Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 11,001 homes in Illinois. In 2025, its average home used 1,291 kWh a month and paid $228.22 (17.7¢ per kWh), more than the Illinois average of $126.59.
- Electric cooperative
- 11,001 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Illinois | 11,001 |
| Average home bill | $228.22 a month (Illinois average $126.59) |
| Average price | 17.7¢ per kWh (Illinois average 17.7¢) |
| Average home use | 1,291 kWh a month (Illinois average 716) |
| Business customers | 16.3¢ per kWh, average bill $291.99 a month (2,328 businesses; Illinois business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.9 outages and 157 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.2 outages and 223 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Illinois utility, 71 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | RFC region; MISO market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Vermilion |
Price rank: Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative has the 19th lowest average price of the 24 Illinois utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| ComEdBill calculator on this site | 3,753,924 | $107.32 | 17.7¢ |
| Ameren IllinoisBill calculator on this site | 1,062,810 | $148.32 | 16.7¢ |
| Corn Belt Energy | 34,952 | $147.98 | 15.6¢ |
| Shelby Electric Cooperative | 9,882 | $234.14 | 21.5¢ |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative | 8,505 | $205.96 | 17.6¢ |
Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Illinois Commerce Commission
- The average electric bill in Illinois, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative electric bill (IL)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,291 kWh a month and paid $228.22 (17.7¢ per kWh), more than the Illinois average of $126.59.
How often does the power go out with Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative (IL)?
In 2025, the average Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative customer had 1.9 outages and 157 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.2 outages and 223 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.