17.03¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Licking Rural Electric / OH ]
Licking Rural Electric electricity rates in Ohio
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+0.9%
vs 2024
26,038
residential customers
+19.6%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Licking Rural Electric's average effective residential rate (17.03¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.47¢ | — | 23,587 |
| 2016 | 13.64¢ | +1.3% | 23,677 |
| 2017 | 14.51¢ | +6.4% | 23,946 |
| 2018 | 13.89¢ | −4.3% | 24,195 |
| 2019 | 13.90¢ | +0.1% | 24,264 |
| 2020 | 14.24¢ | +2.5% | 24,628 |
| 2021 | 15.14¢ | +6.3% | 25,091 |
| 2022 | 15.80¢ | +4.4% | 25,376 |
| 2023 | 15.97¢ | +1.1% | 25,619 |
| 2024 | 16.88¢ | +5.7% | 25,820 |
| 2025 | 17.03¢ | +0.9% | 26,038 |
How this compares
16.90¢
Ohio average, 2025
+0.8%
Licking Rural Electric vs OH 2025 average
−1.2%
vs US 2025 average
#11
priciest in OH
Serves 9 counties in Ohio: Ashland, Coshocton, Delaware, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Muskingum, Perry, Richland. 29 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Licking Rural Electric raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Licking Rural Electric is on file with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +0.9% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Licking Rural Electric charge per kWh?
Licking Rural Electric's average effective residential rate was 17.03¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Ohio's 2025 average was 16.90¢.
How much have Licking Rural Electric rates gone up in five years?
+19.6% between 2020 and 2025, against +48.7% for Ohio as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Licking Rural Electric have in Ohio?
26,038 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Ashland, Coshocton, Delaware, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)