Duke price to compare and competitive offers

How Duke’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
10.49¢/ kWh
Duke default service, since October 1, 2026
Lowest offer
7.99¢/ kWh
American Power & Gas, 3-month fixed
Current offers
137
from 39 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 Duke’s price to compare

137 offers from 39 suppliers · Energy Choice Ohio · October 5, 2026

7¢8¢9¢10¢11¢12¢13¢14¢3 mo6891218202436Contract length, monthsDuke price to compare10.49¢7.99¢ American Power & Gas, 3 moCurrent offerLowest offerDuke price to compare
GRID SHOPPER5 offers above 14¢ omitted for scale · 5 at uncommon contract lengths omitted
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 Duke 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¢13¢MayJunJulAugSepOctJun 1 resetJul 1 resetOct 1 resetAvg 12-mo offer11.47¢Duke price to compare10.49¢Lowest offer7.99¢
GRID SHOPPERLowest offer is the cheapest of any term on that day
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DateLowest offerAvg 12-mo offer
2026-04-056.49¢10.76¢
2026-04-066.49¢10.76¢
2026-04-076.49¢10.76¢
2026-04-086.49¢10.78¢
2026-04-096.49¢10.79¢
2026-04-106.49¢10.79¢
2026-04-116.49¢10.79¢
2026-04-126.49¢10.79¢
2026-04-136.49¢10.79¢
2026-04-146.49¢10.78¢
2026-04-156.49¢10.79¢
2026-04-166.49¢10.75¢
2026-04-176.49¢10.75¢
2026-04-186.49¢10.73¢
2026-04-196.49¢10.73¢
2026-04-206.49¢10.73¢
2026-04-216.49¢10.71¢
2026-04-226.49¢10.70¢
2026-04-236.49¢10.63¢
2026-04-246.49¢10.63¢
2026-04-256.49¢10.62¢
2026-04-266.49¢10.62¢
2026-04-276.49¢10.62¢
2026-04-286.49¢10.64¢
2026-04-296.49¢10.65¢
2026-04-306.49¢10.64¢
2026-05-017.19¢10.62¢
2026-05-027.19¢10.64¢
2026-05-037.19¢10.64¢
2026-05-047.19¢10.69¢
2026-05-057.19¢10.69¢
2026-05-067.19¢10.70¢
2026-05-077.19¢10.77¢
2026-05-087.19¢10.77¢
2026-05-097.19¢10.76¢
2026-05-107.19¢10.76¢
2026-05-117.19¢10.76¢
2026-05-127.19¢10.79¢
2026-05-137.19¢10.80¢
2026-05-147.19¢10.81¢
2026-05-157.19¢10.82¢
2026-05-167.19¢10.83¢
2026-05-177.19¢10.84¢
2026-05-187.19¢10.84¢
2026-05-197.19¢10.84¢
2026-05-207.19¢10.83¢
2026-05-217.19¢10.83¢
2026-05-227.19¢10.80¢
2026-05-237.19¢10.79¢
2026-05-247.19¢10.79¢
2026-05-257.19¢10.79¢
2026-05-267.19¢10.79¢
2026-05-277.19¢10.76¢
2026-05-287.19¢10.76¢
2026-05-297.19¢10.76¢
2026-05-307.19¢10.75¢
2026-05-317.19¢10.75¢
2026-06-017.19¢10.72¢
2026-06-027.19¢10.71¢
2026-06-037.19¢10.72¢
2026-06-047.19¢10.70¢
2026-06-057.19¢10.71¢
2026-06-067.19¢10.72¢
2026-06-077.19¢10.72¢
2026-06-087.19¢10.72¢
2026-06-097.19¢10.73¢
2026-06-107.19¢10.73¢
2026-06-117.19¢10.73¢
2026-06-127.19¢10.74¢
2026-06-137.19¢10.73¢
2026-06-147.19¢10.73¢
2026-06-157.19¢10.73¢
2026-06-167.19¢10.72¢
2026-06-177.19¢10.71¢
2026-06-187.19¢10.75¢
2026-06-197.19¢10.76¢
2026-06-207.19¢10.77¢
2026-06-217.19¢10.77¢
2026-06-227.19¢10.77¢
2026-06-237.19¢10.78¢
2026-06-247.19¢10.76¢
2026-06-257.19¢10.72¢
2026-06-267.19¢10.72¢
2026-06-277.19¢10.71¢
2026-06-287.19¢10.71¢
2026-06-297.19¢10.71¢
2026-06-307.19¢10.71¢
2026-07-017.19¢10.65¢
2026-07-027.19¢10.68¢
2026-07-037.19¢10.68¢
2026-07-047.19¢10.68¢
2026-07-057.19¢10.68¢
2026-07-067.19¢10.68¢
2026-07-077.19¢10.74¢
2026-07-087.19¢10.76¢
2026-07-097.19¢10.84¢
2026-07-107.19¢10.89¢
2026-07-117.19¢10.91¢
2026-07-127.19¢10.91¢
2026-07-137.19¢10.91¢
2026-07-147.19¢10.91¢
2026-07-157.19¢10.93¢
2026-07-167.19¢10.91¢
2026-07-177.19¢10.94¢
2026-07-187.19¢11.00¢
2026-07-197.19¢11.00¢
2026-07-207.19¢11.00¢
2026-07-217.19¢10.99¢
2026-07-227.19¢10.98¢
2026-07-237.19¢10.97¢
2026-07-247.19¢10.99¢
2026-07-257.19¢11.00¢
2026-07-267.19¢11.00¢
2026-07-277.19¢11.12¢
2026-07-287.19¢11.11¢
2026-07-298.53¢11.11¢
2026-07-308.46¢11.10¢
2026-07-318.54¢11.10¢
2026-08-018.48¢11.12¢
2026-08-028.48¢11.12¢
2026-08-038.48¢11.12¢
2026-08-048.48¢11.17¢
2026-08-058.55¢11.20¢
2026-08-068.51¢11.24¢
2026-08-078.54¢11.24¢
2026-08-088.53¢11.26¢
2026-08-098.53¢11.26¢
2026-08-108.53¢11.26¢
2026-08-118.40¢11.26¢
2026-08-128.37¢11.22¢
2026-08-138.33¢11.22¢
2026-08-148.36¢11.22¢
2026-08-158.24¢11.26¢
2026-08-168.24¢11.26¢
2026-08-178.24¢11.26¢
2026-08-188.26¢11.25¢
2026-08-198.25¢11.23¢
2026-08-208.29¢11.24¢
2026-08-218.34¢11.23¢
2026-08-228.33¢11.23¢
2026-08-238.33¢11.23¢
2026-08-248.33¢11.23¢
2026-08-258.36¢11.24¢
2026-08-268.34¢11.25¢
2026-08-278.37¢11.25¢
2026-08-288.34¢11.25¢
2026-08-298.33¢11.24¢
2026-08-308.33¢11.24¢
2026-08-318.33¢11.24¢
2026-09-018.24¢11.21¢
2026-09-028.24¢11.20¢
2026-09-038.20¢11.19¢
2026-09-048.27¢11.20¢
2026-09-058.26¢11.20¢
2026-09-068.26¢11.20¢
2026-09-078.26¢11.20¢
2026-09-088.26¢11.22¢
2026-09-098.26¢11.21¢
2026-09-108.28¢11.22¢
2026-09-118.31¢11.22¢
2026-09-128.34¢11.23¢
2026-09-138.34¢11.23¢
2026-09-148.34¢11.23¢
2026-09-158.38¢11.27¢
2026-09-167.99¢11.28¢
2026-09-177.99¢11.32¢
2026-09-187.99¢11.42¢
2026-09-197.99¢11.38¢
2026-09-207.99¢11.38¢
2026-09-217.99¢11.38¢
2026-09-227.99¢11.38¢
2026-09-237.99¢11.38¢
2026-09-247.99¢11.38¢
2026-09-257.99¢11.42¢
2026-09-267.99¢11.44¢
2026-09-277.99¢11.44¢
2026-09-287.99¢11.44¢
2026-09-297.99¢11.44¢
2026-09-307.99¢11.45¢
2026-10-017.99¢11.63¢
2026-10-027.99¢11.47¢
2026-10-037.99¢11.47¢
2026-10-047.99¢11.47¢
2026-10-057.99¢11.47¢

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 Duke residential customers with a competitive supplier

Duke monthly filings · June 2024 to June 2026, the latest available

50%55%60%65%Jul 2024Jan 2025Jul 2025Jan 202664.8%423,247 of 0.65M
GRID SHOPPERUtilities report customer counts several months after the fact
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MonthWith a supplierTotal residentialShare
2024-06414,102638,80964.8%
2024-07408,420639,41563.9%
2024-08402,152638,99962.9%
2024-09400,683634,69663.1%
2024-10398,111632,83062.9%
2024-11393,899631,04062.4%
2024-12409,018631,69064.7%
2025-01399,510626,65363.8%
2025-02400,465630,27763.5%
2025-03423,889658,94364.3%
2025-04388,609630,41661.6%
2025-05378,322625,21960.5%
2025-06329,303631,03552.2%
2025-07400,060629,70763.5%
2025-08405,272636,77563.6%
2025-09390,508626,13562.4%
2025-10392,237633,42961.9%
2025-11410,207656,91762.4%
2025-12393,749634,44962.1%
2026-01391,011633,05461.8%
2026-02389,702632,57061.6%
2026-03380,498629,78960.4%
2026-04373,083629,55159.3%
2026-05368,705630,84558.4%
2026-06423,247652,91964.8%
What is driving it

How Duke buys default service supply, and at what price

Duke buys the power behind the price to compare in auctions held ahead of each service period; the latest reaches more than two 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 2024 to May 2028 · Duke default service procurement results, residential

$60$70$80$90$100$1100%25%50%75%100%$95.94/MWhtodaynot yet boughtJun 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026Jan 2027Jan 2028Avg price bought, $/MWh (left)Share of each month's supply bought, by auction (right axis)Jul 2023Sep 2023Feb 2024Mar 2025Apr 2025Oct 2025Feb 2026
GRID SHOPPERAuctions stack oldest at the bottom · striped area is supply not yet bought
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Service monthBoughtAvg price ($/MWh)
June 2024100%73.03
July 2024100%73.03
August 2024100%73.03
September 2024100%73.03
October 2024100%73.03
November 2024100%73.03
December 2024100%73.03
January 2025100%73.03
February 2025100%73.03
March 2025100%73.03
April 2025100%73.03
May 2025100%73.03
June 2025100%89.61
July 2025100%89.61
August 2025100%89.61
September 2025100%89.61
October 2025100%89.61
November 2025100%89.61
December 2025100%89.61
January 2026100%89.61
February 2026100%89.61
March 2026100%89.61
April 2026100%89.61
May 2026100%89.61
June 2026100%94.49
July 2026100%94.49
August 2026100%94.49
September 2026100%94.49
October 2026100%94.49
November 2026100%94.49
December 2026100%94.49
January 2027100%94.49
February 2027100%94.49
March 2027100%94.49
April 2027100%94.49
May 2027100%94.49
June 202720%95.94
July 202720%95.94
August 202720%95.94
September 202720%95.94
October 202720%95.94
November 202720%95.94
December 202720%95.94
January 202820%95.94
February 202820%95.94
March 202820%95.94
April 202820%95.94
May 202820%95.94
What is scheduled

The dates that change these numbers

Duke’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
Duke has changed its supply rate in 5 different months over the last two years
Supply bought through
May 2028
The February 2026 auction covers service through May 2028
A typical bill

What an average Duke home uses, and what it costs

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

September 2026
Estimate
$191
1,003 kWh · 13% above normal
Supply $105Delivery $86
October 2026
Forecast
$137
702 kWh · 6% above normal
Supply $74Delivery $63
November 2026
Forecast
$160
833 kWh · at normal
Supply $87Delivery $73

Daily usage forecast for an average Duke home, next 10 days

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

0102030Oct 3 · 22 kWh (normal 22)Oct 3Oct 4 · 24 kWh (normal 23)Oct 424 kWhOct 5 · 22 kWh (normal 21)Oct 5Oct 6 · 22 kWh (normal 21)Oct 6Oct 7 · 23 kWh (normal 21)Oct 7Oct 8 · 24 kWh (normal 21)Oct 8Oct 9 · 22 kWh (normal 21)Oct 9Oct 10 · 23 kWh (normal 22)Oct 10Oct 11 · 23 kWh (normal 23)Oct 11Oct 12 · 21 kWh (normal 21)Oct 12Normal for the date
GRID SHOPPERForecast updated twice daily
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DateForecast (kWh)Normal (kWh)
2026-10-032222
2026-10-042423
2026-10-052221
2026-10-062221
2026-10-072321
2026-10-082421
2026-10-092221
2026-10-102322
2026-10-112323
2026-10-122121
Sources
Offers from the Energy Choice Ohio rate board, snapshotted daily. Price to compare and auction results from Duke default service filings. Delivery rates from Duke’s residential tariff. Customer counts from Duke’s monthly filings. Checked October 5, 2026.
Methodology and data sources Machine-readable version of this page (Markdown) Developer API