Duke Energy Ohio Notes Lower Electric Default Service Rates Effective June 1
May 28,2020
Duke Energy Ohio noted that customer electric bills will be lower starting in June due to lower, previously filed, default service rates
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As a result of various changes which take effect June 1 (total bill basis), Duke said that, "Duke Energy Ohio will reduce its residential power bills by about 3.6% beginning June 1. As a result, typical residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month and purchase electric supply from Duke Energy Ohio will pay about $114 per month beginning with their June bills. That's down about $4.24 from May."
"The driver for this upcoming reduction is the price Duke Energy Ohio pays to acquire electricity for its customers who have chosen not to switch to a third-party energy company for their electricity supply. Duke Energy Ohio uses a competitive auction process to secure electricity for these customers. As a whole, recent winning bids have been lower than past bids – leading to lower charges for the electric supply portion of monthly power bills," Duke said
"Duke Energy Ohio delivers electricity to more than 650,000 homes across southwest Ohio. About 43.5% of these customers rely on Duke Energy Ohio to acquire electric supply on their behalf and are the ones who will see lower rates beginning in June," Duke said