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Illinois electricity prices, November 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In November 2025, residential customers in Illinois paid an average of 18.31¢ per kilowatthour, up 7.3% on the same month a year earlier (17.06¢). The US average for the month was 17.78¢; Illinois was about the same as that. It ranked 18th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 3,120,283 MWh, up 10.3% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $105.46 on 576 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | Change | US, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 18.31¢ | 17.06¢ | +7.3% | 17.78¢ |
| Commercial | 13.22¢ | 11.54¢ | +14.6% | 13.19¢ |
| Industrial | 9.96¢ | 8.83¢ | +12.8% | 8.44¢ |
| All sectors | 13.73¢ | 12.10¢ | +13.5% | 13.43¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 3.1 TWh | 2.8 TWh | +10.3% |
| Sales, all sectors | 10 TWh | 10 TWh | +0.3% |
| Residential customers | 5,418,060 | 5,373,656 | +0.8% |
| Average residential bill | $105.46 | $89.79 | +17.5% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 576 | 526 | +9.5% |
| US residential price | 17.78¢ | 16.85¢ | +5.5% |
The two years to November 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Illinois in November 2025?
18.31¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 13.22¢ for commercial and 9.96¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 17.06¢ in November 2024, a change of +7.3%. Residential sales changed by +10.3% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$105.46, on average use of 576 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Illinois page.