Cook County, Illinois Electricity Rates & Statistics

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On average, Chicago's residential electricity rate is 14.37 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 10.88% less than the average nationwide electricity rate of 16.12 cents. Chicago produces 0.42% of the electricity needed in the city and must import power from neighboring cities and counties or rural area power plants. The average residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $80.15 per month, while the national average is $138.02. Consumers in the city pay a 22.98% discount compared to other residents in the United States.

Chicago's top fuel source consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The city produces 104,884.82 megawatt hours from this fuel source. Other fuel types used include Solar at 10.28% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.07% of generation. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. The city averages 2,280.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity consumption, which is sufficient to rank them 13th highest in Illinois out of 1466 cities for emissions efficiency. Total emissions in the city are 6,077,543,257.33 kilograms, which is the worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. Chicago has 2 power generation plants within its borders. This is the highest amount of plants within a city in the state.

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On average, Cicero's residential electricity rate is 14.37 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 10.88% less than the average nationwide electricity rate of 16.12 cents. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Commonwealth Edison. The state average monthly residential power bill is $104.06, while the Cicero average is 22.98% below at $80.15 per month. This ranks the city 477th in the state for average monthly bill total.

Cicero has zero electricity plants within its borders. The city is the 12th highest ranked city in the state out of 1466 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 186,738,424.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 2,279.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, the city ranks 168th worst in Illinois for emissions per capita from electricity consumption.