Electricity in Danville, Illinois
2 electric utilities serve homes in Vermilion County, where Danville is: Ameren Illinois and Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $148.32 (Ameren Illinois) to $228.22 (Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative) a month. The Illinois average was $126.59.
- 28,138 people (2025 estimate)
- Vermilion County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Danville
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Vermilion County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Illinois | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren IllinoisInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,062,810 | $148.32888 kWh, 16.7¢ | $176.29 |
| Eastern Illinois Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 11,001 | $228.221,291 kWh, 17.7¢ | — |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Illinois average was $126.59 a month for 716 kWh (17.7¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Danville
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Danville makes about 1,359 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,156 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Danville
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your Ameren Illinois bill: 7 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in Illinois: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Illinois: Illinois electric rates and all Illinois utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Chicago, Aurora, Batavia, Belvidere, Bloomington, Champaign, Cicero, Crystal Lake, DeKalb, Decatur, Elgin, Galesburg.
Who provides electricity in Danville, IL?
2 electric utilities serve homes in Vermilion County, where Danville is: Ameren Illinois and Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Danville, IL?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $148.32 (Ameren Illinois) to $228.22 (Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative) a month. The Illinois average was $126.59 a month for 716 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).