Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc electricity rates in Ohio, 2025
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc’s 16,056 residential customers paid an average of 20.48¢ per kWh in 2025, 21% above the Ohio average of 16.90¢. The typical home used 1,092 kWh a month, for an average bill of $224.
- 20.48¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.58¢ (+2.9%) vs 2024
- $224Avg monthly billOhio: $148
- 1,092 kWhAvg monthly useOhio: 874 kWh
- 16,056Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 16,056 | 210,395 | $43,085,000 | 20.48¢ | 19.90¢ | +0.58¢ (+2.9%) |
| Commercial | 2,558 | 20,810 | $4,809,000 | 23.11¢ | 22.99¢ | +0.12¢ (+0.5%) |
| Industrial | 89 | 18,202 | $2,452,000 | 13.47¢ | 16.26¢ | −2.79¢ (-17.1%) |
| All sectors | 18,703 | 249,407 | $50,346,000 | 20.19¢ | 20.00¢ | +0.18¢ (+0.9%) |
How Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc 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, Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc ranks 35 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 rose 2.9%; the state average rose 5.7%.
- Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: PJM.
Where Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc serves
EIA lists 9 Ohio counties in its 2025 service territory: Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton.
43 ZIP codes are matched to Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 45601, 45613, 45614, 45619, 45620, 45621, 45623, 45629, 45631, 45634, 45638, 45640, 45645, 45651, 45653, 45656, 45658, 45659, 45669, 45672, 45673, 45675, 45678, 45680, 45682, 45685, 45686, 45688, 45690, 45692, 45694, 45695, 45696, 45701, 45710, 45723, 45741, 45760, 45764, 45766, 45769, 45775, 45776. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc | 17.23¢ | $179 | 14,793 |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc | 17.27¢ | $195 | 11,292 |
| Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc | 17.50¢ | $212 | 15,298 |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc (OH) | 17.78¢ | $220 | 8,431 |
| Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc | 17.83¢ | $205 | 9,153 |
| Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc | 18.25¢ | $178 | 15,349 |
| Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc (OH) | 18.44¢ | $256 | 11,531 |
| Ohio Power Co | 18.97¢ | $179 | 537,711 |
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.