Shelby Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Shelby Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 9,882 homes in Illinois. In 2025, its average home used 1,087 kWh a month and paid $234.14 (21.5¢ per kWh), more than the Illinois average of $126.59.
- Electric cooperative
- 9,882 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Shelby Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Illinois | 9,882 |
| Average home bill | $234.14 a month (Illinois average $126.59) |
| Average price | 21.5¢ per kWh (Illinois average 17.7¢) |
| Average home use | 1,087 kWh a month (Illinois average 716) |
| Business customers | 14.9¢ per kWh, average bill $2,005.75 a month (155 businesses; Illinois business rates) |
| Grid | RFC region; MISO market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Christian, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie, Sangamon, Shelby |
Price rank: Shelby Electric Cooperative has the highest 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 Shelby Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren IllinoisBill calculator on this site | 1,062,810 | $148.32 | 16.7¢ |
| City of Springfield | 59,366 | $113.16 | 13.1¢ |
| Corn Belt Energy | 34,952 | $147.98 | 15.6¢ |
| Southwestern Electric Cooperative | 24,414 | $178.24 | 15.4¢ |
| Norris Electric Cooperative | 18,163 | $177.38 | 15.1¢ |
| Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative | 11,001 | $228.22 | 17.7¢ |
| Menard Electric Cooperative | 9,036 | $198.69 | 19.4¢ |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative | 8,505 | $205.96 | 17.6¢ |
Shelby Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Shelby Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Shelby 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.
- Shelby 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 Shelby Electric Cooperative electric bill (IL)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,087 kWh a month and paid $234.14 (21.5¢ per kWh), more than the Illinois average of $126.59.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Shelby 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.