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Champaign County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Champaign County, IL is $164.84
  • The average electricity rate in Champaign County, IL is 21.58¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Champaign County, IL

The average residential electric bill in Champaign County, IL is $164.84 per month. Champaign County, IL is the 95th most expensive county in Illinois for electricity.

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Champaign County, Illinois Electricity Overview

Champaign County is the 345th largest county by population in the United States, with 206,542 citizens residing in the county.

Wind turbines produce 0 megawatt hours per year per capita for Champaign County residents, which is 512th highest county out of 3221 counties in the US.

Solar power generation in Champaign County has grown from 42,881 megawatt hours to 45,995 megawatt hours per year over the past 12 months.

Champaign County is the 11th largest producer of solar power by total megawatt hours generated in the state out of 102 counties.

Champaign County had a 7.14% rise over the last year in the use of renewable fuel sources for electricity production.

Residents of Champaign County use enough electricity to emit 2,471.18 kilograms of CO2 gases per capita, compared to the nationwide average of 4,209.53.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    2,204,349 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    10.67 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    281,172 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    46,101 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    235,071 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    1.36 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    510,401,602 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    2,471.18 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Champaign

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Champaign Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

19.11¢ per kWh

  • 2.44% higher than last month
  • 10.62% higher than November last year
  • 11.08% higher than the Illinois average
  • 12.21% higher than the US average
  • 1,003rd in the state out of 1,466 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 60 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 156 since November last year
  • 25,378th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,412 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,231 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

17.7¢ per kWh

  • 0.87% higher than last month
  • 1.65% lower than November last year
  • 11.3% higher than the Illinois average
  • 7.33% higher than the US average
  • 996th in the state out of 1,466 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 12 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 31 since November last year
  • 22,796th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 440 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,242 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$136.29 per month

  • 4.06% higher than last month
  • 4.9% higher than November last year
  • 48.53% higher than the Illinois average
  • 15.27% higher than the US average
  • 1,207th in the state out of 1,466 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 117 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 42 since November last year
  • 23,550th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,070 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,270 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$158.33 per month

  • 0.34% higher than last month
  • 1.71% higher than November last year
  • 41.96% higher than the Illinois average
  • 11.31% higher than the US average
  • 1,124th in the state out of 1,466 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 79 since November last year
  • 22,569th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 18 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,240 since November last year

Champaign, IL Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity price for Champaign is about 17.70 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.31% more than the average Illinois rate of 16.19 cents and 6.47% higher than the nationwide average of 16.62. Customers in Champaign deal with 0.91 power outages per year with outages lasting on average 113.71 minutes. There is a deficiency of 691,749.62 megawatt hours in the city due to the fact that consumers are using 265.31% more electricity than is produced. This results in the city needing to import supplemental megawatt hours.

Champaign's electricity consumption results in CO2 pollution totaling 231,505,540.94 kilograms, which is 10th largest amount in the state out of 1466 cities. The city also ranks 24th worst in the state in emissions per capita, averaging 2,594.04 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. Roughly 86.21% of Champaign's electricity is generated using Natural Gas. Also used is Solar at 9.86% and Coal at 3.92%. Champaign is home to 5 electricity producing plants, which is the 3rd most plants within a city in Illinois.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Champaign

Champaign residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.198/kWh$0.114/kWh$211.10/mo.$89.42/mo.
996th17.70¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Champaign
1124th$158.33Average residential monthly electricity bill for Champaign Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Champaign, Illinois

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY6.7060.87232,315.3915,555,195.82
APG&EENERGY
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY14.7476.1922,628.333,336,378.4
Ambit EnergyENERGY13.66108.1309,601.7242,279,432.97

Zips with electric coverage in Champaign, Illinois include: 61820, 61821, 61801, 61822, 61802

Urbana, IL Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity price for Urbana is about 17.70 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.31% more than the average Illinois rate of 16.19 cents and 6.47% higher than the nationwide average of 16.62. The city has a shortage of 411,515.12 megawatt hours because of customers using 6110.10% more electricity than the city's electricity facilities generate. This results in the need to import supplemental electricity. Solar facilities in the city produce 6,735 megawatt hours, which is 100.00% of the city's electricity generation.

Emitting 93,161,699.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Urbana is the 49th worst out of 1466 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 1404th highest in the state in emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. There are 2 power producing plants in the city, which is the 15th most plants in a city in the state. Urbana's power plants most often use Solar, which makes up 100.00% of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Urbana

Urbana residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.198/kWh$0.114/kWh$211.10/mo.$89.42/mo.
996th17.70¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Urbana
1103rd$158.33Average residential monthly electricity bill for Urbana Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Urbana, Illinois

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY6.7060.87232,315.3915,555,195.82
APG&EENERGY
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY14.7476.1922,628.333,336,378.4
Ambit EnergyENERGY13.66108.1309,601.7242,279,432.97

Zips with electric coverage in Urbana, Illinois include: 61820, 61801, 61802

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Rantoul, IL Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity price for Rantoul is about 13.88 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 14.31% less than the average Illinois rate of 16.19 cents and 16.54% lower than the nationwide average of 16.62 cents. The city has a shortage of 133,115.93 megawatt hours because of customers using 4251.55% more electricity than the city's electricity facilities generate. This results in the need to import supplemental electricity. Solar facilities in the city produce 2,986 megawatt hours, which is 95.37% of the city's electricity generation.

Emitting 30,252,702 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Rantoul is the 195th worst out of 1466 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 1405th highest in the state in emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. There are 2 power producing plants in the city, which is the 15th most plants in a city in the state. Rantoul's power plants most often use Solar, which makes up 95.37% of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rantoul

Rantoul residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.150/kWh$0.108/kWh$134.86/mo.$70.86/mo.
65th13.88¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Rantoul
520th$106.17Average residential monthly electricity bill for Rantoul Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Rantoul, Illinois

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY6.7060.87232,315.3915,555,195.82
APG&EENERGY
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY14.7476.1922,628.333,336,378.4
Ambit EnergyENERGY13.66108.1309,601.7242,279,432.97

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Champaign County, Illinois Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Champaign County, Illinois

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
University of Illinois Abbott Power PltUniversity of Illinois (100.00%)
Champaign IL Natural Gas 234,979.211574,900,572.5418318.7549
Northern Cardinal Solar SCS IL 1, LLCSol Systems (100.00%)
Champaign IL Solar 19,0261622
Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC Solar FarmFifth Third Bank (100.00%)
Champaign County IL Solar 6,3812122
IL Sidney Project1IL Sidney Project1, LLC (100.00%)
Sidney IL Solar 4,1953822
SCS COUNTY 012631 Champaign, LLCSol Systems (100.00%)
Champaign IL Solar 3,6018422
Solar Star Urbana Landfill CentralSolar Star Urbana Landfill Central, LLC (100.00%)
Urbana IL Solar 3,5248822
Solar Star Urbana Landfill EastSolar Star Urbana Landfill East, LLC (100.00%)
Urbana IL Solar 3,21110022
Rantoul SolarAltorfer Inc. (100.00%)
Rantoul IL Solar 2,98610822
Champaign IL Solar 2,85811222
TAC-Distributed Energy Resource HybridBank of the West (100.00%)
Champaign IL Solar 2661441,804.0416.781
Rantoul IL Distillate Fuel Oil 14510116,977.0610806.749

Champaign County, Illinois Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
79.94%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
16.36%
COAL
Coal
3.63%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.05%
WIND
Wind
0.04%
OTHER
Other
-0.02%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Champaign County has the 609th highest amount of total CO2 pollution from electricity use of all counties in the country, releasing 510,401,602.33 kilograms a year. The county also ranks 2372nd highest in emissions per person in the county, averaging 2,471.18 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per citizen. Natural Gas makes up 79.94% of the fuel used for electricity generation in Champaign County. Solar and Coal are also important fuel types in the county, with 45,995 (16.36%) and 10,214.32 (3.63%) megawatt hours generated from each, respectively. Champaign County has the 6th most electricity generation plants of any county in the state, with 11 total plants.

Champaign County, Illinois Net Metering

Companies offering net metering in Champaign County include Rantoul Utilities, Ameren Illinois, and Eastern Illini Electric Coop The state of Illinois has commendable state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

The county has 3 companies who are reporting energy loss from their electricity grid. The average energy loss amount for these providers is 6.84%. The US average is 2.43%, meaning Champaign County ranks 2710th best in the US for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Champaign County:

  • Bondville, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Broadlands, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Champaign, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
  • Fisher, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Foosland, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Gifford, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Homer, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Ivesdale, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Longview, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Ludlow, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Mahomet, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
  • Ogden, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 49.59%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.41%
  • Pesotum, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
  • Philo, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Rantoul, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 8.01%
    • Rantoul Utilities: 83.98%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 8.01%
  • Royal, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Sadorus, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
  • Savoy, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
  • Sidney, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
  • St. Joseph, Illinois:
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Thomasboro, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
  • Tolono, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%
  • Urbana, Illinois:
    • Eastern Illini Electric Coop: 50.00%
    • Ameren Illinois: 50.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many power plants are located in Champaign County, Illinois?

There are 11 active electricity plants in Champaign County, Illinois

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Champaign County, Illinois?

By total customer count, Ameren Illinois is the largest electricity provider in Champaign County, Illinois.

What electricity companies offer service in Champaign County, Illinois?

How many electric companies offer service in Champaign County, Illinois?

Champaign County, Illinois has 56 electricity companies operating in the area.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2025-06-04