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Why is my Toledo Edison electric bill so high?

EIA respondent: The Toledo Edison Co. Reviewed October 14, 2026. Also searched as FirstEnergy.

Toledo Edison did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 85,959 full service customers averaged 16.49¢ per kWh and $127.14 a month; 193,719 delivery only customers averaged 7.89¢ per kWh and $61.71 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is The Toledo Edison Co.

Ohio's 2025 statewide residential average was 16.90¢. July 2026 was 19.45¢, versus 17.38¢ in July 2025 (+11.9%). Compare each Toledo Edison service type with those figures on its own.

From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +3.3%. Average use changed +4.3% and average price changed −0.9%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $5.23 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for −$1.19.

EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Full service

16.49¢

per kWh, 2025 average revenue

$127.14 / month at 771 kWh

Price −0.9% from 2024

Delivery only

7.89¢

per kWh, 2025 average revenue

$61.71 / month at 782 kWh

Price +1.1% from 2024

The rate on the record

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.

2025 residential averages by EIA service type
Service Customers Price Monthly use Monthly bill Vs 2024 price
Full service 85,959 16.49¢ 771 kWh $127.14 −0.9%
Delivery only 193,719 7.89¢ 782 kWh $61.71 +1.1%

EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

By state

State Service Customers Price Monthly bill
OH Full service 85,959 16.49¢ $127.14
OH Delivery only 193,719 7.89¢ $61.71
Audit the full service average

Revenue 131,145.3 thousand dollars. Sales 795,536 MWh. Customers 85,959. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.

Audit the delivery only average

Revenue 143,458.3 thousand dollars. Sales 1,817,464 MWh. Customers 193,719. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.

Why the bill spikes

Season

The 2025 monthly average in Ohio was 874 kWh. A hot or cold month can sit far from that. Compare kilowatt-hours with the same month last year before you blame the rate.

EIA-861 average bill file, 2025 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

A rate change

The delivery only average moved +1.1% from 2024. That is not the same thing as a new commission order. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is the public docket desk.

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Fuel and rider charges

Retail prices bundle generation, delivery, and other costs. A fuel adjustment or rider can move the total without a new base-rate case. The rider names on a Toledo Edison bill need verification.

EIA, prices and factors affecting electricity prices · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Time of use

EIA's 2025 dynamic-pricing schedule shows residential time-of-use activity, with 26 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 dynamic pricing, 2025 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Estimated reads

Needs verification If the statement says the read is estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The rule is in the utility's tariff, which is not stored here.

Rate cases and hikes

Needs verification No rate case for Toledo Edison has been reviewed for this page. Orders and pending dockets are public at Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Assistance

LIHEAP helps with home energy bills. Start with the federal program page and the state contact list. A Toledo Edison discount, budget-billing plan, or medical baseline needs verification.

LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Toledo Edison site

The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.

LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026

How to lower the bill

  1. Read kilowatt-hours first. If use is up, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
  2. Check whether the read is actual or estimated. The true-up rule needs verification in the tariff.
  3. Add the supply charge and the delivery charge before comparing plans. This page keeps those EIA rows apart.
  4. Ask about budget billing and an income-qualified discount. Eligibility needs verification.
  5. If you are on time-of-use, move flexible load out of the expensive window. Confirm the window on the tariff.

Full service at the 2025 average price

Monthly use Estimated bill
500 kWh $82.45
750 kWh $123.67
1,000 kWh $164.90
1,500 kWh $247.35
2,000 kWh $329.80

Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.

Delivery only at the 2025 average price

Monthly use Estimated bill
500 kWh $39.45
750 kWh $59.18
1,000 kWh $78.90
1,500 kWh $118.35
2,000 kWh $157.80

Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.

Open the estimator · Check two months of your own bill

Questions people ask

Why is my Toledo Edison electric bill so high?

Toledo Edison did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 85,959 full service customers averaged 16.49¢ per kWh and $127.14 a month; 193,719 delivery only customers averaged 7.89¢ per kWh and $61.71 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is The Toledo Edison Co. Ohio's 2025 statewide residential average was 16.90¢. July 2026 was 19.45¢, versus 17.38¢ in July 2025 (+11.9%). Compare each Toledo Edison service type with those figures on its own. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +3.3%. Average use changed +4.3% and average price changed −0.9%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $5.23 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for −$1.19.

What was Toledo Edison's average residential rate?

Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the delivery only average was 7.89¢ per kWh. Average use was 782 kWh a month and the average bill was $61.71. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.

Did Toledo Edison raise rates?

The delivery only average price changed +1.1% from 2024 to 2025, from 7.81¢ to 7.89¢. That is average revenue per kilowatt-hour, not a commission order. No 2025–2026 order for this utility was retrieved for this page. A separate rider can still move a single month.

What bill assistance can Toledo Edison customers ask about?

LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Toledo Edison may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Are data centers why this bill went up?

Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.

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