City of Niles electricity rates
City of Niles charges an average of 9.31 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $52 a month using 553 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility PJM Ohio
Where City of Niles sits
It is a smaller system, serving 11,882 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 9.31¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Ohio, 52.3% under the statewide average of 19.52¢.
Its customers use very little electricity by national standards, 553 kilowatt-hours a month against 871 nationally. Dense housing, a mild climate or heating that runs on gas rather than electricity all push consumption down, and any of them can leave a household with a modest bill despite a high rate.
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 Niles | 9.31¢ | $52 | 553 |
| 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 Niles delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Ohio.
- Trumbull
Other Ohio utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | 19.33¢ | $174 | 550,768 |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 15.00¢ | $133 | 294,084 |
| City of Wadsworth | 11.99¢ | $93 | 12,180 |
| Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc | 15.67¢ | $183 | 11,812 |
| Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc | 18.16¢ | $241 | 11,374 |
City of Niles rates: common questions
How much does City of Niles charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 9.31 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -52.3% against the Ohio average of 19.52¢ and -49.5% 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 Niles bill?
$52 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 553 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Niles?
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 Niles expensive compared with other Ohio utilities?
It ranks #34 of the 35 Ohio utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1300 of 1369.