State peers

Other Ohio utilities members might otherwise face

All 39 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Ohio, largest first, with South Central Power Company marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Ohio.

Rate comparison

Member price against the state

Ranked by price against the 39 utilities reporting residential rates in Ohio, South Central Power Company comes 12th of 39. The state's range runs from City of Celina - (OH) at 9.12¢ to Sunnova at 30.00¢, so where a household sits inside Ohio depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 14 other cooperative utilities reporting in Ohio, whose customer-weighted average is 17.09¢, South Central Power Company is below its own ownership class within the state (-13.0%).

Where this co-op sits on price

Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

South Central Power Company reported 117.5K residential customers, ranking 6th of 39 utilities in Ohio by customers served and covering 5.9% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 12,889 kWh per customer per year - +17.3% against the Ohio median of 10,984 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,916.

Ownership class peers

Cooperative utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond Ohio, these indexable cooperative utilities report the closest residential averages to South Central Power Company in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about South Central Power Company member rates

How much does South Central Power Company charge per kWh?

South Central Power Company reported an average residential price of 14.87¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is South Central Power Company expensive compared with the rest of Ohio?

Its average residential price is below the Ohio customer-weighted average of 16.55¢ per kWh, a difference of -10.2%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 39 utilities reporting residential service in Ohio.

What is the average electricity bill for South Central Power Company customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 12,889 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,916 a year, or about $160 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns South Central Power Company?

EIA classifies South Central Power Company as Cooperative, a not-for-profit utility owned by the members it serves, typically in rural territory. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Cooperative utilities was 13.78¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and understanding rate structures .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.