The Illuminating Company price to compare and competitive offers

How The Illuminating Company’s supply rate compares with the offers on the Energy Choice Ohio rate board, what has been moving, what is driving it, and what is scheduled to change.

Price to compare
11.24¢/ kWh
The Illuminating Company default service, since October 1, 2026
Lowest offer
7.89¢/ kWh
American Power & Gas, 3-month fixed
Current offers
131
from 35 suppliers on the Energy Choice Ohio rate board
Checked
Oct 52026
3:01 PM Eastern, daily snapshot
Official rateboard ↗
Right now

Every current offer against the price to compare

Each dot is one offer on the Energy Choice Ohio rate board, placed by contract length and price. Offers below the dashed line cost less than default service today.

Current offers by contract length, against The Illuminating Company’s price to compare

131 offers from 35 suppliers · Energy Choice Ohio · October 5, 2026

7¢8¢9¢10¢11¢12¢13¢14¢3 mo68912141820242636Contract length, monthsThe Illuminating Company price to compare11.24¢7.89¢ American Power & Gas, 3 moCurrent offerLowest offerThe Illuminating Company price to compare
GRID SHOPPER4 offers above 14¢ omitted for scale
How it got here

The lowest offer, the typical 12-month offer, and the supply rate over time

Daily snapshots of the Energy Choice Ohio rate board. The supply rate moves a few times a year; offers move whenever suppliers reprice.

Lowest offer, average 12-month offer, and The Illuminating Company price to compare, April to October 2026

Daily rateboard snapshots · price to compare from default service filings

5¢6¢7¢8¢9¢10¢11¢12¢MayJunJulAugSepOctJun 1 resetJul 1 resetOct 1 resetAvg 12-mo offer11.30¢The Illuminating Company price to compare11.24¢Lowest offer7.89¢
GRID SHOPPERLowest offer is the cheapest of any term on that day
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DateLowest offerAvg 12-mo offer
2026-04-056.29¢10.67¢
2026-04-066.29¢10.67¢
2026-04-076.29¢10.67¢
2026-04-086.29¢10.68¢
2026-04-096.29¢10.70¢
2026-04-106.29¢10.70¢
2026-04-116.29¢10.70¢
2026-04-126.29¢10.69¢
2026-04-136.29¢10.69¢
2026-04-146.29¢10.69¢
2026-04-156.29¢10.69¢
2026-04-166.29¢10.69¢
2026-04-176.29¢10.70¢
2026-04-186.29¢10.70¢
2026-04-196.29¢10.69¢
2026-04-206.29¢10.69¢
2026-04-216.29¢10.68¢
2026-04-226.29¢10.67¢
2026-04-236.29¢10.63¢
2026-04-246.29¢10.62¢
2026-04-256.29¢10.59¢
2026-04-266.29¢10.59¢
2026-04-276.29¢10.59¢
2026-04-286.29¢10.61¢
2026-04-296.29¢10.61¢
2026-04-306.29¢10.62¢
2026-05-017.39¢10.60¢
2026-05-027.39¢10.61¢
2026-05-037.39¢10.61¢
2026-05-047.39¢10.61¢
2026-05-057.39¢10.61¢
2026-05-067.39¢10.62¢
2026-05-077.39¢10.74¢
2026-05-087.39¢10.70¢
2026-05-097.39¢10.69¢
2026-05-107.39¢10.69¢
2026-05-117.39¢10.69¢
2026-05-127.39¢10.68¢
2026-05-137.39¢10.67¢
2026-05-147.39¢10.69¢
2026-05-157.39¢10.70¢
2026-05-167.39¢10.71¢
2026-05-177.39¢10.71¢
2026-05-187.39¢10.71¢
2026-05-197.39¢10.71¢
2026-05-207.39¢10.71¢
2026-05-217.39¢10.71¢
2026-05-227.39¢10.65¢
2026-05-237.39¢10.61¢
2026-05-247.39¢10.61¢
2026-05-257.39¢10.61¢
2026-05-267.39¢10.61¢
2026-05-277.39¢10.59¢
2026-05-287.39¢10.59¢
2026-05-297.39¢10.54¢
2026-05-307.39¢10.57¢
2026-05-317.39¢10.57¢
2026-06-017.39¢10.54¢
2026-06-027.39¢10.53¢
2026-06-037.39¢10.53¢
2026-06-047.39¢10.54¢
2026-06-057.39¢10.54¢
2026-06-067.39¢10.55¢
2026-06-077.39¢10.55¢
2026-06-087.39¢10.55¢
2026-06-097.39¢10.54¢
2026-06-107.39¢10.55¢
2026-06-117.39¢10.56¢
2026-06-127.39¢10.54¢
2026-06-137.39¢10.53¢
2026-06-147.39¢10.53¢
2026-06-157.39¢10.53¢
2026-06-167.39¢10.53¢
2026-06-177.39¢10.55¢
2026-06-187.39¢10.60¢
2026-06-197.39¢10.61¢
2026-06-207.39¢10.62¢
2026-06-217.39¢10.62¢
2026-06-227.39¢10.62¢
2026-06-237.39¢10.64¢
2026-06-247.39¢10.61¢
2026-06-257.39¢10.55¢
2026-06-267.39¢10.57¢
2026-06-277.39¢10.57¢
2026-06-287.39¢10.57¢
2026-06-297.39¢10.57¢
2026-06-307.39¢10.57¢
2026-07-017.39¢10.60¢
2026-07-027.39¢10.63¢
2026-07-037.39¢10.62¢
2026-07-047.39¢10.62¢
2026-07-057.39¢10.62¢
2026-07-067.39¢10.62¢
2026-07-077.39¢10.70¢
2026-07-087.39¢10.72¢
2026-07-097.39¢10.80¢
2026-07-107.39¢10.83¢
2026-07-117.39¢10.86¢
2026-07-127.39¢10.86¢
2026-07-137.39¢10.86¢
2026-07-147.39¢10.85¢
2026-07-157.39¢10.87¢
2026-07-167.39¢10.88¢
2026-07-177.39¢10.92¢
2026-07-187.39¢10.91¢
2026-07-197.39¢10.91¢
2026-07-207.39¢10.91¢
2026-07-217.39¢10.93¢
2026-07-227.39¢10.93¢
2026-07-237.39¢10.92¢
2026-07-247.39¢10.93¢
2026-07-257.39¢10.84¢
2026-07-267.39¢10.84¢
2026-07-277.39¢10.94¢
2026-07-287.39¢10.94¢
2026-07-299.09¢10.89¢
2026-07-308.79¢10.88¢
2026-07-318.79¢10.89¢
2026-08-018.79¢10.92¢
2026-08-028.79¢10.92¢
2026-08-038.79¢10.92¢
2026-08-048.79¢10.96¢
2026-08-058.89¢10.98¢
2026-08-068.89¢11.03¢
2026-08-078.99¢11.03¢
2026-08-088.99¢11.06¢
2026-08-098.99¢11.06¢
2026-08-108.99¢11.06¢
2026-08-118.99¢11.05¢
2026-08-128.99¢11.01¢
2026-08-138.99¢11.00¢
2026-08-148.99¢10.99¢
2026-08-158.99¢10.99¢
2026-08-168.99¢10.99¢
2026-08-178.99¢10.99¢
2026-08-188.79¢11.00¢
2026-08-198.79¢11.01¢
2026-08-208.79¢11.01¢
2026-08-218.79¢11.02¢
2026-08-228.79¢11.02¢
2026-08-238.79¢11.02¢
2026-08-248.79¢11.02¢
2026-08-258.79¢11.02¢
2026-08-268.79¢11.03¢
2026-08-278.79¢11.03¢
2026-08-288.79¢11.03¢
2026-08-298.79¢11.02¢
2026-08-308.79¢11.02¢
2026-08-318.79¢11.02¢
2026-09-018.79¢11.02¢
2026-09-028.79¢10.98¢
2026-09-038.79¢10.97¢
2026-09-048.79¢10.99¢
2026-09-058.79¢10.99¢
2026-09-068.79¢10.99¢
2026-09-078.79¢10.99¢
2026-09-088.79¢10.97¢
2026-09-098.79¢10.97¢
2026-09-108.79¢10.97¢
2026-09-118.79¢10.97¢
2026-09-128.79¢10.97¢
2026-09-138.79¢10.97¢
2026-09-148.79¢10.97¢
2026-09-158.79¢11.01¢
2026-09-167.89¢11.02¢
2026-09-177.89¢11.05¢
2026-09-187.89¢11.13¢
2026-09-197.89¢11.16¢
2026-09-207.89¢11.16¢
2026-09-217.89¢11.16¢
2026-09-227.89¢11.16¢
2026-09-237.89¢11.16¢
2026-09-247.89¢11.16¢
2026-09-257.89¢11.20¢
2026-09-267.89¢11.22¢
2026-09-277.89¢11.22¢
2026-09-287.89¢11.22¢
2026-09-297.89¢11.23¢
2026-09-307.89¢11.23¢
2026-10-017.89¢11.29¢
2026-10-027.89¢11.29¢
2026-10-037.89¢11.30¢
2026-10-047.89¢11.30¢
2026-10-057.89¢11.30¢

One supplier's offers by contract length

August to October 2026

Pick a supplier from the menu to see how each of its contract lengths has been priced, day by day, against the supply rate.
GRID SHOPPER

Share of The Illuminating Company residential customers with a competitive supplier

The Illuminating Company monthly filings · June 2022 to August 2026, the latest available

20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%Jul 2022Jan 2023Jul 2023Jan 2024Jul 2024Jan 2025Jul 2025Jan 2026Jul 202683.6%543,777 of 0.65M
GRID SHOPPERUtilities report customer counts several months after the fact
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MonthWith a supplierTotal residentialShare
2022-06540,047672,56480.3%
2022-07529,356671,34078.9%
2022-08515,209671,81676.7%
2022-09289,183671,92843.0%
2022-10159,704672,16123.8%
2022-11159,866673,09423.8%
2022-12158,069673,36523.5%
2023-01153,502674,13622.8%
2023-02152,950674,26622.7%
2023-03152,650648,43123.5%
2023-04155,255648,56123.9%
2023-05176,490648,31027.2%
2023-06400,879647,83261.9%
2023-07485,063647,59974.9%
2023-08519,675647,36480.3%
2023-09532,313647,44382.2%
2023-10534,326648,36782.4%
2023-11539,325649,43683.0%
2023-12543,139650,45283.5%
2024-01542,229650,95083.3%
2024-02547,028651,81783.9%
2024-03545,871651,30583.8%
2024-04548,075650,95484.2%
2024-05547,062650,05184.2%
2024-06544,071649,81183.7%
2024-07542,255650,49583.4%
2024-08546,392650,88183.9%
2024-09544,046651,25183.5%
2024-10543,276652,02783.3%
2024-11543,148653,24983.1%
2024-12545,793654,45683.4%
2025-01543,517653,99983.1%
2025-02547,085653,69683.7%
2025-03545,254653,65583.4%
2025-04545,327653,72683.4%
2025-05542,713653,62083.0%
2025-06541,536653,34982.9%
2025-07535,779652,75282.1%
2025-08537,980651,97882.5%
2025-09534,841651,38982.1%
2025-10534,015651,43682.0%
2025-11534,341651,79982.0%
2025-12536,536652,46482.2%
2026-01533,783652,46081.8%
2026-02535,472652,34282.1%
2026-03534,117652,47081.9%
2026-04526,769652,16480.8%
2026-05522,179651,49780.2%
2026-06531,465650,87181.7%
2026-07532,602651,43881.8%
2026-08543,777650,63283.6%
What is driving it

How The Illuminating Company buys default service supply, and at what price

The Illuminating Company buys the power behind the price to compare in auctions held ahead of each service period; the latest reaches about three years ahead. The price to compare is the average of what those auctions locked in.

Share of each month’s supply already bought, by auction, and the average price locked in

June 2022 to May 2029 · The Illuminating Company default service procurement results, residential

$40$50$60$70$80$90$100$1100%25%50%75%100%$100.10/MWhtodaynot yet boughtJan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026Jan 2027Jan 2028Jan 2029Avg price bought, $/MWh (left)Supply bought, by auction, Aug 2021 (light) to Jun 2026 (dark), right axis · hover a bar to see which
GRID SHOPPERAuctions stack oldest at the bottom · striped area is supply not yet bought
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Service monthBoughtAvg price ($/MWh)
June 2022100%53.62
July 2022100%53.62
August 2022100%53.62
September 2022100%53.62
October 2022100%53.62
November 2022100%53.62
December 2022100%53.62
January 2023100%53.62
February 2023100%53.62
March 2023100%53.62
April 2023100%53.62
May 2023100%53.62
June 2023100%101.04
July 2023100%101.04
August 2023100%101.04
September 2023100%101.04
October 2023100%101.04
November 2023100%101.04
December 2023100%101.04
January 2024100%101.04
February 2024100%101.04
March 2024100%101.04
April 2024100%101.04
May 2024100%101.04
June 2024100%73.89
July 2024100%73.89
August 2024100%73.89
September 2024100%73.89
October 2024100%73.89
November 2024100%73.89
December 2024100%73.89
January 2025100%73.89
February 2025100%73.89
March 2025100%73.89
April 2025100%73.89
May 2025100%73.89
June 2025100%81.38
July 2025100%81.38
August 2025100%81.38
September 2025100%81.38
October 2025100%81.38
November 2025100%81.38
December 2025100%81.38
January 2026100%81.38
February 2026100%81.38
March 2026100%81.38
April 2026100%81.38
May 2026100%81.38
June 2026100%87.41
July 2026100%87.41
August 2026100%87.41
September 2026100%87.41
October 2026100%87.41
November 2026100%87.41
December 2026100%87.41
January 2027100%87.41
February 2027100%87.41
March 2027100%87.41
April 2027100%87.41
May 2027100%87.41
June 202769%93.53
July 202769%93.53
August 202769%93.53
September 202769%93.53
October 202769%93.53
November 202769%93.53
December 202769%93.53
January 202869%93.53
February 202869%93.53
March 202869%93.53
April 202869%93.53
May 202869%93.53
June 202816%100.10
July 202816%100.10
August 202816%100.10
September 202816%100.10
October 202816%100.10
November 202816%100.10
December 202816%100.10
January 202916%100.10
February 202916%100.10
March 202916%100.10
April 202916%100.10
May 202916%100.10
What is scheduled

The dates that change these numbers

The Illuminating Company’s reset schedule and how far ahead supply has been bought. Forecasts and opinions live on the blog.

Price to compare changes
Several times a year
The Illuminating Company has changed its supply rate in 6 different months over the last two years
Supply bought through
May 2029
The June 2026 auction covers service through May 2029
A typical bill

What an average The Illuminating Company home uses, and what it costs

Usage from a weather-driven forecast trained on The Illuminating Company’s history; bills from The Illuminating Company’s current tariff. Supply is the part a competitive offer replaces; delivery is the same for everyone.

September 2026
Estimate
$126
651 kWh · 11% above normal
Supply $73Delivery $53
October 2026
Forecast
$112
577 kWh · 2% above normal
Supply $65Delivery $47
November 2026
Forecast
$124
644 kWh · at normal
Supply $72Delivery $52

Daily usage forecast for an average The Illuminating Company home, next 10 days

Dashed line is normal for the date. Bars above it are hotter or colder days than usual.

0102030Oct 3 · 19 kWh (normal 19)Oct 319 kWhOct 4 · 19 kWh (normal 19)Oct 4Oct 5 · 18 kWh (normal 18)Oct 5Oct 6 · 18 kWh (normal 18)Oct 6Oct 7 · 19 kWh (normal 18)Oct 7Oct 8 · 18 kWh (normal 18)Oct 8Oct 9 · 18 kWh (normal 18)Oct 9Oct 10 · 19 kWh (normal 19)Oct 10Oct 11 · 19 kWh (normal 19)Oct 11Oct 12 · 18 kWh (normal 18)Oct 12Normal for the date
GRID SHOPPERForecast updated twice daily
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DateForecast (kWh)Normal (kWh)
2026-10-031919
2026-10-041919
2026-10-051818
2026-10-061818
2026-10-071918
2026-10-081818
2026-10-091818
2026-10-101919
2026-10-111919
2026-10-121818
Sources
Offers from the Energy Choice Ohio rate board, snapshotted daily. Price to compare and auction results from The Illuminating Company default service filings. Delivery rates from The Illuminating Company’s residential tariff. Customer counts from The Illuminating Company’s monthly filings. Checked October 5, 2026.
Methodology and data sources Machine-readable version of this page (Markdown) Developer API