Franklin County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity rate for West Frankfort is about 14.60 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 95th out of 1466 cities in the state. There has been a 100.00% rise in the use of renewable energy (like solar, wind or hydro power) in West Frankfort over the course of the previous year. It's great to see these fuel sources slowly replace fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas. Providers operating within the city limits have achieved an increase in generation from solar facilities of approximately 1,656 megawatt hours, or 100.00%.

Coming in at as the 283rd worst ranked city out of 1466 cities in the state, West Frankfort releases 20,844,553.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 1431st highest in the state for pollution per person, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 2,855.81 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 14.60 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 91st out of 1466 cities in the state. Ameren Illinois has an estimated 84 residential customers, which is more than any other supplier who operates in the city. The Illinois average monthly residential electric bill is $115.66, while the Benton average is 7.00% less at $107.57 per month. This ranks the city 849th in the state for average monthly bill total.

Coming in at as the 285th worst ranked city out of 1466 cities in the state, Benton releases 20,719,463.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 210th worst in the state for pollution per person with an average of 2,917.82 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has no electricity producing plants within its borders.