Riders Explained

Riders are additional line items on your Ohio electric bill. Each utility has its own set — the names, codes, and rates differ across FirstEnergy, AEP Ohio, Duke Energy, and AES Ohio. Here's a breakdown for every Ohio residential electric utility.

Approximate rates: Rider rates for AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, and AES Ohio are sourced from tariff documents and news reporting — some are estimates. Rates for all utilities change periodically with PUCO approval. Always verify against your current bill.

FirstEnergy

16 riders

Code	Name	Description	Category	Bypassable?	Rate
GEN	Generation Service	Standard generation service — the utility's Price to Compare. Bypassable: replaced in full by your supplier's rate when you switch. Rate is territory-specific (OE 9.70¢, CEI 9.88¢, TE 9.99¢ as of Apr 2026).	generation	✓ Yes	9.7000¢/kWh
NMB	Non-Market-Based Services	Recovers non-commodity generation costs (capacity, ancillary services) included in the standard service offer. Bypassable — replaced by your supplier's rate when you switch.	generation	✓ Yes	2.5030¢/kWh
CCR	Capacity Cost Recovery Rider	Recovers capacity procurement costs for default service customers.	generation	🔒 No	0.1832¢/kWh
RER2	Regulatory Environmental Recovery Rider 2	Recovers environmental compliance and renewable energy costs. Generation-related — bypassable when you switch suppliers.	generation	✓ Yes	0.1986¢/kWh
AMI	Advanced Metering Infrastructure	Fixed monthly charge recovering smart meter deployment and advanced metering infrastructure costs. Non-bypassable — stays on your bill regardless of supplier.	infrastructure	🔒 No	$0.64/mo
DCR	Delivery Capital Recovery	Recovers return on incremental distribution capital investment since the last base rate case.	distribution	🔒 No	0.0362¢/kWh
DMR	Distribution Modernization Rider	Credit applied to distribution charges per the 2026 rate case settlement. Previously a positive charge funding grid modernization; restructured to a customer credit effective March 2026.	credit	🔒 No	-2.3469¢/kWh
DSE	Demand Side & Energy Efficiency (net)	Net of Rider DSE1 (energy efficiency program costs) and Rider DSE2 (energy efficiency offsetting credit). Non-bypassable.	efficiency	🔒 No	0.0197¢/kWh
DUN	Distribution Uncollectibles	Recovers the cost of uncollectible distribution accounts across the customer base.	regulatory	🔒 No	0.0229¢/kWh
EDR	Economic Development Rider	Recovers costs of economic development programs mandated by PUCO. Includes both Economic Development E and Economic Development I sub-riders.	regulatory	🔒 No	0.0243¢/kWh
PIR	Phase-In Recovery Rider	Recovers deferred costs from the phase-in of prior rate case settlements.	regulatory	🔒 No	0.0435¢/kWh
PUR	PIPP Plus Uncollectible	Credit related to PIPP Plus (Percentage of Income Payment Plan) uncollectible cost allocation. Small negative amount — reduces your bill slightly.	social	🔒 No	-0.0079¢/kWh
SKT	State kWh Tax	Ohio state excise tax on electricity consumption, collected by the utility and remitted to the state.	tax	🔒 No	0.4650¢/kWh
TSA	Tax Savings Adjustment	Credit returning federal tax reform savings to customers per PUCO order.	credit	🔒 No	-0.1054¢/kWh
USF	Universal Service Charge	Funds the low-income Universal Service Fund and associated customer assistance programs.	social	🔒 No	0.2196¢/kWh
RDC	Residential Distribution Credit	Credit applied to consumption above 500 kWh during winter billing months (Nov–Apr). May have been superseded by the DMR credit in the 2026 rate case — verify against the current tariff.	credit	🔒 No	-1.7700¢/kWhabove 500 kWh (winter)

AEP Ohio

4 riders

Code	Name	Description	Category	Bypassable?	Rate
GEN	Generation Service (SSO)	Standard Service Offer — AEP Ohio's default generation supply rate. This is the Price to Compare. Replaced by your supplier's rate when you switch.	generation	✓ Yes	9.9400¢/kWh
BTCR	Basic Transmission Cost Rider	Recovers the cost of transmitting electricity over high-voltage transmission lines from generators to local distribution systems.	transmission	🔒 No	4.3400¢/kWh
KWH	KWH Tax Rider	Recovers Ohio excise tax on electricity consumption.	tax	🔒 No	0.3000¢/kWh
USF	Universal Service Fund	Funds low-income customer assistance programs.	social	🔒 No	0.2000¢/kWh

Duke Energy Ohio

3 riders

Code	Name	Description	Category	Bypassable?	Rate
GEN	Generation & Transmission Service (SSO)	Duke Energy's default generation supply rate, which also includes transmission costs (Rider RTO). All bypassable together when you switch to a third-party supplier.	generation	✓ Yes	10.7000¢/kWh
DDR	Distribution Decoupling Rider	Reconciles the difference between allowed and actual distribution revenues. Being phased out in 2026.	distribution	🔒 No	0.3000¢/kWh
UE-ED	Uncollectible Expense — Electric Distribution	Recovers costs of unpaid electric distribution bills.	regulatory	🔒 No	0.2000¢/kWh

AES Ohio

7 riders

Code	Name	Description	Category	Bypassable?	Rate
GEN	Generation Service (SSO)	AES Ohio's default generation supply rate. Replaced by your supplier's rate when you switch to a third-party supplier.	generation	✓ Yes	9.4500¢/kWh
T8	Transmission Cost Recovery Rider	Recovers the cost of transmitting electricity over high-voltage transmission lines. Non-bypassable — stays on your bill even when you switch suppliers.	transmission	🔒 No	0.6600¢/kWh
D29	Infrastructure Investment Rider	Recovers costs of distribution infrastructure investments.	infrastructure	🔒 No	$1.87/mo
D30	Storm Cost Recovery Rider	Recovers costs of major storm damage repair and restoration.	regulatory	🔒 No	$1.82/mo
D32	Proactive Reliability Optimization Rider	Funds proactive grid reliability improvement projects.	infrastructure	🔒 No	$0.32/mo
D36	Distribution Investment Rider	Recovers costs of major distribution system investments.	distribution	🔒 No	$3.33/mo
D41	Tax Savings Credit Rider	Returns tax reform savings to customers as a bill credit.	credit	🔒 No	-$0.74/mo

What are riders?

Ohio utilities can't change their base rates without a full rate case proceeding, which can take years. Riders are a mechanism that lets utilities recover specific, defined costs more quickly — typically reviewed and adjusted annually by PUCO.

Think of your base rate as a fixed subscription, and riders as line items that get added, removed, or adjusted based on regulatory decisions.

Bypassable riders (marked ✓) go away when you switch to a third-party supplier — they represent generation and transmission costs that your new supplier covers instead.

Non-bypassable riders (marked 🔒) stay on your bill no matter which supplier you use. They fund distribution infrastructure, regulatory programs, and low-income assistance.