Sangamon County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Springfield's citizens are billed an average residential electricity price of 12.32 cents per kilowatt hour , which is lower than both the Illinois and nationwide average prices of 16.30 and 16.66 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. The city is the 35th highest producing city out of 1466 cities in Illinois, averaging 5.51 megawatt hours produced per consumer in the city per year. Consumers in the city pay an average monthly residential electric bill of $111.24. This is 4.85% lower than the Illinois average bill of $116.91.

The use of electricity in Springfield accounts for 836,699,484.95 kilograms of CO2 pollution a year, which is the 2nd highest in Illinois out of 1466 cities. More importantly, the city averages 7,382.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. They rank as the 3rd worst in the state in this category. Coal makes up 99.39% of the fuel used for electricity generation in Springfield. Natural Gas and Distillate Fuel Oil make up the next highest totals for a fuel type at 0.59% and 0.02%, respectively. Springfield has one electricity generation plant.

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Chatham's citizens are billed an average residential electricity price of 12.33 cents per kilowatt hour , which is lower than both the Illinois and nationwide average prices of 16.30 and 16.66 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Chatham Utilities has an estimated 6,915 total residential customers, which is more than all other electricity providers who operate in the city. The state average monthly residential power bill is $116.91, while the Chatham average is 6.15% below at $109.72 per month. This ranks the city 528th in the state for average monthly bill total.

On average, Chatham citizens emit 2,420.07 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the consumption of electricity, which makes it the 145th worst polluting city out of 1466 cities in Illinois based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 34,473,926.83 kilograms, which is the 176th highest total amount of pollution for any city in the state. All of the electricity sold in Chatham has to be imported from surrounding cities or rural areas, as there are no power production plants within its borders.