Effingham County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The residential electricity rate is 13.89 cents per kilowatt hour for inhabitants of Effingham, which is 3.97% below the average Illinois price of 14.47 cents. Ameren Illinois sells an estimated 2,216.42 megawatt hours in the city per year, more than all other vendors. The Illinois average monthly residential electricity bill is $107.03, while the Effingham average is 8.56% lower at $97.87 per month. This ranks the city 740th in the state for average monthly bill amount.

The use of electricity in Effingham accounts for 39,596,767.64 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 198th largest amount in the state out of 1466 cities. This total equates to 3,231.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 934th highest in Illinois for emissions per capita. The residents of Effingham have to use power from outside city limits because there are not any electricity generating plants in the city boundaries.

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The residential electricity rate is 13.19 cents per kilowatt hour for inhabitants of Altamont, which is 8.84% below the average Illinois price of 14.47 cents. Altamont, Illinois Electric Utility sells an estimated 20,966 megawatt hours in the city per year, more than all other vendors. With annual production of 235 megawatt hours, Altamont is the 78th largest producer of electricity in the state.

The use of electricity in Altamont accounts for 7,266,322.37 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 484th largest amount in the state out of 1466 cities. Averaging 3,279.03 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, the city ranks 32nd highest in Illinois for pollution per capita. About 100.00% of electricity in Altamont comes from generation using Distillate Fuel Oil. Altamont has one power plant in the city.