Ohio Edison Solar

Who This Page Is For

Use this guide if your electric bill says Ohio Edison — a FirstEnergy Ohio operating company. Ohio Edison’s PUCO tariff territory covers distribution service in counties that include Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Geauga, Greene, Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Miami, Morrow, Ottawa, Portage, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Union, Wayne, and Wyandot. Specific cities and townships are confirmed on the PUCO electric territory map, not guessed from a ZIP code alone.

Akron- and Canton-area place details are on solar in Akron, Ohio and solar in Canton, Ohio. If the bill says The Illuminating Company or Toledo Edison, use those FirstEnergy sibling guides instead: Illuminating Company solar and Toledo Edison solar.

AEP Ohio, AES Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, and Columbus Division of Power customers should use their own pages: AEP Ohio solar, AES Ohio solar, Duke Energy Ohio solar, and Columbus Division of Power solar.

Ohio Edison Interconnection (FirstEnergy Ohio Retail)

Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison share FirstEnergy’s Ohio Retail Interconnection process and online portal. The operating company on your bill still matters for contacts, mailing address, and the PUCO tariff book.

FirstEnergy’s posted capacity levels for retail interconnection:

• Level 1 — generator capacity ≤ 25 kW, inverter-based, certified (most residential). Posted application fee: $50.
• Level 2 — posted fee $50 plus $1/kW of nameplate capacity.
• Level 3 — capacity greater than 2,000 kW and less than 20,000 kW, or fails Level 1 / Level 2 qualification. Posted fee $100 plus $2/kW.

Applications need a site plan and one-line diagram. After conditional approval, the customer installs, then submits the Level 1 Short Form Interconnection Agreement (for typical residential), the Net Energy Metering Rider application when applicable, and a third-party inspection report. FirstEnergy states generation should not be energized before electrical inspection and a Certificate of Completion signed by authorized company personnel.

Ohio Edison interconnection mail: Attn: OE Interconnection, Building 1, 1910 W. Market Street, Akron, OH 44313. Technical email: OE_interconnection@firstenergycorp.com. Meter and billing questions go to Ohio Edison customer service at 1-800-633-4766 — not the interconnection inbox. Fees and forms can change; confirm on the live FirstEnergy page when you apply. Statewide review clocks sit in OAC Chapter 4901:1-22.

Ohio Edison Net Energy Metering Rider

Billing for qualifying customer-generators is in Ohio Edison’s PUCO No. 11 Net Energy Metering Rider (Sheet No. 94, effective October 27, 2009, still listed in the current tariff table of contents). Eligible fuels include solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, or hydropower, or a microturbine or fuel cell, located on the customer’s premises, operated in parallel, and intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer’s electricity requirements.

Net metering uses a single meter that can register flow in each direction. If the existing meter cannot, Ohio Edison will, on written request, acquire and install an approved meter — and the customer pays the related expenses. FirstEnergy’s interconnection page also explains that excess-generation tracking and credits do not start until the bi-directional meter is in place.

On the bill, if Ohio Edison delivered more kWh than the house fed back in the billing period, all energy charges of the applicable rate schedule apply to that net delivered kWh. If the house fed back more kWh than Ohio Edison delivered, energy charges of the Generation Service Rider (GEN) apply to that net exported kWh; those amounts accumulate as a bill credit until netted against later bills, or until the customer requests in writing a refund no greater than an annual twelve-month true-up of accumulated credits.

FirstEnergy’s Ohio interconnection FAQ states the same shape in plain language: each kWh received from the customer offsets energy delivered on a one-for-one basis up to the energy delivered in the billing period; excess is credited at the applicable generation component of the customer’s rate schedule. Export credit math belongs on your Ohio Edison tariff and bill — we read your statement and the current riders. FirstEnergy also states there is currently no company-sponsored rebate for customer-owned self-generation. Statewide context: Ohio solar incentives.

What to Check on an Ohio Edison Bill

Confirm the operating company name is Ohio Edison (not The Illuminating Company, Toledo Edison, AEP Ohio, AES Ohio, or Duke). Note the rate schedule, whether you take Ohio Edison generation or a competitive supplier, and recent kWh usage — those drive sizing under OAC 4901:1-10-28’s 120% historical-usage test for net metering.

Upload a recent statement for a bill analysis. Residential overview: Ohio solar panels.

Options We Compare for Ohio Edison Customers

We compare Propel (prepaid third-party ownership), cash, loan, and PPA for this home and utility. See solar financing in Ohio. Battery questions: solar batteries in Ohio.

Federal residential clean energy credit (IRC 25D) does not apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2025. We confirm current federal and state timing when we quote.

Ohio Edison Solar — FAQs

Is Ohio Edison the same as The Illuminating Company?

No. Both are FirstEnergy Ohio operating companies and share the retail interconnection portal, but they are separate utilities with separate bills, customer-service numbers, and PUCO tariff books. Use the name printed on your statement.

Does Ohio Edison pay full retail for every exported kilowatt-hour?

Not under the Net Energy Metering Rider’s excess formula. Within a billing period, delivered and received kWh net against each other; net excess is credited using Generation Service Rider (GEN) energy charges and can roll as a bill credit or, on written request, an annual true-up refund capped at twelve months of accumulated credits.

What size is Level 1 for Ohio Edison?

FirstEnergy’s Ohio Retail Interconnection page lists Level 1 as ≤ 25 kW, inverter-based, certified — the path most residential systems use.

Official Sources

• FirstEnergy Ohio Retail Interconnection (portal, Level 1 fees, process)
• FirstEnergy Ohio interconnection FAQ (net metering description)
• Ohio Edison P.U.C.O. No. 11 Schedule of Rates (territory; Net Energy Metering Rider Sheet 94)
• OH Net Energy Metering Rider – Application for Service
• Ohio Administrative Code 4901:1-10-28 (net metering)
• Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4901:1-22 (interconnection)

Last reviewed: September 2026. Ohio Edison tariffs and FirstEnergy fees can change.