Cleveland Electric Illum Co Electricity Rates and Average Bill (Ohio)

Data through June 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated September 03, 2026

As of June 2026, Cleveland Electric Illum Co's residential customers in Ohio paid an average effective rate of 20.80¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $143.63, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 1.6¢ above the Ohio average of 19.19¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.34¢/kWh.

Average rate
20.80¢/kWh
+18.2% year over year
Average bill
$143.63
+21.1% year over year
Average usage
691 kWh/mo
vs 869 OH average
Residential customers
144,901
Investor Owned

Rate trend vs the Ohio average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
July 202516.82144.40859
August 202516.50125.46760
September 202515.7172.47461
October 202517.1381.32475
November 202517.15104.02607
December 202516.67122.98738
January 202616.91134.59796
February 202616.06120.98753
March 202618.57102.21550
April 202619.4689.82462
May 202619.7092.99472
June 202620.80143.63691

Cleveland Electric Illum Co vs Ohio vs the U.S.

Cleveland Electric Illum CoOhioU.S. average
Rate (June 2026)20.80¢/kWh19.19¢/kWh18.34¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$143.63$166.81$170.65
Average monthly usage691 kWh869 kWh930 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+18.2%+9.7%+5.0%

Estimate a bill at Cleveland Electric Illum Co rates

1,000 kWh × 20.80¢ ≈ $208.00

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at Cleveland Electric Illum Co's average effective rate of 20.80¢/kWh is about $208.00. The utility's actual average usage is 691 kWh/month, which produces the $143.63 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full Ohio rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.