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Dayton Power & Light electricity rates

What homes pay Dayton Power & Light for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 152,721 homes in Ohio. EIA lists it as Dayton Power & Light Co.

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Average price
18.8¢ a kWh
Up 24% on a year ago
Average bill
$175 a month
Up 18% on a year ago
Average use
934 kWh
A month. Ohio 865 kWh
Price rank in Ohio
2 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Dayton Power & Light homes paid 18.8¢ a kWh, against 18.4¢ across Ohio.

Many homes in Ohio buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover Dayton Power & Light's own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

Dayton Power & Light vs Ohio

Dayton Power & LightOhio
Average price, 12 months to August 202618.8¢18.4¢
Price in August 202620.6¢19.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$175$159
Bill in August 2026$200$199
Average monthly use934 kWh865 kWh
Price change, past year+24%+12%
Price change since 2019+75%+49%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026