Knox County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Knox County, Illinois Electricity Overview
Knox County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 17.82% more than the United States average, at 18.87 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.02 cents.
Knox County ranks 402nd highest county in the United States out of 3230 counties for electricity per resident produced from wind turbines. Producing 89,255 megawatt hours from wind and a population of 50,193, this averages out to 1.78 megawatt hours per person per year from wind energy.
Emitting 96,146,512.55 kilograms of CO2 gases, Knox County has the 1782nd highest pollution level from electricity use of any county in the US.
Knox County ranks 29th out of 102 counties in the state for total electricity usage, with its population using over 500,000 megawatt hours.
Knox County had a 100.00% increase over the last year in the use of renewable fuel sources for electricity production.
Knox County saw a 100.00% rise in power generated by wind turbines around the county.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
524,250 MWh
Consumption per Capita
10.44 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
89,255 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
89,255 MWh
Production per Capita
1.78 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
96,146,513 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,915.54 kg
Recent Energy News in Galesburg
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Galesburg, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 5,769 positions to 14,528th, from last year's value of 20,297th
- In Galesburg, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,069 positions to 14,528th, from last month's value of 11,459th
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 487 positions to 1,414th, from last year's value of 927th
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 304 positions to 19,185th, from last month's value of 18,881st
- In Galesburg, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 487 positions to 1,414th, from last month's value of 927th
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 163 positions to 19,185th, from last year's value of 19,022nd
- In Galesburg, the residential electricity rate decreased by 16.45% to 15.23 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 18.23 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the residential electricity rate increased by 14.8% to 15.23 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.27 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 2.4% to 16.72 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 16.32 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 1.47% to 16.72 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 16.97 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Galesburg, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 6,546 positions to 16,702nd, from last year's value of 23,248th
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,541 positions to 21,446th, from last year's value of 22,987th
- In Galesburg, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,997 positions to 16,702nd, from last month's value of 19,699th
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 75 positions to 21,446th, from last month's value of 21,521st
- In Galesburg, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 26.66% to 13.03 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 17.76 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 6.62% to 13.03 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.95 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 2.49% to 15.48 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 15.88 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 2.15% to 15.48 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.83 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 1,414th, from last year's value of 1,413th
- In Galesburg, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 1,414th, from last year's value of 1,412th
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 9,618 positions to 8,562nd, from last year's value of 18,180th
- In Galesburg, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 5,336 positions to 2,906th, from last year's value of 8,242nd
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 487 positions to 1,414th, from last year's value of 927th
- In Galesburg, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 594 positions to 2,906th, from last month's value of 2,312th
- In Galesburg, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 524 positions to 890th, from last year's value of 1,414th
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 93 positions to 8,562nd, from last month's value of 8,469th
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 27.46% to 7.16 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.86 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 31.86% to 4.67 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.86 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the industrial electricity rate increased by 6.69% to 4.67 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 4.38 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 2.48% to 7.16 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.34 ¢ / kWh
- In Galesburg, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 890th, from last month's value of 888th
Galesburg Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
15.23¢ per kWh
- 14.8% higher than last month
- 16.45% lower than February last year
- 0.99% higher than the Illinois average
- 6.54% lower than the US average
- 1,414th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 487 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 14,528th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,069 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,769 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
16.72¢ per kWh
- 1.47% lower than last month
- 2.4% higher than February last year
- 5.12% higher than the Illinois average
- 1.32% lower than the US average
- 1,414th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 487 since February last year
- 19,185th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 304 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 163 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$116.51 per month
- 23.43% lower than last month
- 12.58% lower than February last year
- 15.28% higher than the Illinois average
- 7.06% lower than the US average
- 1,414th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 10,860th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 3,154 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 6,763 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$136.36 per month
- 1.01% lower than last month
- 8.15% lower than February last year
- 16.75% higher than the Illinois average
- 2.89% higher than the US average
- 1,414th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 15,351st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 355 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 3,833 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
13.03¢ per kWh
- 6.62% lower than last month
- 26.66% lower than February last year
- 2.46% higher than the Illinois average
- 4.34% lower than the US average
- 1,414th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since February last year
- 16,702nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,997 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 6,546 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
15.48¢ per kWh
- 2.49% lower than last month
- 2.15% lower than February last year
- 11.13% higher than the Illinois average
- 9.66% higher than the US average
- 1,414th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 21,446th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 75 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,541 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$328.99 per month
- 31.38% lower than last month
- 19.05% lower than February last year
- 1.57% higher than the Illinois average
- 80.34% lower than the US average
- 1,416th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 4,859th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,591 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 3,190 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$403.32 per month
- 1.57% lower than last month
- 19.02% lower than February last year
- 7.97% higher than the Illinois average
- 75.44% lower than the US average
- 1,416th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 6,313th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 519 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,337 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
4.67¢ per kWh
- 6.69% higher than last month
- 31.86% lower than February last year
- 27.38% lower than the Illinois average
- 52.58% lower than the US average
- 890th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 524 since February last year
- 2,906th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 594 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,336 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
7.16¢ per kWh
- 2.48% lower than last month
- 27.46% lower than February last year
- 3.58% higher than the Illinois average
- 29.87% lower than the US average
- 1,414th in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 487 since February last year
- 8,562nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 93 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 9,618 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$8,758.8 per month
- 10.55% lower than last month
- 15.42% lower than February last year
- 56.3% lower than the Illinois average
- 71.43% lower than the US average
- 891st in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 12,460th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 645 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 189 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$12,018.09 per month
- 1.1% lower than last month
- 25.29% lower than February last year
- 52.12% lower than the Illinois average
- 64.74% lower than the US average
- 892nd in the state out of 1,416 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 13,272nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 222 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,242 since February last year
Galesburg, IL Electricity Overview
Residents of Galesburg are charged an average residential electricity price of 18.96 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 21.53% higher than Illinois' average price of 15.60 cents. This ranks the city 712th out of 1466 cities in Illinois for best average electricity rate. With an estimated 290 total residential customers, Ameren Illinois is the largest provider in the city. The national average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the Galesburg average is 2.05% more at $141.13 per month.
Galesburg residents average 2,308.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity consumption. This results in a total emissions amount of 69,945,286.1 kilograms. The electricity consumed in Galesburg has to be imported from neighboring cities or rural areas, since there are no power production plants in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Galesburg
Galesburg residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Galesburg, Illinois
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 13.28 | 68.67 | 30,541 | 4,057,000 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 9.28 | 75.14 | 388,276 | 36,031,000 | |
| Ameren Illinois | BUNDLED | 16.59 | 137.01 | 5,760,547.68 | 955,881,319 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 11.66 | 86.4 | 8,361 | 974,600 | |
| Champion Energy Services | ENERGY |
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Abingdon, IL Electricity Overview
Residents of Abingdon are charged an average residential electricity price of 18.91 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 21.17% higher than Illinois' average price of 15.60 cents. This ranks the city 679th out of 1466 cities in Illinois for best average electricity rate. With an estimated 23 total residential customers, Ameren Illinois is the largest provider in the city. The national average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the Abingdon average is 2.41% more at $141.63 per month.
Abingdon residents average 2,308.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity consumption. This results in a total emissions amount of 8,278,559.51 kilograms. The electricity consumed in Abingdon has to be imported from neighboring cities or rural areas, since there are no power production plants in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Abingdon
Abingdon residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Abingdon, Illinois
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 13.28 | 68.67 | 30,541 | 4,057,000 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 9.28 | 75.14 | 388,276 | 36,031,000 | |
| Ameren Illinois | BUNDLED | 16.59 | 137.01 | 5,760,547.68 | 955,881,319 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 11.66 | 86.4 | 8,361 | 974,600 | |
| Champion Energy Services | ENERGY |
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Knoxville, IL Electricity Overview
Residents of Knoxville are charged an average residential electricity price of 19.00 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 21.75% higher than Illinois' average price of 15.60 cents. This ranks the city 801st out of 1466 cities in Illinois for best average electricity rate. With an estimated 38 total residential customers, Ameren Illinois is the largest provider in the city. The national average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the Knoxville average is 1.52% more at $140.41 per month.
Knoxville residents average 2,308.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity consumption. This results in a total emissions amount of 7,521,346.03 kilograms. The electricity consumed in Knoxville has to be imported from neighboring cities or rural areas, since there are no power production plants in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Knoxville
Knoxville residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Knoxville, Illinois
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 13.28 | 68.67 | 30,541 | 4,057,000 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 9.28 | 75.14 | 388,276 | 36,031,000 | |
| Ameren Illinois | BUNDLED | 16.59 | 137.01 | 5,760,547.68 | 955,881,319 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 11.66 | 86.4 | 8,361 | 974,600 | |
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Electricity Production in Knox County, Illinois
Power Plants in Knox County, Illinois
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midland WindAvangrid (100.00%) | Knox County | IL | Wind | 89,255 |
Knox County, Illinois Details
Knox County residents average 1,915.54 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity consumption. A total of 96,146,512.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the county. Over 100.00% of electricity in Knox County comes from production using Wind. There is one electricity plant in Knox County.
Providers In Each City in Knox County:
- Abingdon, Illinois:
- McDonough Power Cooperative: 36.81%
- Ameren Illinois: 36.81%
- Spoon River Electric: 26.37%
- Altona, Illinois:
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation: 50.00%
- Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
- East Galesburg, Illinois:
- McDonough Power Cooperative: 1.97%
- Spoon River Electric: 48.24%
- Ameren Illinois: 49.79%
- Galesburg, Illinois:
- Spoon River Electric: 27.86%
- McDonough Power Cooperative: 24.18%
- Ameren Illinois: 47.96%
- Henderson, Illinois:
- Ameren Illinois: 100.00%
- Knoxville, Illinois:
- Ameren Illinois: 100.00%
- Maquon, Illinois:
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation: 33.33%
- Spoon River Electric: 33.33%
- Ameren Illinois: 33.33%
- Oneida, Illinois:
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation: 50.00%
- Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
- Rio, Illinois:
- Ameren Illinois: 100.00%
- St. Augustine, Illinois:
- Spoon River Electric: 9.90%
- McDonough Power Cooperative: 45.05%
- Ameren Illinois: 45.05%
- Victoria, Illinois:
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation: 50.00%
- Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
- Wataga, Illinois:
- Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation: 50.00%
- Williamsfield, Illinois:
- Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation: 50.00%
- Yates City, Illinois:
- Corn Belt Energy Corporation: 50.00%
- Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Knox County, Illinois?
By total customer count, Ameren Illinois is the largest electricity company in Knox County, Illinois.
How many electric companies offer service in Knox County, Illinois?
Knox County, Illinois is home to 41 electricity suppliers serving consumers in the area.
How many power plants are within Knox County, Illinois?
There is one active electricity plant in Knox County, Illinois
What electricity companies offer service in Knox County, Illinois?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ameren Illinois | 11,635 |
| 2 | Homefield Energy | 5,932 |
| 3 | Corn Belt Energy Corporation | 3,151 |
| 4 | Spoon River Electric | 1,207 |
| 5 | MC Squared Energy Services | 1,076 |
| 6 | Constellation Energy | 932 |
| 7 | Dynegy Energy Services | 874 |
| 8 | Direct Energy | 826 |
| 9 | Ambit Energy | 674 |
| 10 | Eligo Energy | 566 |
