sunbury | 6,538 | No |
| Sylvania | 18,991 | No |
| Tallmadge | 18,409 | No |
| The Village of Indian Hill | 6,017 | No |
| Tiffin | 17,882 | No |
| Tipp City | 10,202 | Yes |
| Toledo | 490,832 | Yes |
| Toronto | 5,395 | No |
| Trenton | 12,973 | No |
| Trotwood | 23,157 | No |
| Troy | 26,093 | No |
| Turpin Hills | 5,710 | No |
| Twinsburg | 19,220 | No |
| Uhrichsville | 5,275 | No |
| Union | 6,832 | No |
| Uniontown | 6,992 | No |
| University Heights | 13,950 | No |
| Upper Arlington | 36,566 | No |
| Upper Sandusky | 6,561 | No |
| Urbana | 11,166 | No |
| Van Wert | 10,793 | No |
| Vandalia | 15,155 | No |
| Vermilion | 10,560 | No |
| Wadsworth | 23,789 | Yes |
| Wapakoneta | 9,921 | Yes |
| Warren | 39,334 | No |
| Warrensville Heights | 13,694 | No |
| Washington Court House | 14,440 | No |
| Waterville | 5,943 | No |
| Wauseon | 7,277 | No |
| Wellston | 5,408 | No |
| West Carrollton | 13,051 | No |
| Westerville | 38,960 | Yes |
| Westlake | 34,049 | No |
| Wheelersburg | 6,349 | No |
| White Oak | 19,123 | No |
| Whitehall | 20,004 | No |
| Wickliffe | 12,688 | No |
| Willard | 6,204 | No |
| Willoughby | 23,753 | No |
| Willoughby Hills | 9,929 | No |
| Willowick | 14,173 | No |
| Wilmington | 12,523 | No |
| Withamsville | 7,899 | No |
| Wooster | 26,753 | No |
| Worthington | 15,047 | No |
| Wyoming | 8,691 | No |
| Xenia | 25,411 | No |
| Youngstown | 363,541 | No |
| Zanesville | 24,809 | No |