Madison County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The residential electricity price is 14.71 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Granite City, which is 8.91% below the average Illinois price of 16.15 cents and 4.10% less than the US average of 15.34 cents. Ameren Illinois is the largest vendor in the city based on residential customer count. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $105.68 per month, while the state average is $115.66.

Granite City emits 5,279.71 kilograms of CO2 pollution per person in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 14th worst polluting city out of 1466 cities in Illinois based on emissions per capita. This results in a total pollution amount from electricity use of 144,326,087.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The city has the 31st highest number of power producing plants of any city in the state, with one total power plant. In Granite City, Purchased Steam makes up 49.22% of the fuel utilized for electricity generation. Adding Purchased Steam totals to Natural Gas (33.85%) and Blast Furnace Gas (16.93%), the three fuel types make up 100.00% of the generation in the city.

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The residential electricity price is 14.66 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Alton, which is 9.23% below the average Illinois price of 16.15 cents and 4.44% less than the US average of 15.34 cents. Selling an estimated 3,928.98 megawatt hours, Ameren Illinois is the largest electricity supplier in the city. The US average monthly residential power bill is $137.45, while the Alton average is 21.92% lower at $107.33 per month.

Alton citizens average 2,917.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 210th highest in Illinois out of 1466 in this category. Total emissions in the city are 75,577,460.81 kilograms, which is the 88th worst total amount of pollution for all cities in the state. Electricity companies who provide service in Alton have to rely on electricity generated in nearby towns or rural areas, since zero electricity generation happens within the city.