Jackson County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Carbondale averages a residential electricity rate of 14.04 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 2.95% less than the state's average price of 14.47 cents, which ranks the city 462nd best for average electricity price out of 1466 cities in the state. Production from non-renewable fuel sources makes up 0.31 megawatt hours per citizen in the city. There has been a 4.17% drop in usage of fossil fuels and other non-renewable fuel sources in Carbondale in the previous 12 months.

Carbondale residents average 3,385.66 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 74,000,324.97 kilograms, the city ranks 107th highest in Illinois for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. There is one power generation plant in the city. When it comes to electricity generation, Carbondale's top fuel is Coal, making up 100.00% of generation in the city.

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Murphysboro averages a residential electricity rate of 14.04 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 2.97% less than the state's average price of 14.47 cents, which ranks the city 263rd best for average electricity price out of 1466 cities in the state. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $96.57 per month. Ameren Illinois sells an estimated 1,099.39 megawatt hours in the city a year, more than all other vendors.

Murphysboro residents average 3,231.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 22,923,593.93 kilograms, the city ranks 283rd highest in Illinois for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Within Murphysboro, there are no power facilities. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city.