RS (Residential Service)
When does peak hit on Ohio Edison Co’s RS? The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak September–May.
- peak25.90¢
- off-peak24.69¢
What does RS cost a year?
| Household | Uses | Per year | Works out to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment One or two people, no central air, no electric heat | 4,866 kWh | $1,345 | 27.6¢ / kWh |
| Family home Three or four people with central air conditioning | 9,453 kWh | $2,510 | 26.6¢ / kWh |
| Home with an EV Same house, plus an electric car charging overnight | 13,103 kWh | $3,444 | 26.3¢ / kWh |
Estimates, not quotes. We run three made-up but realistic households through this tariff hour by hour for a full year — including the way air conditioning loads the afternoon and an EV loads the small hours. Your own bill depends on when you actually use electricity, which is exactly the thing a per-kWh number hides.
What you actually pay
| Period | Rate | Applies when |
|---|---|---|
| peak | 25.90¢ up to 2000 kWh25.86¢ up to 15000 kWh25.80¢ | midnight–midnight, September–May |
| off-peak | 24.69¢ up to 2000 kWh24.64¢ up to 15000 kWh24.59¢ | midnight–midnight, June–August |
Plus a fixed charge of $8.295 per month.
Should you be on RS?
The hour of day does not change what you pay here — the month does. Running the same house through the full year, July costs about $280 and February about $163. That $116 swing is part rate and part weather, and it is the reason a budget built on your spring bill will break in July.
Before a single kilowatt-hour moves, this plan charges $100 a year in fixed fees. On the apartment above that is 7% of the whole bill; on the house with a car charging in it, 3%. Fixed charges are invisible in a cents-per-kWh comparison and they punish small users hardest — if you use very little electricity, the headline rate is the least important number on this page.
How it compares to Ohio Edison’s other plans
Measured against the other residential plans this utility files, a family home lands 2nd cheapest of 2. The cheapest option, RS (Residential Service), would run about $1,791 a year less.
If this is new to you
- What is a baseline allowance? Tiered electricity rates explained
A cheap allowance, then a cliff. Where the cliff sits is the whole game.
- Should you switch to a time-of-use electricity plan?
A wide peak-to-off-peak gap is a lever, not a saving. Levers need something to move.
- Why is my electric bill so high in summer?
Usually three causes at once, and only one of them is your air conditioner.
- How to compare electricity plans without getting it wrong
Six things that break a comparison, and the order to check them in.
Where this comes from
- Effective
- 2025-02-01
the date this tariff took effect
- Covers
- delivery + supply
Distribution + Generation Service (Capacity + Energy)
- Enrollment
- open to new customers
Tariff document: https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/customer/Customer%20Choice/Files/Ohio/tariffs/OE-2024-Electric-Service.pdf