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Illinois has an average residential electricity rate of 15.71 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 1.85% less than the national average of 16.01 cents. This ranks Illinois as the 33rd lowest priced state in the United States by average electric rate. The state operates a deregulated electricity market, meaning residents may choose from many electricity providers rather than be forced to buy electricity from a single option based on their location. The state generates about 14.22 megawatt hours per capita per year from its power generating plants, which ranks it as the 20th highest producer per capita in the nation. The state consumes 131,414,808.93 megawatt hours for statewide electricity needs, making the state the 9th ranked state for total electricity consumption. On average, citizens of Illinois create 2,332.45 kilograms of CO2 gases from electric use for each resident in the state, which is the 44th highest in the nation. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a customer in Illinois is $106.86 per month, while the national average is $138.02.
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Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Commonwealth Edison | BUNDLED | 14.65 | 84.26 | 20,690,784.4 | 3,031,071,925 | |
Ameren Illinois | BUNDLED | 16.83 | 138.08 | 5,916,149.35 | 995,925,996 | |
Homefield Energy | ENERGY | 4.62 | 42.43 | 3,675,986 | 169,969,700 | |
MC Squared Energy Services | ENERGY | 8.97 | 76.05 | 681,440 | 61,135,000 | |
City Water, Light and Power Springfield | BUNDLED | 11.91 | 103.88 | 630,517 | 75,071,400 | 663,090 |
MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 10.10 | 72.04 | 629,764.69 | 63,631,042 | 3,812,513 |
Dynegy Energy Services | ENERGY | 6.29 | 55.18 | 622,630 | 39,167,600 | 19,953,986.82 |
Naperville Electric | BUNDLED | 13.01 | 101.4 | 517,337 | 67,323,800 | |
Constellation Energy | ENERGY | 7.64 | 61.63 | 453,257 | 34,635,500 | 15,538 |
Direct Energy | ENERGY | 11.70 | 79.75 | 404,693 | 47,351,700 |
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Commonwealth Edison | BUNDLED | 11.30 | 320.9 | 8,009,374.23 | 905,058,383 | |
Strategic Energy LLC | ENERGY | 6.96 | 2,326.68 | 6,673,545 | 464,564,100 | |
Dynegy Energy Services | ENERGY | 5.96 | 6,373.45 | 4,024,950 | 239,922,100 | 19,953,986.82 |
Constellation Energy | ENERGY | 6.78 | 1,167.28 | 3,892,543 | 263,981,800 | 15,538 |
Homefield Energy | ENERGY | 5.53 | 3,821.52 | 2,723,251 | 150,460,900 | |
Ameren Illinois | BUNDLED | 15.83 | 408.66 | 2,522,818.7 | 399,299,589 | |
City Water, Light and Power Springfield | BUNDLED | 13.23 | 859.76 | 911,894 | 120,658,700 | 663,090 |
IGS Energy | ENERGY | 6.93 | 1,124.64 | 726,358 | 50,312,000 | |
Naperville Electric | BUNDLED | 10.37 | 856.38 | 670,062 | 69,500,400 | |
MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 7.78 | 320.01 | 580,755.42 | 45,202,406 | 3,812,513 |
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Braidwood Generation StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Will County | Nuclear | 20,109,385 | ||||
Byron Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Ogle County | Nuclear | 19,465,137 | ||||
LaSalle Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | LaSalle County | Nuclear | 19,426,763 | ||||
Dresden Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Grundy County | Nuclear | 15,268,966 | ||||
Rock Island County | Nuclear | 15,178,772 | |||||
Prairie State Generating StationMissouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (12.33%)Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency (7.60%)Lively Grove Energy Partners LLC (2.39%)American Municipal Power (23.26%)Prairie Power Inc (8.22%)Wabash Valley Power Association (2.67%)Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (7.90%)Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (15.17%)Indiana Municipal Power Agency (12.64%)Kentucky Municipal Power Agency (7.82%) | Washington County | Coal | 12,538,250.06 | 11,132,683,258.84 | 887.9 | ||
Clinton Power StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | De Witt County | Nuclear | 8,115,805 | ||||
Jackson Generation, LLCJackson Generation, LLC (100.00%) | Elwood | Natural Gas | 7,052,769 | 2,418,623,845.54 | 342.93 | ||
Baldwin Energy ComplexDynegy Energy Services (100.00%) | Randolph County | Coal | 6,064,203.99 | 6,410,958,476.99 | 1,057.18 | 12/2025 | |
Kendall County Generation FacilityDynegy Energy Services (100.00%) | Minooka | Natural Gas | 5,595,774 | 2,214,457,402.08 | 395.74 |
Of all US States, Illinois is 5th in megawatt hours produced from wind power.
Roughly 86.24% of Illinois' electricity is produced using non-renewable fuel types, making it the 4th worst ranked state for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable sources.
When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Illinois saw a 16.69% decline during the course of the last 12 months.
Citizens of Illinois use 10.44 megawatt hours per year each, which is 36th in the United States in electricity consumption per capita.
Emitting 29,346,951,692.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions during electricity consumption, Illinois is the 17th worst polluting state in the US based on electricity emissions.
Illinois has experienced a 1.68% drop over the course of the past year in the usage of renewable fuels for electricity generation.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Adams County | 65,878 | 56 | 1 | 18.85 | $142.19/mo |
Alexander County | 5,488 | 56 | 18.76 | $143.57/mo | |
Bond County | 16,804 | 60 | 18.63 | $141.58/mo | |
Boone County | 53,592 | 64 | 2 | 19.17 | $121.70/mo |
Brown County | 6,330 | 55 | 1 | 18.84 | $142.23/mo |
Bureau County | 33,338 | 70 | 6 | 18.99 | $137.23/mo |
Calhoun County | 4,537 | 55 | 18.99 | $144.28/mo | |
Carroll County | 15,586 | 65 | 19.10 | $122.59/mo | |
Cass County | 13,058 | 57 | 18.87 | $142.57/mo | |
Champaign County | 206,542 | 56 | 11 | 18.88 | $142.47/mo |
Christian County | 34,038 | 60 | 3 | 18.86 | $142.59/mo |
Clark County | 15,587 | 58 | 3 | 18.82 | $141.86/mo |
Clay County | 13,313 | 60 | 5 | 18.76 | $141.13/mo |
Clinton County | 37,048 | 58 | 4 | 18.61 | $141.79/mo |
Coles County | 47,542 | 59 | 1 | 18.83 | $142.57/mo |
Cook County | 5,109,292 | 66 | 28 | 19.17 | $121.72/mo |
Crawford County | 18,825 | 58 | 18.70 | $141.01/mo | |
Cumberland County | 10,528 | 61 | 18.60 | $141.80/mo | |
De Witt County | 15,653 | 59 | 4 | 18.79 | $140.35/mo |
DeKalb County | 100,232 | 67 | 8 | 19.18 | $122.54/mo |
Douglas County | 19,708 | 56 | 1 | 18.83 | $143.14/mo |
DuPage County | 920,901 | 65 | 7 | 19.15 | $121.64/mo |
Edgar County | 16,998 | 55 | 18.91 | $141.76/mo | |
Edwards County | 6,233 | 55 | 18.81 | $141.47/mo | |
Effingham County | 34,576 | 62 | 1 | 18.55 | $141.51/mo |
Fayette County | 21,514 | 60 | 3 | 18.70 | $141.37/mo |
Ford County | 13,589 | 68 | 3 | 18.86 | $141.59/mo |
Franklin County | 38,068 | 55 | 1 | 18.64 | $141.23/mo |
Fulton County | 34,022 | 57 | 19.02 | $141.06/mo | |
Gallatin County | 5,038 | 55 | 18.69 | $141.13/mo | |
Greene County | 12,187 | 57 | 18.98 | $144.32/mo | |
Grundy County | 52,364 | 68 | 5 | 19.07 | $122.44/mo |
Hamilton County | 8,021 | 57 | 1 | 18.47 | $142.50/mo |
Hancock County | 17,750 | 57 | 18.81 | $142.12/mo | |
Hardin County | 3,700 | 4 | 12.25 | $154.46/mo | |
Henderson County | 6,485 | 56 | 1 | 18.93 | $141.07/mo |
Henry County | 49,412 | 72 | 4 | 17.41 | $118.32/mo |
Iroquois County | 27,362 | 68 | 2 | 18.82 | $143.34/mo |
Jackson County | 53,676 | 55 | 2 | 18.73 | $142.41/mo |
Jasper County | 9,324 | 59 | 1 | 18.42 | $141.48/mo |
Jefferson County | 37,362 | 57 | 1 | 18.77 | $142.06/mo |
Jersey County | 21,533 | 55 | 18.86 | $141.80/mo | |
Jo Daviess County | 21,995 | 65 | 2 | 19.06 | $122.98/mo |
Johnson County | 13,238 | 59 | 18.64 | $141.80/mo | |
Kane County | 514,182 | 67 | 11 | 19.15 | $121.64/mo |
Kankakee County | 106,074 | 67 | 12 | 19.18 | $122.34/mo |
Kendall County | 137,254 | 67 | 1 | 19.19 | $128.36/mo |
Knox County | 50,193 | 57 | 1 | 18.88 | $140.73/mo |
LaSalle County | 108,078 | 70 | 11 | 19.03 | $131.84/mo |
Lake County | 709,150 | 67 | 4 | 19.18 | $122.30/mo |
Lawrence County | 15,465 | 55 | 18.70 | $141.01/mo | |
Lee County | 34,373 | 67 | 11 | 19.19 | $122.86/mo |
Livingston County | 35,902 | 69 | 4 | 19.09 | $130.61/mo |
Logan County | 28,238 | 59 | 4 | 18.73 | $141.51/mo |
Macon County | 101,483 | 60 | 4 | 18.79 | $141.19/mo |
Macoupin County | 45,152 | 60 | 2 | 18.78 | $142.17/mo |
Madison County | 263,864 | 58 | 6 | 18.72 | $141.30/mo |
Marion County | 37,781 | 61 | 1 | 18.68 | $142.39/mo |
Marshall County | 11,781 | 68 | 2 | 18.90 | $136.70/mo |
Mason County | 13,225 | 56 | 2 | 18.81 | $141.96/mo |
Massac County | 14,280 | 61 | 2 | 18.72 | $143.41/mo |
McDonough County | 27,743 | 57 | 4 | 18.85 | $141.62/mo |
McHenry County | 311,747 | 64 | 10 | 19.17 | $121.70/mo |
McLean County | 171,141 | 59 | 7 | 18.85 | $140.65/mo |
Menard County | 12,343 | 58 | 18.85 | $141.98/mo | |
Mercer County | 15,779 | 58 | 17.25 | $119.02/mo | |
Monroe County | 34,732 | 57 | 1 | 18.82 | $142.26/mo |
Montgomery County | 28,482 | 61 | 18.79 | $142.29/mo | |
Morgan County | 33,189 | 60 | 5 | 18.98 | $143.45/mo |
Moultrie County | 14,634 | 62 | 1 | 18.63 | $144.38/mo |
Ogle County | 51,787 | 65 | 9 | 19.16 | $121.67/mo |
Peoria County | 178,383 | 56 | 6 | 18.98 | $140.53/mo |
Perry County | 21,158 | 56 | 2 | 18.91 | $141.12/mo |
Piatt County | 16,664 | 57 | 1 | 18.93 | $141.24/mo |
Pike County | 14,923 | 56 | 2 | 18.99 | $144.62/mo |
Pope County | 3,820 | 59 | 17.99 | $143.20/mo | |
Pulaski County | 5,279 | 55 | 18.83 | $142.90/mo | |
Putnam County | 5,638 | 55 | 18.82 | $140.38/mo | |
Randolph County | 30,632 | 57 | 2 | 18.72 | $142.55/mo |
Richland County | 15,876 | 59 | 1 | 18.70 | $141.15/mo |
Rock Island County | 141,527 | 3 | 3 | 10.02 | $72.46/mo |
Saline County | 23,869 | 58 | 18.66 | $141.18/mo | |
Sangamon County | 194,534 | 63 | 6 | 18.88 | $141.16/mo |
Schuyler County | 6,953 | 57 | 18.84 | $142.09/mo | |
Scott County | 4,923 | 55 | 1 | 18.99 | $144.28/mo |
Shelby County | 21,160 | 62 | 2 | 18.79 | $143.29/mo |
St. Clair County | 252,671 | 60 | 2 | 18.81 | $141.66/mo |
Stark County | 5,436 | 55 | 1 | 18.77 | $140.36/mo |
Stephenson County | 44,817 | 64 | 12 | 19.17 | $121.70/mo |
Tazewell County | 129,911 | 56 | 3 | 18.90 | $140.85/mo |
Union County | 17,259 | 55 | 18.84 | $142.71/mo | |
Vermilion County | 72,337 | 55 | 7 | 18.91 | $142.01/mo |
Wabash County | 11,414 | 58 | 18.67 | $141.75/mo | |
Warren County | 16,887 | 55 | 1 | 18.91 | $141.14/mo |
Washington County | 13,827 | 57 | 1 | 18.74 | $142.35/mo |
Wayne County | 16,250 | 57 | 18.46 | $143.14/mo | |
White County | 13,959 | 56 | 2 | 18.81 | $141.46/mo |
Whiteside County | 55,932 | 70 | 8 | 19.18 | $122.68/mo |
Will County | 696,757 | 65 | 24 | 19.17 | $121.69/mo |
Williamson County | 66,695 | 56 | 5 | 18.68 | $141.52/mo |
Winnebago County | 282,188 | 65 | 10 | 19.15 | $121.66/mo |
Woodford County | 38,571 | 68 | 2 | 19.00 | $137.09/mo |
Coming in as the 17th worst ranked state in the country, Illinois releases 29,346,951,692.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the state, which amounts to 2,332.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year from electricity use. Using this calculation Illinois is the 44th highest polluting state in the nation. Nuclear makes up 54.54% of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the state of Illinois. Adding Nuclear totals to Natural Gas (15.95%) and Coal (15.46%), these three fuel types make up 153,747,348.06 megawatt hours (or 85.94%) of the state's electricity production. Illinois has 316 power plants, which is the 8th most in the United States and 34th most when considering facilities per capita.
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The primary fuel types used for electricity production in Illinois are Nuclear, Natural Gas and Coal, accounting for 54.54%, 15.95% and 15.46% respectively.
The Illinois average electric bill is $107 so far in 2024.
The largest electricity company in Illinois by megawatt hours sold is Commonwealth Edison.
The average rate per kilowatt hour of electricity is 15.71 cents in Illinois in 2024.
Illinois has a deregulated electricity market, meaning citizens in the state can often choose from an abundance of electricity companies for their electricity needs.
There are 113 electricity suppliers operating in Illinois.
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
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1 | Commonwealth Edison | 3,232,941 |
2 | Ameren Illinois | 682,797 |
3 | MidAmerican Energy | 85,420 |
4 | City Water, Light and Power Springfield | 71,917 |
5 | Naperville Electric | 62,100 |
6 | Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 36,807 |
7 | SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative | 24,907 |
8 | Southwestern Electric Cooperative | 24,007 |
9 | Jo-Carroll Energy Cooperative | 20,358 |
10 | Norris Electric | 20,210 |
There are 316 active power plants in Illinois.
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | Rochelle Municipal Utilities | 8.43 | 6,974 |
2 | Oglesby, Illinois Electric Utility | 9.91 | 2,358 |
3 | MidAmerican Energy | 10.10 | 85,420 |
4 | Chatham Utilities | 11.06 | 6,582 |
5 | City of Geneva Electric | 11.31 | 10,456 |
6 | Casey, Illinois Electric Utility | 11.56 | 1,858 |
7 | Allendale, Illinois Electric Utility | 11.65 | 250 |
8 | Peru Electric | 11.72 | 5,901 |
9 | Rantoul Utilities | 11.77 | 6,127 |
10 | City Water, Light and Power Springfield | 11.91 | 71,917 |