Franklin County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity rate for West Frankfort is about 16.11 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 0.21% higher than the state's average price of 16.08 cents and 2.91% less than the nationwide average of 16.59 cents. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential electric bill of $153.4. This is 34.17% above the Illinois average of $114.33. The largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold is SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative.

Coming in at as the 287th worst ranked city out of 1466 cities in the state, West Frankfort releases 16,369,276.67 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 1416th highest in the state for pollution per person, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 2,242.67 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has one electricity plant within its borders. West Frankfort's primary fuel source is Solar, with 100.00% of electricity production coming from the fuel source.

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The average residential electricity rate for Benton is about 16.11 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 0.21% higher than the state's average price of 16.08 cents and 2.91% less than the nationwide average of 16.59 cents. Ameren Illinois is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on residential customer count. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a citizen in the city is $153.4 per month, while the US average is $145.79. Customers in Benton pay 5.22% more compared to other citizens in the United States.

Coming in at as the 283rd worst ranked city out of 1466 cities in the state, Benton releases 16,751,693.43 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 400th worst in the state for pollution per person with an average of 2,359.06 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has no electricity producing plants within its borders.