Parma Sits Inside The Illuminating Company's Grid — Here's How Supplier Choice Works
As Cleveland's largest suburb, Parma is served by The Illuminating Company for electric delivery. Ohio's Energy Choice program lets residents replace its default generation rate with a competitive offer.
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Switch Both Electric + Gas in Parma — Save $140+/year
Parma is in a dual fuel deregulated state. You can switch both your electricity AND natural gas provider. Most customers who switch both save $140 or more per year.
About Energy Choice in Parma
Parma — Cuyahoga County's largest suburb and one of Ohio's largest cities — falls inside The Illuminating Company's service territory, the same FirstEnergy operating utility that covers Cleveland and most of the eastern suburbs. That means Parma households see the same Price to Compare and the same certified supplier list as their Cleveland neighbors.
The mechanics of Energy Choice are straightforward: The Illuminating Company still owns every wire in Parma, still reads the meter, still issues the bill. What changes when you switch is the per-kWh generation rate, which now comes from a PUCO-certified competitive supplier for whatever term you signed.
Parma's post-war housing stock leans toward smaller single-family homes with older HVAC systems, which pushes summer AC and winter furnace-blower loads higher per square foot than newer construction. That makes the difference between a 10¢ and 11¢ per-kWh supply rate meaningful over a full year — small percentages, real dollars.
Offers available to Parma ZIP codes are listed on PUCO's Apples to Apples comparison, priced against The Illuminating Company's current Price to Compare. Choose there or through a supplier directly; the utility handles the cutover on the next meter read.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Parma's electric utility?
The Illuminating Company, part of FirstEnergy. It's the electric distribution utility for Parma, Cleveland, and most of Cuyahoga County, and remains responsible for delivery and outages regardless of your supplier.
Is Parma part of a municipal electric aggregation?
Parma has participated in governmental aggregation for electricity, negotiated by the city on behalf of residents. Households can opt out of the aggregation and shop individually on PUCO's Apples to Apples site if a competing offer is better.
Which utility handles natural gas in Parma?
Dominion Energy Ohio, now branded Enbridge Gas Ohio, delivers natural gas in Parma. Gas supply can be shopped separately under Ohio's natural gas Choice program.
Does The Illuminating Company still repair Parma outages after I switch?
Yes. The Illuminating Company owns the wires in Parma and dispatches every restoration crew. Report outages at 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877); your competitive supplier is not part of that process.
Why is Parma's Price to Compare different from Akron's?
FirstEnergy operates three separate Ohio utilities — The Illuminating Company (Parma/Cleveland), Ohio Edison (Akron), and Toledo Edison — each with its own PUCO-approved rates and default supply auctions. Parma's number tracks the Illuminating Company's territory specifically.