{"id":4890,"date":"2025-05-14T12:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/?p=4890"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T17:01:09","slug":"duke-energy-hikes-price-to-compare-rate-june-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/duke-energy-hikes-price-to-compare-rate-june-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke Energy Hikes Your Price to Compare Rate June 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Duke Energy Rate Hike This Summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cincinnati-price-compare-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"Duke Energy's price to compare jumps this June 1 by 30%! Learn what that means for Cincinnati electric bills!\" class=\"wp-image-4901\" title=\"Duke Energy Rate Hike This Summer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cincinnati-price-compare-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cincinnati-price-compare-230x196.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cincinnati-price-compare-350x298.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cincinnati-price-compare-480x409.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cincinnati-price-compare.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><center><em>Cincinnati electric bills could jump as much as 30% on June 1 when new rates hit Duke Energy&#8217;s Price to Compare. Learn how much more you could pay if you don&#8217;t shop plans now!<\/em><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that keeping cool and comfy can eat up our summer budget. But on June 1, Duke Energy is raising its Price to Compare rate. So, default service customers in the Cincinnati\u00a0area will pay more to power their  homes and business. So, let&#8217;s see just how much more it may cost and how to avoid paying higher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/ohio-electricity-rates-by-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electricity rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Price To Compare Rate Hike<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 1, Duke Energy revealed its standard offer service rate will rise to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energychoicematters.com\/stories\/20250501b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.445 cents per kWh<\/a> on June 1, 2025. This rate hike is a steep one; 30% hike from the current 8.0174 cents per kWh. The rate is set to last through May 31, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an average Ohio home using about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/electricity\/sales_revenue_price\/pdf\/table_5A.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">811 kWh of energy per month<\/a>, the old PTC rate would mean a supply charge of about $65. But under the new rate, the supply charge surges to almost $85; about $20 more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, the small commercial rate is rising by 22%. The rate goes from 8.9594 cents per kWh to 10.9549 cents per kWh. According to our estimates, small businesses could see supply charges for their first 2800 kWh of usage  jump from about $250 to over $305.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Save With Fixed Electric Rates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can guess, this rate hike is a lot to deal with. However, there&#8217;s still time to shop plans with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/best\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best electric supplier<\/a> and lock in a fixed rate with before summer prices take off. Start now by shopping 3rd party plans that offer better than Price to Compare (PTC) electricity rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/companies\/public-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Power<\/a> Electric 12 Month Fixed Rate With MRC<\/strong> plan charges 8.09 cents per kWh. This rate means paying about $65 on your supply charge for 811 kWh of power ($20 less than the June PTC). Best of all, <strong>Public Power<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t charge an early termination fee. This makes it a great option if you plan to move later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, you can support green energy with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/companies\/major-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Major Energy<\/a> Secure Green Choice 12<\/strong> plan. This plan would charge you 9.19 cents per kWh, which means an average monthly supply charge of about $74 ($11 less than the June PTC). On top of that, you can find further savings with shopping and dining discounts from the <strong>Major Energy<\/strong> <em>Rewards <\/em>program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, with a hot summer on the way these rates won&#8217;t last long! So, shop these deals plus others right now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/\">https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com<\/a>. You can also count on us for news and tips that could affect your electricity bills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duke Energy Rate Hike This Summer It&#8217;s no secret that keeping cool [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false},"categories":[9,103,66,67],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4890"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4906,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4890\/revisions\/4906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ohenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}