Business electricity rates in Illinois
In 2025, businesses in Illinois paid an average of 13.10¢ per kWh for electricity, below the U.S. average of 13.37¢. The average business customer used 5,997 kWh a month and paid $785.55. Industrial customers paid 9.63¢ per kWh. Illinois has the 34th lowest business price of the 50 states and DC.
- 644,575 business customers
- EIA data, 2025
- Commercial price
- 13.10¢
- U.S. 13.37¢
- Average business bill
- $785.55
- 5,997 kWh a month
- Industrial price
- 9.63¢
- U.S. 8.51¢
- Average industrial bill
- $60,915.51
- 632,512 kWh a month
Business electricity rates by utility
The average for the business customers who buy their power from each utility. Utilities with 100 or more business customers that buy power from them.
| Utility | Business customers | Commercial price | Average bill | Industrial price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComEd | 241,249 | 15.13¢ | $445.312,943 kWh | 8.94¢ |
| Ameren Illinois | 75,726 | 14.60¢ | $413.042,828 kWh | 7.63¢ |
| MidAmerican Energy | 12,771 | 7.49¢ | $291.313,889 kWh | 5.12¢ |
| City of Springfield | 11,505 | 14.48¢ | $917.096,334 kWh | — |
| City of Naperville | 6,792 | 11.39¢ | $841.887,395 kWh | — |
| Jo-Carroll Energy | 2,904 | 17.66¢ | $444.622,518 kWh | 11.28¢ |
| Southeastern IL Electric Cooperative | 2,555 | 14.91¢ | $433.542,908 kWh | 10.75¢ |
| Corn Belt Energy | 2,513 | 13.27¢ | $805.836,074 kWh | — |
| Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative | 2,328 | 16.31¢ | $291.991,791 kWh | 13.92¢ |
| Norris Electric Cooperative | 2,214 | 13.45¢ | $496.243,691 kWh | 23.80¢ |
| City of St Charles | 2,087 | 11.99¢ | $833.466,951 kWh | 10.08¢ |
| Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association | 1,767 | 14.08¢ | $916.846,513 kWh | — |
| Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative | 1,684 | 12.13¢ | $550.064,534 kWh | 8.31¢ |
| City of Geneva | 1,550 | 9.93¢ | $673.396,783 kWh | 7.74¢ |
| City of Batavia | 1,379 | 11.97¢ | $942.717,876 kWh | 9.78¢ |
| City of Peru | 1,145 | 13.33¢ | $844.376,335 kWh | — |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative | 1,131 | 15.24¢ | $582.303,820 kWh | 12.31¢ |
| Rochelle Municipal Utilities | 1,063 | 11.96¢ | $411.343,438 kWh | 8.90¢ |
| Rock Energy Cooperative | 1,019 | 12.22¢ | $862.617,059 kWh | 10.33¢ |
| Mt Carmel Public Utility | 813 | 19.69¢ | $315.601,603 kWh | 17.47¢ |
| Menard Electric Cooperative | 623 | 17.75¢ | $898.395,062 kWh | 23.39¢ |
| Southwestern Electric Cooperative | 450 | 14.26¢ | $2,120.4314,870 kWh | 10.03¢ |
| Tri-County Electric Cooperative | 353 | 13.82¢ | $1,109.328,027 kWh | 9.90¢ |
| Shelby Electric Cooperative | 155 | 14.92¢ | $2,005.7513,439 kWh | 11.93¢ |
Your business electricity price
The averages mix all business customers, from a small shop to a hospital. Your price depends on your rate schedule. Most business rates have a monthly customer charge, an energy charge per kWh and, for larger customers, a demand charge per kW of the highest use in the month. Find the schedule on your bill and in your utility's tariff.
More about Illinois: home electric rates, natural gas bills and business rates in all states.
What is the average commercial electricity rate in Illinois?
In 2025, businesses in Illinois paid an average of 13.10¢ per kWh for electricity, below the U.S. average of 13.37¢.
How much is the average business electric bill in Illinois?
$785.55 a month in 2025 for 5,997 kWh, the average of all 644,575 commercial customers. A small shop uses much less than the average, which includes large offices, stores and hospitals.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data. State averages: EIA's average monthly bill tables (all suppliers). Utility averages: revenue, sales and customers of the business customers who bought power from the utility.