Dayton Electricity Choice: Compare Offers Against AES Ohio's Default Rate
AES Ohio — the utility Daytonians still call DP&L — delivers electricity across the Miami Valley. Ohio's Energy Choice program lets you replace its default generation charge with a competitive supplier.
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About Energy Choice in Dayton
Dayton's electric distribution utility rebranded from Dayton Power & Light to AES Ohio in 2021, but the physical grid — every pole, transformer and substation across Montgomery, Greene and surrounding counties — is unchanged. AES Ohio owns and maintains that delivery network and reads every meter in the city.
What Energy Choice actually changes is a single line on your bill: the generation portion. AES Ohio publishes a Price to Compare that reflects its default supply cost; a certified competitive supplier is offering to beat that number for a defined term. Everything else on the bill — delivery charges, riders, taxes — stays with AES Ohio.
The Miami Valley's manufacturing base and Wright-Patterson-adjacent housing produce a wide range of household load shapes, from small century homes near downtown to newer builds in Beavercreek and Centerville. Because AES Ohio's Price to Compare is a single per-kWh number regardless of household size, larger homes see bigger dollar swings from small rate differences.
PUCO's Apples to Apples site is the authoritative feed of AES Ohio-territory offers. Dayton households compare there, sign up with a supplier of choice, and AES Ohio applies the new supply rate on the next scheduled meter read.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is DP&L the same as AES Ohio?
Yes. Dayton Power & Light rebranded to AES Ohio in 2021 after AES Corporation acquired it. The company, the crews, and the delivery network serving Dayton are the same — just a new name on the bill.
What's AES Ohio's Price to Compare?
It's the default generation rate charged to Dayton customers who haven't chosen a competitive supplier. PUCO oversees the auctions that set it, and any competitive offer's value is measured against that per-kWh benchmark.
Who delivers natural gas in Dayton?
CenterPoint Energy Ohio, formerly Vectren, is Dayton's natural gas utility. It participates in Ohio's gas Choice program, so residents can shop gas supply separately from electricity.
Does AES Ohio still handle Dayton outages if I switch suppliers?
Yes. AES Ohio owns and operates the entire Dayton distribution grid. Report outages at 1-877-4OUTAGE (1-877-468-8243); your competitive supplier is not involved in restoration.
How often does the Dayton Price to Compare change?
AES Ohio's default supply is procured through periodic PUCO-supervised auctions, so the Price to Compare resets on that schedule rather than daily. That's why matching contract length to reset timing matters when shopping in Dayton.