Sangamon County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Springfield's citizens are billed an average residential electricity price of 18.61 cents per kilowatt hour , which is above both the Illinois and nationwide average prices of 15.71 and 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. The city produces around 5.84 megawatt hours per resident per year from power generating plants within its city limits, which ranks them as the 24th highest generator out of 1466 cities in the state. Electricity production facilities in the city are fueled by non-renewable fuels for 100.00% of the megawatt hours they generate.

The use of electricity in Springfield accounts for 855,018,745.82 kilograms of CO2 pollution a year, which is the 2nd highest in Illinois out of 1466 cities. More importantly, the city averages 7,544.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. They rank as the 2nd worst in the state in this category. Coal makes up 98.99% 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 0.95% and 0.06%, respectively. Springfield has 4 electricity generation plants, which is the 5th highest for a city in Illinois.

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Chatham's citizens are billed an average residential electricity price of 18.61 cents per kilowatt hour , which is above both the Illinois and nationwide average prices of 15.71 and 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Selling an estimated 81,951 megawatt hours, Chatham Utilities is the largest electricity provider in the city.

On average, Chatham citizens emit 2,332.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the consumption of electricity, which makes it the 620th worst polluting city out of 1466 cities in Illinois based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 33,225,740.24 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.