Electricity prices in Rockford, IL

Households in Rockford pay 19.3¢/kWh (Illinois average), about $135 a month for 697 kWh a month, the Illinois household average.

Electricity price
19.3¢/kWh
Illinois average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$135
697 kWh a month, the Illinois household average
Small business
14.7¢/kWh
Illinois average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$97$1,159
1,000 kWh a month$193$2,318
1,500 kWh a month$290$3,478
2,000 kWh a month$386$4,637

At 19.3¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Rockford

Commercial customers pay 14.7¢/kWh and industrial customers 11.3¢/kWh (Illinois average).

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Home running costs in Rockford

In Rockford, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $100 a month excluding rent – 19% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$100
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+19%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
5,339 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,085
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$40$60–
With rent$40$60$985

Rockford compared with the average for the United States

  • Rockford
  • The United States average
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ValueRockfordThe United States average
Electricity$40$44
Heating$60$40
Total$100$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Rockford by about $61 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan635
Feb545
Mar417
Apr252
May119
Jun21
Jul4
Aug5
Sep49
Oct207
Nov368
Dec553

Heating with a gas boiler: about 10,164 kWh a year at 7.0¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Rockford

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,434 kWh a year here. ($277 per year)

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Not yet available for Rockford: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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