Akron electricity: Ohio Edison, the city program and your choices

Two companies are on an Akron bill. Ohio Edison, a FirstEnergy company, delivers the power. It reads the meter, fixes outages and sends the bill. A supplier sells the power itself. For most homes that is Dynegy, chosen by the City of Akron. If you left the program, you may have a supplier you picked, or none. Then you pay Ohio Edison's price to compare.

The name "Akron Electric" can also point elsewhere. A village in Erie County, New York, runs a small utility by that name, and a maker of electrical equipment in Barberton, Ohio, uses it too. Neither one serves Akron homes.

For an outage, FirstEnergy's contact page lists 1-888-544-4877 (1-888-LIGHTSS), or you can text OUT to 544487. Your supplier cannot fix the lines.

The City of Akron buys power for its homes and small businesses in a group, so no one has to shop alone. It is called government aggregation. Akron's voters first approved it in November 2001, and the city picks a new supplier by taking bids when a contract ends. PUCO certifies the city as the aggregator.

1. 2001Akron voters approve a city electric program.
2. 2021The city signs a program at 4.97¢ per kWh.
3. May 2025A 13-month Dynegy contract starts at 9.24¢, through June 2026. The city estimated the average bill would be about $40 a month higher.
4. June 2026Dynegy's Akron program page (read Nov. 1, 2026) shows 9.95¢, June 2026 to June 2028, as the default, 100% carbon-free price.

The city said the rise in 2025 came from higher costs set by energy suppliers. We read the 2025 numbers on the city's own page and news release. For the 2026 price we have only Dynegy's page, read on Nov. 1, 2026. The city's page still describes the 2025 contract, so its 9.95¢ is the supplier's word, not a city notice.

Grab your last Akron bill and read off the kWh. The tool prices that use three ways: at the city program's rate, at Ohio Edison's default and at any offer you have in hand, with the offer's monthly charge folded in. The city rate starts at 9.95¢, and you can overwrite it with the number on your own letter.

1. 1
   Enter your kWh.

   It is the "kWh used" line on the bill.

2. 2
   Check the city rate.

   Overwrite it if your mailed letter differs.

3. 3
   Add an offer if you have one.

   Give its cents per kWh and any monthly charge.

4. 4
   Read the result.

   The cheapest of the totals is called out.

The answer sets a month and a year side by side, so you can see what stepping out of Akron's program would gain or lose. It covers the power price only, not delivery or taxes, and it cannot foresee a price change when a first term ends. We do not save what you enter.

It is 11.07¢ per kWh, posted through December 31, 2026. You pay it if you leave the city program and pick no supplier. The state posts it on the Energy Choice Ohio chart. It covers the power alone, with delivery on top.

PUCO's chart lists every offer a supplier sells to Ohio Edison homes. 104 of 145 are priced under the price to compare, which is 72%. 39 are fixed for 12 months or more with no fees. The lowest fixed offer with no fees is 10.09¢, from Powervine Energy LLC. 39 different sellers are on the chart.

Watch the monthly charge. At 800 kWh a $10 charge is worth 1.25¢ on each kWh, so a 9.0¢ offer carrying it really costs 10.25¢. Convert the charge first, then compare.

Look any seller up in our supplier guide before you sign.

Not everyone near Akron is in the same program. Look at your last bill and the letters you got.

• Inside the City of Akron: you are in the city's program, unless you opted out, have a supplier you picked, or are on the PIPP Plus bill-help plan, which cannot join.
• A Summit County township: the county has its own program. A news report says Summit County council approved a two-year Dynegy deal from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2028, for the townships (except Sagamore Hills) and the City of New Franklin. That is a different program from Akron's.
• A town in NOPEC: NOPEC is a separate group. Our NOPEC guide lists its towns and price.
• A supplier you picked: your contract rules. Read its end date and cancel fee.

Not sure? Your bill names your supplier, or call Ohio Edison. The Energy Choice Ohio chart also shows what the area sells.

Call Dynegy and say you want out, or use the opt-out code on a mailed letter. The city says residents can drop out at any time, free of charge, and can join again later at no extra cost. After you leave, your next bill should carry Ohio Edison's price to compare, or the price of the supplier you pick.

1. Run the numbersTry the checker above. An offer that beats the city rate after its fees may be worth the switch.
2. Read your contractAlready with another supplier? Find its exit fee before doing anything.
3. Call DynegyCall 888-682-2170 to leave the program.
4. Stay out for goodPUCO's line, 1-800-686-7826, can put you on its do-not-aggregate list. A move can reset that.

Ohio's Consumers' Counsel adds a second chance. After a program enrolls you, the utility sends a notice, and you have seven days from its postmark to cancel with no penalty. Our contract ending guide shows when a supplier's fee applies.

The city program sets the price of the power, not the price of delivery. PUCO sets that, in a rate case. FirstEnergy asked PUCO on April 22, 2026 to raise delivery rates for 2027 to 2029, and PUCO has not ruled. Our Ohio Edison guide shows what the Ohio Consumers' Counsel says the request would add. Our high bill guide shows seven causes of a jump, and how to spot each one.

Natural gas is its own deal. The City of Akron's page lists a gas contract with IGS Energy running November 2026 through October 2028 at $4.65 per Mcf, and stepping out of the electric program leaves it untouched.