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Direct Energy Services
Direct Energy Services served 78,126 residential customers in Ohio in 2025 (1.5% of the state's residential customers), the 15th largest of 104 utilities reporting there. Energy-only service; ownership: retail power marketer; balancing authority PJM.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Direct Energy Services's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 797 kWh
- At 9.54¢/kWh
- $76.10
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 9.54¢ sits.
This page covers energy-only service, which is only part of a household's bill, so its 9.54¢ is not compared with the Ohio bundled average of 16.96¢. Both are drawn for scale only.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Direct Energy Services home used 760 kWh a month at 7.05¢ and paid $53.61. In 2025 it used 797 kWh at 9.54¢ and paid $76.10: the price per kWh is up 35.4%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 7.05 | 9.54 |
| Use, kWh a month | 760 | 797 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 53.61 | 76.1 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 78,126 | 747,562 | 9.54 |
| Commercial | 3,891 | 60,160 | 6.04 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
EIA-8612025Utility 54820
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 9.54 | ¢/kWh |
| Ohio average price | 16.96 | ¢/kWh |
| Price change over 5 years | 35.4 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 797 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 76.1 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 78,126 | accounts |
| Share of OH residential customers | 1.5 | % |
| Size rank in OH | 15 of 104 | by customers |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
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