City of Hamilton electricity rates
City of Hamilton charges an average of 15.44 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $120 a month using 777 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility PJM Ohio
Where City of Hamilton sits
It is a smaller system, serving 26,964 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 15.44¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Ohio, 20.9% under the statewide average of 19.52¢.
Consumption here is below the national norm at 777 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which softens the effect of the rate on the final bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hamilton | 15.44¢ | $120 | 777 |
| Ohio average | 19.52¢ | $157 | 878 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Hamilton delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Ohio.
- Butler
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average City of Hamilton customer went 90 minutes without electricity across 1.71 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is markedly better than typical. Short outage durations usually mean an underground or heavily automated network, and they are expensive to achieve, which is part of why reliable systems often carry higher delivery charges.
Other Ohio utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | 19.33¢ | $174 | 550,768 |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 15.00¢ | $133 | 294,084 |
| Licking Rural Electric Inc | 16.88¢ | $178 | 25,820 |
| City of Cuyahoga Falls | 13.02¢ | $80 | 24,349 |
| Consolidated Cooperative | 16.11¢ | $205 | 16,897 |
City of Hamilton rates: common questions
How much does City of Hamilton charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 15.44 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -20.9% against the Ohio average of 19.52¢ and -16.3% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Hamilton bill?
$120 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 777 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Hamilton?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Hamilton expensive compared with other Ohio utilities?
It ranks #17 of the 35 Ohio utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #369 of 1369.