Generation Service
FirstEnergy
Current Rate
9.7000¢/kWh
Est. 1999
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).
📜 History & Background
Ohio deregulated its electric generation market in 1999 under Senate Bill 3, which restructured the state's electric utilities and created the framework for competitive retail electric service. Customers gained the right to choose their electricity supplier beginning in 2001. The "Price to Compare" (PTC) — formerly called the Market Development Period rate — is the generation rate charged by the utility to customers who have not chosen a third-party supplier. FirstEnergy's three Ohio utilities (Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison) file their standard service offers through PUCO-approved Electric Security Plans (ESPs). The current rates were established under PUCO Case No. 14-1297-EL-SSO and updated in the joint 2026 rate case (Case No. 24-0468-EL-AIR), with the Ohio Edison PTC set at 9.70¢/kWh, CEI at 9.88¢/kWh, and Toledo Edison at 9.99¢/kWh effective April 2026.
⚙️ How It Works
The generation service charge appears on your bill as the largest per-kWh line item. It covers the cost of procuring electricity in the PJM wholesale market on behalf of customers who have not switched suppliers. The rate is territory-specific and changes periodically when PUCO approves updates to the standard service offer.
✓ If You Switch Suppliers
Fully bypassable — when you enroll with a competitive retail electric supplier (CRES), this charge is replaced entirely by your supplier's rate. Switching suppliers is the primary way Ohio residents can reduce this portion of their bill.