Generation Service
FirstEnergy
Current Rate
11.1100¢/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 10.83¢, CEI 11.11¢, TE 9.52¢ for June 2026). Live PTC comes from the energychoice.ohio.gov snapshot; this rate is a fallback.
📜 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). As of June 2026 the SSO auction-cleared rates are Ohio Edison 10.83¢/kWh, CEI 11.11¢/kWh, and Toledo Edison 9.52¢/kWh.
⚙️ 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.