Ohio energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Ohio

Ohio plants pay 9.95 cents per kWh for industrial power as of Apr 2026, which puts the state 14.9% over the national average and 39 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Ohio

  • Industrial electricity: 9.95 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Ohio typically pays: 13.65 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 11.23 per Mcf (Apr 2026), 129.2% above the national average.
  • Just below Ohio on the price ladder: Pennsylvania at 9.82, Minnesota at 9.86, Virginia at 9.86 cents. Just above: Vermont at 12.48, Maryland at 14.34, Maine at 14.87 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,980 in electricity at Ohio rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 19,900 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 79,600 versus 69,280.
  • 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 682,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).

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 2026-05-12.