South Central Power commercial electricity rates in Ohio

• Average commercial price, 202514.92¢per kWh, all commercial customers
• vs Ohio average+29%state commercial average 11.58¢
• Commercial customers10,1737th largest of 31 in Ohio
• Average use3,153 kWha month per commercial customer
• Average bill$470a month per commercial customer
• Since 2015+35%from 11.02¢ per kWh
• Outages198 mina year per customer · US average 124

South Central Power is an electric cooperative serving 24 counties in Ohio. Among the 31 Ohio utilities in EIA’s 2025 sales data with 500 or more commercial customers, it is the 7th largest, with about 1.6% of the state’s commercial customers. EIA lists it as South Central Power Company.

South Central Power commercial electricity prices, 2015 to 2025

In 2015 South Central Power billed its commercial customers an average of 11.02¢ per kWh. In 2025 the figure was 14.92¢, so it rose 35% over 10 years. The average for all commercial customers in Ohio rose 15% over the same period. The latest year, 2025, is the highest of the 11 on record here. Between 2024 and 2025 it rose 9.9%.

Average use and average bill are the utility’s commercial sales and revenue divided by its commercial customers and by twelve. The bill is an all-in figure: energy, delivery, demand and fixed charges together. A few very large customers pull both averages up, so most businesses use and pay less than the average.

Residential, commercial and industrial prices at South Central Power

In 2025 the average commercial price at South Central Power was 3.1% below the residential figure and 43% above the industrial one. Larger customers take power at a higher voltage and use it more steadily, so at most utilities the average falls from residential to commercial to industrial. Which class an account falls in is the utility’s decision, and the line between commercial and industrial is drawn differently from one utility to the next.

How South Central Power’s commercial rates are set

South Central Power is a cooperative, owned by the members it serves. Its board sets its rates, and in some states the state commission reviews them as well. A commercial account is billed on a rate schedule, chosen by the size of the account and the voltage it takes power at, and a schedule usually combines a fixed monthly charge, a charge per kWh and, above a certain size, a demand charge on the highest rate of draw in the month. The schedule code is printed on the bill. What a business in Ohio can and cannot choose is on the Ohio page.

Meters, time-varying rates and net metering at South Central Power

EIA counts 10,173 commercial meters at South Central Power in 2025, and 10,173 of them (100%) are advanced meters (AMI), which record use at least hourly and report it to the utility at least daily. An advanced meter is what makes interval data possible, and interval data is what shows when a building’s peak demand happens.

How reliable is South Central Power’s electric service?

South Central Power customers went without power for an average of 198 minutes in 2025, excluding major storms, with about 2.45 interruptions per customer. The average across U.S. utilities reporting the same way is 124 minutes. With major storms counted the figure was 298 minutes. These are averages over every customer of every class, so they describe the system and not any one street.

Where South Central Power serves

EIA records South Central Power serving customers in 24 Ohio counties: Adams, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jefferson, Licking, Madison, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble, and 6 more. A county can be shared between utilities, so this does not tell you who serves a given address. The utility that serves an address is the one named on its bill.

EIA lists PJM as its balancing authority. PJM is one of the organised wholesale markets, which run the grid and the wholesale power market across their area.

Other utilities in Ohio

The average each billed its commercial customers in 2025. The Ohio page has the state’s own figures and every utility with 500 or more commercial customers.

• AEP Ohio (16.85¢)
• Ohio Edison (17.03¢)
• Cleveland Electric Illuminating (18.11¢)
• Duke Energy Ohio (14.11¢)
• AES Ohio (14.18¢)
• Toledo Edison (17.89¢)

What these figures can and cannot tell you

• They are averages over every commercial customer. A utility whose commercial customers are mostly large averages fewer cents per kWh than one serving mostly small shops, so a lower figure can mean larger customers and not a lower rate.
• They are not a rate schedule. None of these figures is a charge printed in South Central Power’s tariff, and nothing here works out a bill from one. The tariff index lists the utilities whose filed schedules are quoted on this site.
• They are annual and final. EIA publishes utility figures once a year. The Ohio page carries the state’s trailing 12 months, which is more recent and still preliminary.

For one building, the cost estimator gives a range by building type, size and state, and price by utility sets every utility side by side. Commercial vs residential vs industrial compares the classes in every state.

Data: every year of these figures, for this utility and every other with a page, is in one CSV, free to use with credit to the U.S. Energy Information Administration and this site. To cite this page: South Central Power commercial electricity rates, CommercialElectricityRates.com, from EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data.

Common questions about South Central Power

What is the average commercial electricity rate at South Central Power?

South Central Power billed its commercial customers in Ohio an average of 14.92¢ per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is 29% above the Ohio commercial average of 11.58¢. It is the utility’s commercial revenue divided by its commercial sales, so it describes the whole class and is not the rate on any one schedule.

How much is the average commercial electric bill at South Central Power?

About $470 a month in 2025, on average use of about 3,153 kWh a month. That is South Central Power’s commercial revenue divided by its 10,173 commercial customers. A few very large accounts pull the average up, so most businesses pay less than this.

Have South Central Power’s commercial electricity rates gone up?

The average South Central Power billed commercial customers rose 35% between 2015 and 2025, from 11.02¢ to 14.92¢ per kWh. The Ohio commercial average rose 15% over the same period.

How reliable is South Central Power’s electric service?

South Central Power customers averaged 198 minutes without power in 2025, excluding major storms, against a 124-minute average for U.S. utilities reporting the same way (EIA).

Does South Central Power use smart meters for businesses?

EIA counts 10,173 advanced (AMI) meters among South Central Power’s 10,173 commercial meters in 2025, which is 100%. An advanced meter records use at least hourly, which is what makes interval data and time-varying rates possible.

Is this the rate my business will pay South Central Power?

No. It is an average over every commercial customer, from a corner shop to a campus. What one business pays depends on its rate schedule, how much it uses and how hard it draws at its peak. The schedule code is printed on the bill, and the schedule itself is in South Central Power’s tariff.