State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
Illinois Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 46,279 | 5 |
| Electric utilities | 3,971 | 36 |
| IPP & CHP | 42,309 | 4 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 185,012,935 | 5 |
| Electric utilities | 4,244,628 | 40 |
| IPP & CHP | 180,768,307 | 3 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 31,111 | 11 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 19,797 | 24 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 42,894 | 11 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.3 | 21 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.2 | 51 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 510 | 42 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 133,226,907 | 10 |
| Full service provider sales | 53,462,154 | 24 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 79,764,753 | 4 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 2,586,569 | 10 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 12.21 | 21 |
| Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms. | ||
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