Shopping Electricity in Youngstown: Ohio Edison Delivers, You Choose Who Generates
Youngstown sits inside Ohio Edison's Mahoning Valley territory. PUCO's Energy Choice program lets you replace the utility's default supply rate with a competitive PUCO-certified supplier while everything past the meter stays with Ohio Edison.
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Switch Both Electric + Gas in Youngstown — Save $140+/year
Youngstown 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 Youngstown
Youngstown's grid is operated by Ohio Edison, one of three FirstEnergy utilities in the state. If you live in the city itself, in Boardman, Austintown or anywhere else in Mahoning County, the poles and wires answer to Ohio Edison — and that doesn't change when you shop for a supplier.
What Energy Choice actually changes is a single line on your bill: generation. Ohio Edison's default rate — the 'Price to Compare' — is set by PUCO-approved auctions and reprices twice a year. A competitive supplier from PUCO's Apples to Apples list replaces that number, usually with a fixed rate that holds through your entire contract term.
Youngstown's housing stock skews older than the state average, with a lot of pre-1970 single-family homes carrying heavier winter heating load. That's a good reason to weigh a 12- or 24-month fixed contract over a variable rate: rate certainty matters more when your monthly kWh swings hard between shoulder months and January.
Enrolling is a phone call or a web form. Ohio Edison flips the supplier on your next scheduled meter read, keeps sending one bill, and stays the number you call for outages regardless of who is generating the electrons.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the electric utility in Youngstown, Ohio?
Ohio Edison, a FirstEnergy company. It's the distribution utility for Youngstown and the surrounding Mahoning Valley, and it remains responsible for the wires, meter and outage response after you switch suppliers.
Where do I find Ohio Edison's Price to Compare for Youngstown?
On every Youngstown bill and on PUCO's Apples to Apples site under the Ohio Edison territory. That per-kWh number is the generation rate a competitive supplier needs to beat over your full contract term.
Can I switch natural gas suppliers in Youngstown too?
Yes. Dominion Energy Ohio, now branded Enbridge Gas Ohio, is the gas distribution utility across most of Youngstown and participates in Ohio's natural gas Choice program. Gas and electric shopping are separate decisions.
Is Youngstown part of a municipal aggregation program?
Several Mahoning County communities have voted in electric aggregations over the years. Check the supplier name on your latest Ohio Edison bill — if it isn't Ohio Edison itself, you're already enrolled in an aggregation and can opt out to shop individually at any time.
Who do I call during a Youngstown power outage?
Ohio Edison at 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877). Your supplier has no crews; every outage in Youngstown is worked by Ohio Edison.