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

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:
Electric Companies With Service in Champaign, Illinois
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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AEP Energy | ENERGY | 6.70 | 60.87 | 232,315.39 | 15,555,195.82 | |
APG&E | ENERGY | |||||
Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.74 | 76.19 | 22,628.33 | 3,336,378.4 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 13.66 | 108.1 | 309,601.72 | 42,279,432.97 |
Zips with electric coverage in Champaign, Illinois include: 61820, 61821, 61801, 61822, 61802
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Urbana, IL Electricity Overview

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:
Electric Companies With Service in Urbana, Illinois
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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AEP Energy | ENERGY | 6.70 | 60.87 | 232,315.39 | 15,555,195.82 | |
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Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.74 | 76.19 | 22,628.33 | 3,336,378.4 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 13.66 | 108.1 | 309,601.72 | 42,279,432.97 |
Zips with electric coverage in Urbana, Illinois include: 61820, 61801, 61802
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Rantoul, IL Electricity Overview

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:
Electric Companies With Service in Rantoul, Illinois
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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AEP Energy | ENERGY | 6.70 | 60.87 | 232,315.39 | 15,555,195.82 | |
APG&E | ENERGY | |||||
Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.74 | 76.19 | 22,628.33 | 3,336,378.4 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 13.66 | 108.1 | 309,601.72 | 42,279,432.97 |
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Champaign County, Illinois Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Champaign County, Illinois
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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University of Illinois Abbott Power PltUniversity of Illinois (100.00%) | Champaign | IL | Natural Gas | 234,979.21 | 15 | 74,900,572.54 | 18 | 318.75 | 49 | ||
Northern Cardinal Solar SCS IL 1, LLCSol Systems (100.00%) | Champaign | IL | Solar | 19,026 | 16 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC Solar FarmFifth Third Bank (100.00%) | Champaign County | IL | Solar | 6,381 | 21 | 2 | 2 | ||||
IL Sidney Project1IL Sidney Project1, LLC (100.00%) | Sidney | IL | Solar | 4,195 | 38 | 2 | 2 | ||||
SCS COUNTY 012631 Champaign, LLCSol Systems (100.00%) | Champaign | IL | Solar | 3,601 | 84 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Solar Star Urbana Landfill CentralSolar Star Urbana Landfill Central, LLC (100.00%) | Urbana | IL | Solar | 3,524 | 88 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Solar Star Urbana Landfill EastSolar Star Urbana Landfill East, LLC (100.00%) | Urbana | IL | Solar | 3,211 | 100 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Rantoul SolarAltorfer Inc. (100.00%) | Rantoul | IL | Solar | 2,986 | 108 | 2 | 2 | ||||
CED Champaign Solar LLCConsolidated Edison Development (100.00%) | Champaign | IL | Solar | 2,858 | 112 | 2 | 2 | ||||
TAC-Distributed Energy Resource HybridBank of the West (100.00%) | Champaign | IL | Solar | 266 | 144 | 1,804.04 | 1 | 6.78 | 1 | ||
RantoulRantoul Utilities (100.00%) | Rantoul | IL | Distillate Fuel Oil | 145 | 10 | 116,977.06 | 10 | 806.74 | 9 |
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?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | Ameren Illinois | 15,210 |
2 | Constellation Energy | 6,655 |
3 | Rantoul Utilities | 6,641 |
4 | Eastern Illini Electric Coop | 3,694 |
5 | First Energy | 2,828 |
6 | MC Squared Energy Services | 2,736 |
7 | Homefield Energy | 2,250 |
8 | Direct Energy | 1,105 |
9 | Dynegy Energy Services | 1,073 |
10 | AEP Energy | 970 |
How many electric companies offer service in Champaign County, Illinois?
Champaign County, Illinois has 56 electricity companies operating in the area.