Ohio energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Ohio

Ohio plants pay 10.95 cents per kWh for industrial power as of Jul 2026, which puts the state 12.1% over the national average and 36 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Ohio

  • Industrial electricity: 10.95 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Ohio typically pays: 14.06 cents per kWh.
  • Ohio does not report an industrial natural gas price for the latest month; plants there should use their utility contract rate.
  • Just below Ohio on the price ladder: Minnesota at 10.34, Wisconsin at 10.46, New York at 10.81 cents. Just above: Pennsylvania at 11.04, Delaware at 11.71, Illinois at 11.87 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 4,380 in electricity at Ohio rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 21,900 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 87,600 versus 78,160.
  • At this rate, efficiency projects clear their hurdle faster in Ohio than almost anywhere: every avoided kWh is worth more, so compressed air leak repairs, VFD retrofits, and scheduling around demand charges deserve a fresh look.

What factory labor pays in Ohio

  • Industrial production managers: $52.57/hr median in Ohio versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $48.10/hr median in Ohio versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $34.69/hr median in Ohio versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $31.31/hr median in Ohio versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $29.94/hr median in Ohio versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $27.86/hr median in Ohio versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Ohio employs about 689,000 manufacturing workers as of Aug 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Ohio

  • Ohio has 13,307 manufacturing establishments employing about 689,133 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (3,224), machinery manufacturing (1,369), machine shops (1,112), food manufacturing (1,011), printing and related support (910).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Ohio observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30.