Ohio Electricity Rates: How to Compare Suppliers, Plans and Real Energy Costs

Aggregation allows eligible customers within a community to be grouped together for electricity supply purchasing.

This can create another option beyond choosing the utility's default generation service or individually selecting a competitive supplier.

Consumers should therefore check whether their address currently participates in an aggregation program before switching.

If aggregation applies, compare:

Aggregation rate

vs.

Utility Price to Compare

vs.

Competitive supplier offers

Do not assume that any one of these options is permanently cheapest.

Can You Switch Suppliers Without Losing Power?

Choosing another electricity supplier should not normally interrupt physical electricity service.

The local utility continues delivering electricity through the same distribution infrastructure.

Ohio's official switching guidance explains that after a customer chooses a supplier, the supplier contacts the local utility, and the utility subsequently sends confirmation of the requested change.

The utility therefore remains an important part of the account even when another company supplies the generation portion.

What Happens After You Choose a Supplier?

Ohio's official supplier-switching process can be summarized in four steps:

1. Compare offers

Identify the current Price to Compare and review competitive supplier offers.

2. Contact the supplier

Choose an appropriate plan and complete enrollment.

3. Read the contract

Confirm pricing, term, fees and renewal conditions.

4. Review the utility confirmation