Electricity prices in South Elgin, IL

Households in South Elgin 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 South Elgin

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

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Home running costs in South Elgin

In South Elgin, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $97 a month excluding rent – 15% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$97
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+15%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
5,070 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,737
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$56–
With rent$40$56$1,640

South Elgin compared with the average for the United States

  • South Elgin
  • The United States average
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ValueSouth ElginThe United States average
Electricity$40$44
Heating$56$40
Total$97$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in South Elgin by about $58 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
Jan613
Feb521
Mar397
Apr231
May104
Jun15
Jul3
Aug3
Sep41
Oct193
Nov353
Dec534

Heating with a gas boiler: about 9,624 kWh a year at 7.0¢/kWh.

Solar potential in South Elgin

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,422 kWh a year here. ($275 per year)

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Not yet available for South Elgin: 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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