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What is Ohio Energy Choice?

Ohio Energy Choice allows you to compare and shop for your electricity and natural gas suppliers. Just as you shop for home insurance, cable/satellite and mobile phone service, you can compare providers, rates and plans apples to apples on our site. You are are free to choose any state certified retail electricity supplier. There are dozens of providers offering hundreds of plans. We've selected the best rated, highest ranked providers that will give you the best rate and value.

Ohio retail electricity supplier rates are not controlled by PUCO. Retail suppliers compete with each on the wholesale electricity markets to offer the lowest prices to customers. That way, residents can compare and shop to find the best deal that best suits for their needs.

How To Switch Columbus Southern Suppliers and Save

Switching Ohio Energy Suppliers is easy and takes less than 5 minutes.

• Enter your zip code and compare offers available for your zip code
• Pick a plan that meets your needs. We always recommend Fixed Rate Electricity plans ranging from 6-24 months.
• Enter your home and billing information. You will need to know your Columbus Southern Customer Number located on your Columbus Southern bill. (You can place an order without this and we will send you text and email reminders)
• Your new provider will handle the switch request with your current provider and Columbus Southern
• There is no interruption of service
• The switch will occur at your next meter read date

Shop and Compare Columbus Southern Provider Plans

When you're ready to start shopping, you should know what kind of plan you're looking for and how long you want your new plan to last. Are you looking for a month-to-month variable rate or a fixed rate?

• Variable rate plans are great if you use them as temporary, no-contract fixes between fixed rate plans. But their rates change each month and can spike.
• Fixed rate plans keep the same rate for the length of the contract, which can run from 3 months to 3 years. That can shield you from price spikes but if market rates fall, you could be stuck paying higher rates.

Next, compare the lowest Columbus Southern electricity rates so you can shop the best deals around Toledo. Pick out a few plans and compare them to find the perfect one for you. Be sure to read the terms of service before you settle on one. Look out for things that may affect your rights and obligations as a customer. These include grace periods, early termination fees, late charges, and what happens when the plan ends.

How to Start, Stop or Transfer Columbus Southern Electricity Service

Moving to the Columbus Southern service area? You will need to set up service first at AEP Ohio

• Personal Information: You will need your name, phone number, email address, and your Social Security Number. These will be required.
• Service Address: The address where you want electricity service turned on

Will I Need to Pay a Deposit?

Columbus Southern will check your credit worthiness before setting up an account and to determine whether you will need to pay a security deposit. To qualify, you'll need to provide the utility one of the following:

• Have a prior account within the last two years with no more than two late payments or with no previous service disconnected within the last twelve months.
• Be a credit-worthy property owner. It helps to know your credit score ahead of time.
• Have a guarantor who is a customer with the utility company and can pay your bills within 60 days if you fail to do so

Columbus Southern deposits can be no more the customer's estimated average 30-day bill plus 30%.

Compare AEP Columbus Southern Business Electricity Rates

You have the power to choose your Commercial and Small Business Electricity Rates. Our commercial electricity marketplace is exclusively for business electricity customers looking to start commercial service or compare their existing commercial electricity rates.

Toledo Energy business electricity rates are some of the lowest in the US and are 20-30% less than residential rates. So, if you're starting a business or just want to compare Columbus Southern commercial electricity rates and shop the market for a better rate, you could save thousands each year by shopping for a lower rate.

Shop for Columbus Southern Commercial Electricity Rates

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12 Months

Lowest Rate

6.99 ^¢ kWh

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9.37 ^¢ kWh

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9.41 ^¢ kWh

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9.44 ^¢ kWh

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9.66 ^¢ kWh

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9.67 ^¢ kWh

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10.25 ^¢ kWh

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12 Months

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10.47 ^¢ kWh

Understand Your Columbus Southern Electricity Bill

Your AEP Ohio bill comes packed full with lots of information. Though these can be confusing to customers, they also help you better understand your usage and rate. Below, we break down the most important items on a sample AEP Ohio Electric bill.

AEP Columbus Southern Sample Bill

1. The section shows the address to mail payments to, as well as the the bill due date, the amount due, the date the bill was mailed to you, and your 11-digit account number.
2. This account profile shows your account info, service address, and including contact informantion for your AEP Ohio Account.
3. Here you can see messages from AEP Ohio. Below, there's a graph of your monthly usage in kWh over the past year.
4. This section shows the period of service covered in the bill. The circle graph shows your current electric usage in kWh. It also shows how much of your bill comes from distribution charges and genration supply charges.
5. Here you'll find a listing of ways you can pay your AEP Ohio bill: on line, by mail, or phone.
6. This is the detatchable mail-in payment stub. It displays important account payment information such as your 11-digit account number, the due date of the bill, the amount due, the address for the service, and where to mail your payment.
7. This third page of your bill explains the current AEP Ohio Price to Compare (generation supply) rate.
8. This section displays the name of the account, the service address, and the account number.
9. Here is the record of your previous balance due, the payments made, and any subsequent balances due.
10. The explanation of current electricity charges breaks down what goes into your electric bill. It includes the AEP delivery charges --complete with a breakdown of fees and riders -- and your supplier charges.
11. A break down of your usage history which shows a comparison of your electricity usage for the past two months, as well as the average daily costs, and temparature. You can also see your total usage in kWh for the year and the average monthly usage.
12. This shows meter read details, including the meter's number, the date the meter was read, the amounts, and the dates of the next reading.
13. This section disclosed the costs of renewable energy programs that AEP Ohio participated in. However, these programs ended in September, 2020.

AEP Columbus Southern Bill Charges Explained

Your electric bill is composed of the Electricity Supply Charges and the Distribution Charges.

• Electricity Supply Charges: This is the cost (in cents per kWh) for the electricity supplied in kWh by Columbus Southern or a retail supplier. Energy Choice charges from "alternative" or retail suppliers are listed under "Charges from Electric Generation Supplier".
• Distribution Charges: This charge consists of a flat customer charge per account and a distribution charge in cents per kWh for delivering electricity across Columbus Southern's local grid to a customer's home. All Columbus Southern's customers pay the same rate no matter who supplies their electricity. PUCO regulates Columbus Southern's distribution charges and these rates usually last several years before being reviewed by PUCO. Different Ohio utilities have different rates but basically they consist of a customer charge and a usage-rate charge.

Example AEP Columbus Southern Bill With Supplier Charges

Assuming the average Ohio monthly usage rate of 750 kWh, an average Columbus Southern PTC bill roughly breaks down like this:

How to Pay Your AEP Columbus Southern Bill

You can pay your Columbus Southern Electricity bill Online at AEPOhio.com

Payment options include*

• One-time bank draft
• Debit/credit cards*
• PayPal*
• Apple Pay*
• Google Pay*
• Venmo*

*Service Fees Apply

Electricity Out? Wires Down? Here's who you contact

Having a problem with yourAEP Columbus Southern power? Here's the proper people to call:

• Pay Your Bill? - You want to contact Columbus Southern. If you have trouble paying your monthly bill call AEP Columbus Southern Customer Service: 1 (800) 672-2231
• Outage or Power Issue? You have 3 options to report outages or downed power lines in your area:
1. Report an outage on-line
2. Track Columbus Southern Outage Repairs

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