The United States is broken up into nine regions to estimate energy consumption based on population and climate. Illinois lies in the East North Central region. The East North Central region consists of much of the Great Lakes area and is in the bottom third of the country for cooling degree days which means that it has fairly low required usage of air conditioning. Winters are fairly cold and the region is the second highest for days requiring heat.
Municipal Utilities in Illinois
While most cities, towns, and villages throughout the state of Illinois offer municipal essential services like providing clean water, sewage treatment and dealing with waste and storm water, some also offer other services like electricity, natural gas, sanitation or recycling. In Illinois, 41 cities offer municipal electric services to around 710,341 of the states 17,678,516 residents.
Utility Costs in Illinois
The average monthly total utility bills in Illinois is $244.05, which is 12.09% lower than the national average.
Average Electric Bill
$121
Lower than national average
Average Natural Gas Bill
$97
Lower than national average
Average Water Bill
$26
Lower than national average
Illinois Deregulaton of Electric and Natural Gas
Illinois is one of seven states that has deregulated both electricity and natural gas services. That means you have a choice of what electric or natural gas provider supplies utilities to your home. Choose your city below to see a list of utility providers available in your area.
Utility Providers by City in Illinois
| City Name | Population | Municipal Electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | 3,586 | No |
| Addison | 35,999 | No |
| Albion | 2,122 | No |
| Aledo | 3,860 | No |
| Algonquin | 29,869 | No |
| Alorton | 1,864 | No |
| Alsip | 19,036 | No |
| Altamont | 2,327 | Yes |
| Alton | 83,705 | No |
| Amboy | 2,450 | No |
| Anna | 4,262 | No |
| Antioch | 14,705 | No |
| Arbury Hills | 1,502 | No |
| Arcola | 2,774 | No |
| Arlington Heights | 77,283 | No |
| Arthur | 2,006 | No |
| Athens | 2,303 | No |
| Atlanta | 2,024 | No |
| Auburn | 4,563 | No |
| Aurora | 183,447 | No |
| Aviston | 2,417 | No |
| Barrington | 11,174 | No |
| Barrington Hills | 4,236 | No |
| Barry | 1,549 | No |
| Bartlett | 41,126 | No |
| Bartonville | 6,005 | No |
| Batavia | 26,261 | Yes |
| Beach Park | 13,634 | No |
| Beardstown | 5,839 | No |
| Beecher | 4,568 | No |
| Belleville | 42,463 | No |
| Bellevue | 2,432 | No |
| Bellwood | 18,778 | No |
| Belvidere | 25,179 | No |
| Bement | 1,548 | No |
| Benld | 1,655 | No |
| Bensenville | 18,801 | No |
| Benton | 7,101 | No |
| Berkeley | 5,314 | No |
| Berwyn | 56,960 | No |
| Bethalto | 9,414 | No |
| Bloomingdale | 22,436 | No |
| Bloomington | 134,357 | No |
| Blue Island | 22,934 | No |
| Bolingbrook | 73,807 | No |
| Boulder Hill | 9,675 | No |
| Bourbonnais | 18,959 | No |
| Bradley | 15,236 | No |
| Braidwood | 6,280 | No |
| Breese | 4,300 | Yes |
| Bridgeport | 1,859 | No |
| Bridgeview | 16,883 | No |
| Brighton | 2,416 | No |
| Broadview | 7,997 | No |
| Brookfield | 19,517 | No |
| Buffalo Grove | 43,062 | No |
| Burbank | 29,312 | No |
| Burnham | 4,085 | No |
| Burr Ridge | 11,167 | No |
| Bushnell | 2,824 | Yes |
| Byron | 3,740 | No |
| Cahokia | 12,440 | No |
| Cairo | 1,694 | Yes |
| Calumet City | 36,065 | No |
| Calumet Park | 7,167 | No |
| Cambridge | 2,133 | No |
| Campton Hills | 10,468 | No |
| Candlewick Lake | 5,154 | No |
| Canton | 13,701 | No |
| Capron | 1,557 | No |
| Carbon Cliff | 1,975 | No |
| Carbondale | 66,482 | No |
| Carlinville | 5,719 | No |
| Carlyle | 3,290 | Yes |
| Carmi | 5,012 | Yes |
| Carol Stream | 39,895 | No |
| Carpentersville | 37,940 | No |
| Carrier Mills | 1,891 | No |
| Carrollton | 2,591 | No |
| Carterville | 5,839 | No |
| Carthage | 2,554 | No |
| Cary | 17,919 | No |
| Casey | 2,422 | Yes |
| Caseyville | 4,185 | No |
| Catlin | 1,989 | No |
| Centralia | 12,061 | No |
| Centreville | 4,346 | No |
| Champaign | 153,278 | No |
| Channahon | 13,694 | No |
| Channel Lake | 1,742 | No |
| Charleston | 18,130 | No |
| Chatham | 14,245 | Yes |
| Chenoa | 1,893 | No |
| Cherry Valley | 2,726 | No |
| Chester | 7,787 | No |
| Chicago | 8,595,181 | No |
| Chicago Heights | 27,840 | No |
| Chicago Ridge | 14,413 | No |
| Chillicothe | 6,272 | No |
| Chrisman | 1,576 | No |
| Christopher | 2,459 | No |
| Cicero | 84,905 | No |
| Clarendon Hills | 8,707 | No |
| Clinton | 7,016 | No |
| Coal City | 5,238 | No |
| Coal Valley | 3,835 | No |
| Collinsville | 24,627 | No |
| Colona | 5,339 | No |
| Columbia | 11,090 | No |
| Cortland | 4,436 | No |
| Country Club Hills | 16,746 | No |
| Countryside | 6,354 | No |
| Crainville | 1,671 | No |
| Crest Hill | 20,305 | No |
| Crestwood | 10,908 | No |
| Crete | 8,425 | No |
| Creve Coeur | 4,947 | No |
| Crystal Lake | 40,082 | No |
| Crystal Lawns | 2,024 | No |
| Danville | 29,534 | No |
| Darien | 22,087 | No |
| Davis Junction | 2,684 | No |
| De Pue | 1,680 | No |
| De Soto | 1,631 | No |
| Decatur | 88,002 | No |
| Deer Park | 3,638 | No |
| Deerfield | 19,228 | No |
| DeKalb | 66,624 | No |
| Delavan | 1,808 | No |
| Des Plaines | 60,413 | No |
| Diamond | 2,765 | No |
| Dixmoor | 3,036 | No |
| Dixon | 15,855 | No |
| Dolton | 21,588 | No |
| Downers Grove | 50,209 | No |
| Du Quoin | 5,842 | No |
| Dunlap | 1,549 | No |
| Dupo | 4,001 | No |
| Dwight | 3,840 | No |
| Earlville | 1,932 | No |
| East Alton | 5,887 | No |
| East Dundee | 3,117 | No |
| East Moline | 21,181 | No |
| East Peoria | 22,707 | No |
| East St. Louis | 19,437 | No |
| Edwardsville | 25,236 | No |
| Effingham | 12,218 | No |
| El Paso | 2,896 | No |
| Elburn | 5,981 | No |
| Eldorado | 3,836 | No |
| Elgin | 114,156 | No |
| Elk Grove Village | 32,763 | No |
| Elmhurst | 45,661 | No |
| Elmwood | 2,484 | No |
| Elmwood Park | 24,517 | No |
| Elwood | 2,500 | No |
| Erie | 1,747 | No |
| Eureka | 5,569 | No |
| Evanston | 78,454 | No |
| Evergreen Park | 19,884 | No |
| Fairbury | 3,674 | No |
| Fairfield | 4,982 | Yes |
| Fairmont | 2,649 | No |
| Fairmont City | 2,176 | No |
| Fairview Heights | 16,601 | No |
| Farmer City | 1,890 | Yes |
| Farmington | 2,015 | No |
| Fisher | 1,797 | No |
| Flora | 4,798 | Yes |
| Flossmoor | 9,868 | No |
| Ford Heights | 1,718 | No |
| Forest Park | 14,297 | No |
| Forsyth | 3,674 | No |
| Fox Lake | 10,945 | No |
| Fox Lake Hills | 2,396 | No |
| Fox River Grove | 4,710 | No |
| Frankfort | 20,040 | No |
| Frankfort Square | 9,214 | No |
| Franklin Park | 18,435 | No |
| Freeburg | 4,195 | Yes |
| Freeport | 24,087 | No |
| Fulton | 3,496 | No |
| Gages Lake | 10,445 | No |
| Galena | 3,212 | No |
| Galesburg | 30,298 | No |
| Galva | 2,527 | No |
| Geneseo | 6,774 | Yes |
| Geneva | 21,472 | Yes |
| Genoa | 5,139 | No |
| Georgetown | 3,182 | No |
| Germantown Hills | 3,406 | No |
| Gibson City | 3,593 | No |
| Gilberts | 8,220 | No |
| Gillespie | 2,945 | No |
| Gilman | 1,641 | No |
| Girard | 1,775 | No |
| Glen Carbon | 13,532 | No |
| Glen Ellyn | 28,506 | No |
| Glencoe | 8,824 | No |
| Glendale Heights | 33,443 | No |
| Glenview | 48,150 | No |
| Glenwood | 8,590 | No |
| Godfrey | 17,812 | No |
| Grandwood Park | 5,506 | No |
| Granite City | 27,336 | No |
| Grant Park | 1,643 | No |
| Granville | 1,554 | No |
| Grayslake | 20,827 | No |
| Grayville | 1,554 | No |
| Green Oaks | 4,067 | No |
| Greenup | 2,013 | Yes |
| Greenville | 6,676 | No |
| Gurnee | 30,826 | No |
| Hainesville | 3,572 | No |
| Hamilton | 2,777 | No |
| Hampshire | 8,019 | No |
| Hampton | 1,911 | No |
| Hanover Park | 37,545 | No |
| Harrisburg | 8,375 | No |
| Hartford | 1,846 | No |
| Harvard | 9,482 | No |
| Harvey | 20,751 | No |
| Harwood Heights | 8,978 | No |
| Havana | 3,232 | No |
| Hawthorn Woods | 8,959 | No |
| Hazel Crest | 13,727 | No |
| Hebron | 1,540 | No |
| Henry | 2,378 | No |
| Heritage Lake | 1,623 | No |
| Herrin | 12,398 | No |
| Heyworth | 2,834 | No |
| Hickory Hills | 14,483 | No |
| Highland | 10,215 | Yes |
| Highland Park | 30,245 | No |
| Highwood | 5,204 | No |
| Hillcrest | 1,594 | No |
| Hillsboro | 6,633 | No |
| Hillside | 8,286 | No |
| Hinckley | 2,228 | No |
| Hinsdale | 17,148 | No |
| Hodgkins | 1,856 | No |
| Hoffman Estates | 52,153 | No |
| Holiday Shores | 3,309 | No |
| Homer Glen | 24,664 | No |
| Hometown | 4,324 | No |
| Homewood | 19,716 | No |
| Hoopeston | 5,210 | No |
| Hudson | 2,029 | No |
| Huntley | 27,314 | No |
| Ina | 2,015 | No |
| Indian Head Park | 4,059 | No |
| Ingalls Park | 3,166 | No |
| Inverness | 7,684 | No |
| Island Lake | 8,057 | No |
| Itasca | 9,623 | No |
| Jacksonville | 18,114 | No |
| Jerome | 2,049 | No |
| Jerseyville | 7,674 | No |
| Johnsburg | 6,399 | No |
| Johnston City | 3,403 | No |
| Joliet | 150,323 | No |
| Jonesboro | 1,841 | No |
| Justice | 12,625 | No |
| Kankakee | 82,095 | No |
| Kenilworth | 2,423 | No |
| Kewanee | 12,485 | No |
| Kildeer | 4,093 | No |
| Kirkland | 1,592 | No |
| Knollwood | 1,719 | No |
| Knoxville | 3,258 | No |
| La Grange | 16,220 | No |
| La Grange Park | 13,501 | No |
| Lacon | 1,794 | No |
| Lake Barrington | 5,557 | No |
| Lake Bluff | 5,878 | No |
| Lake Camelot | 1,532 | No |
| Lake Forest | 19,450 | No |
| Lake Holiday | 5,581 | No |
| Lake in the Hills | 29,024 | No |
| Lake of the Woods | 2,297 | No |
| Lake Summerset | 2,323 | No |
| Lake Villa | 8,741 | No |
| Lake Zurich | 19,807 | No |
| Lakemoor | 5,816 | No |
| Lakewood | 4,489 | No |
| Lanark | 1,571 | No |
| Lansing | 28,916 | No |
| LaSalle | 9,607 | No |
| Lawrenceville | 4,304 | No |
| Le Roy | 3,131 | No |
| Lebanon | 4,737 | No |
| Lemont | 17,535 | No |
| Lena | 2,854 | No |
| Lewistown | 1,812 | No |
| Lexington | 2,042 | No |
| Libertyville | 20,616 | No |
| Lincoln | 13,217 | No |
| Lincolnshire | 7,905 | No |
| Lincolnwood | 13,358 | No |
| Lindenhurst | 14,453 | No |
| Lisle | 23,982 | No |
| Litchfield | 6,960 | No |
| Lockport | 26,070 | No |
| Lombard | 44,311 | No |
| Long Grove | 8,258 | No |
| Long Lake | 2,941 | No |
| Loves Park | 23,223 | No |
| Lynwood | 9,095 | No |
| Lyons | 10,665 | No |
| Machesney Park | 22,870 | No |
| Mackinaw | 1,956 | No |
| Macomb | 15,681 | No |
| Madison | 2,752 | No |
| Mahomet | 9,297 | No |
| Manhattan | 9,366 | No |
| Manito | 1,717 | No |
| Manteno | 8,893 | No |
| Maple Park | 1,775 | No |
| Marengo | 7,466 | No |
| Marion | 16,960 | No |
| Markham | 11,733 | No |
| Maroa | 1,973 | No |
| Marquette Heights | 2,636 | No |
| Marseilles | 4,384 | No |
| Marshall | 3,870 | Yes |
| Maryville | 8,115 | No |
| Mascoutah | 8,803 | Yes |
| Mason City | 2,205 | No |
| Matteson | 19,047 | No |
| Mattoon | 16,982 | No |
| Maywood | 23,547 | No |
| McHenry | 27,237 | No |
| McLeansboro | 2,749 | Yes |
| Melrose Park | 25,417 | No |
| Mendota | 6,996 | No |
| Merrionette Park | 1,768 | No |
| Metamora | 4,032 | No |
| Metropolis | 6,032 | Yes |
| Midlothian | 14,330 | No |
| Milan | 5,096 | No |
| Millstadt | 4,071 | No |
| Minonk | 2,012 | No |
| Minooka | 12,412 | No |
| Mokena | 19,897 | No |
| Moline | 42,660 | No |
| Momence | 2,746 | No |
| Monee | 5,131 | No |
| Monmouth | 8,810 | No |
| Montgomery | 20,084 | No |
| Monticello | 6,202 | No |
| Morris | 14,601 | No |
| Morrison | 3,918 | No |
| Morton | 16,591 | No |
| Morton Grove | 25,004 | No |
| Mount Carmel | 6,937 | No |
| Mount Carroll | 1,595 | No |
| Mount Morris | 3,044 | No |
| Mount Olive | 2,139 | No |
| Mount Prospect | 56,510 | No |
| Mount Pulaski | 1,781 | No |
| Mount Sterling | 2,115 | No |
| Mount Vernon | 14,614 | No |
| Mount Zion | 6,092 | No |
| Moweaqua | 1,970 | No |
| Mundelein | 31,596 | No |
| Murphysboro | 7,270 | No |
| Naperville | 149,013 | Yes |
| Nashville | 3,108 | No |
| New Athens | 1,883 | No |
| New Baden | 3,418 | No |
| New Lenox | 26,942 | No |
| Newton | 2,979 | Yes |
| Niles | 30,971 | No |
| Nokomis | 2,252 | No |
| Normal | 53,446 | No |
| Norridge | 15,294 | No |
| North Aurora | 17,892 | No |
| North Barrington | 2,814 | No |
| North Chicago | 30,619 | No |
| North Pekin | 1,589 | No |
| North Riverside | 7,382 | No |
| Northbrook | 35,108 | No |
| Northfield | 5,853 | No |
| Northlake | 12,836 | No |
| O'Fallon | 31,963 | No |
| Oak Brook | 8,178 | No |
| Oak Forest | 27,445 | No |
| Oak Lawn | 58,032 | No |
| Oak Park | 54,100 | No |
| Oakbrook Terrace | 2,681 | No |
| Oakwood Hills | 2,714 | No |
| Oglesby | 3,570 | Yes |
| Olney | 8,996 | No |
| Olympia Fields | 4,949 | No |
| Oregon | 3,927 | No |
| Orion | 1,859 | No |
| Orland Hills | 6,914 | No |
| Orland Park | 58,622 | No |
| Oswego | 34,324 | No |
| Ottawa | 18,719 | No |
| Palatine | 67,754 | No |
| Palos Heights | 12,116 | No |
| Palos Hills | 18,379 | No |
| Palos Park | 4,859 | No |
| Pana | 5,304 | No |
| Paris | 8,553 | No |
| Park City | 7,876 | No |
| Park Forest | 21,368 | No |
| Park Ridge | 39,562 | No |
| Pawnee | 2,573 | No |
| Paxton | 4,269 | No |
| Pecatonica | 2,189 | No |
| Pekin | 32,398 | No |
| Peoria | 255,718 | No |
| Peoria Heights | 5,940 | No |
| Peotone | 4,137 | No |
| Peru | 9,862 | Yes |
| Petersburg | 2,515 | No |
| Pinckneyville | 5,262 | No |
| Pingree Grove | 9,734 | No |
| Pistakee Highlands | 3,372 | No |
| Pittsfield | 4,123 | No |
| Plainfield | 44,296 | No |
| Plano | 10,885 | No |
| Polo | 2,462 | No |
| Pontiac | 11,766 | No |
| Pontoon Beach | 6,153 | No |
| Poplar Grove | 4,514 | No |
| Port Barrington | 1,686 | No |
| Port Byron | 1,999 | No |
| Posen | 5,752 | No |
| Prairie Grove | 1,928 | No |
| Prestbury | 2,051 | No |
| Preston Heights | 2,633 | No |
| Princeton | 7,750 | Yes |
| Princeville | 1,864 | No |
| Prophetstown | 1,799 | No |
| Prospect Heights | 16,021 | No |
| Quincy | 39,687 | No |
| Rantoul | 12,766 | Yes |
| Red Bud | 3,704 | Yes |
| Richmond | 2,263 | No |
| Richton Park | 12,867 | No |
| Ridgewood | 2,879 | No |
| River Forest | 11,742 | No |
| River Grove | 10,571 | No |
| Riverdale | 10,909 | No |
| Riverside | 9,346 | No |
| Riverton | 3,525 | Yes |
| Riverwoods | 3,742 | No |
| Roanoke | 1,831 | No |
| Robbins | 4,850 | No |
| Robinson | 7,264 | No |
| Rochelle | 9,380 | Yes |
| Rochester | 3,940 | No |
| Rock Falls | 8,807 | Yes |
| Rock Island | 37,519 | No |
| Rockdale | 2,476 | No |
| Rockford | 289,763 | No |
| Rockton | 8,051 | No |
| Rolling Meadows | 24,300 | No |
| Rome | 1,556 | No |
| Romeoville | 40,099 | No |
| Roodhouse | 1,553 | Yes |
| Roscoe | 11,092 | No |
| Roselle | 23,000 | No |
| Rosemont | 4,027 | No |
| Rosewood Heights | 4,061 | No |
| Round Lake | 18,720 | No |
| Round Lake Beach | 287,012 | No |
| Round Lake Heights | 2,791 | No |
| Round Lake Park | 7,559 | No |
| Rushville | 2,489 | No |
| Salem | 7,269 | No |
| Sandwich | 7,182 | No |
| Sauk Village | 9,981 | No |
| Savanna | 3,102 | No |
| Savoy | 8,793 | No |
| Schaumburg | 78,053 | No |
| Schiller Park | 11,680 | No |
| Scott AFB | 4,219 | No |
| Seneca | 2,648 | No |
| Sesser | 1,829 | No |
| Shelbyville | 4,053 | No |
| Sheridan | 2,744 | No |
| Sherman | 4,061 | No |
| Shiloh | 13,638 | No |
| Shorewood | 17,947 | No |
| Silvis | 7,942 | No |
| Skokie | 67,444 | No |
| Sleepy Hollow | 3,234 | No |
| Smithton | 4,192 | No |
| Somonauk | 1,757 | No |
| South Barrington | 5,012 | No |
| South Beloit | 7,943 | No |
| South Chicago Heights | 4,022 | No |
| South Elgin | 23,749 | No |
| South Holland | 21,524 | No |
| South Jacksonville | 3,235 | No |
| South Roxana | 2,121 | No |
| Southern View | 1,642 | No |
| Sparta | 4,008 | No |
| Spring Grove | 5,713 | No |
| Spring Valley | 5,551 | No |
| Springfield | 162,588 | Yes |
| St. Charles | 32,908 | No |
| St. Elmo | 1,561 | No |
| St. Jacob | 1,538 | No |
| St. Joseph | 3,888 | No |
| Staunton | 4,649 | No |
| Steeleville | 1,807 | No |
| Steger | 9,568 | No |
| Sterling | 14,919 | No |
| Stickney | 7,074 | No |
| Stockton | 1,778 | No |
| Stone Park | 4,611 | No |
| Streamwood | 39,736 | No |
| Streator | 12,135 | No |
| Sugar Grove | 9,266 | No |
| Sullivan | 4,532 | Yes |
| Summit | 11,098 | No |
| Sumner | 2,851 | No |
| Swansea | 15,037 | No |
| Sycamore | 18,144 | No |
| Taylorville | 11,163 | No |
| Teutopolis | 1,825 | No |
| The Galena Territory | 1,534 | No |
| Thornton | 2,299 | No |
| Tilton | 2,717 | No |
| Tinley Park | 55,988 | No |
| Tolono | 3,578 | No |
| Tremont | 2,333 | No |
| Trenton | 2,684 | No |
| Troy | 10,858 | No |
| Tuscola | 4,769 | No |
| Twin Grove | 1,506 | No |
| University Park | 7,239 | No |
| Urbana | 39,189 | No |
| Vandalia | 6,459 | No |
| Venetian Village | 2,667 | No |
| Venice | 1,926 | No |
| Vernon Hills | 26,723 | No |
| Vienna | 1,729 | No |
| Villa Grove | 2,394 | No |
| Villa Park | 22,755 | No |
| Virden | 3,341 | No |
| Volo | 5,929 | No |
| Wadsworth | 3,460 | No |
| Warrenville | 13,738 | No |
| Warsaw | 1,631 | No |
| Washington | 16,008 | No |
| Washington Park | 2,732 | No |
| Waterloo | 10,906 | Yes |
| Waterman | 1,602 | No |
| Watseka | 4,623 | No |
| Wauconda | 14,068 | No |
| Waukegan | 89,751 | No |
| Wayne | 2,548 | No |
| West Chicago | 25,881 | No |
| West Dundee | 7,797 | No |
| West Frankfort | 7,299 | No |
| West Peoria | 4,300 | No |
| Westchester | 16,837 | No |
| Western Springs | 13,550 | No |
| Westlake Village | 1,560 | No |
| Westmont | 24,632 | No |
| Westville | 3,345 | No |
| Wheaton | 53,762 | No |
| Wheeling | 39,104 | No |
| White Hall | 2,208 | No |
| Willow Springs | 5,874 | No |
| Willowbrook | 9,178 | No |
| Wilmette | 27,895 | No |
| Wilmington | 5,462 | No |
| Winchester | 1,648 | No |
| Winfield | 9,852 | No |
| Winnebago | 3,323 | No |
| Winnetka | 12,658 | Yes |
| Winthrop Harbor | 6,728 | No |
| Wonder Lake | 4,032 | No |
| Wood Dale | 14,034 | No |
| Wood River | 10,325 | No |
| Woodridge | 34,161 | No |
| Woodstock | 25,829 | No |
| Worth | 10,909 | No |
| Yorkville | 20,503 | No |
| Zeigler | 1,563 | No |
| Zion | 24,660 | No |