State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2023
Release Date:
Next Release:
November 2025
Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)
Illinois Electricity Profile 2023
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Nuclear | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 45,419 | 5 |
| Electric utilities | 3,864 | 36 |
| IPP & CHP | 41,555 | 4 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 177,737,641 | 5 |
| Electric utilities | 4,104,206 | 41 |
| IPP & CHP | 173,633,435 | 3 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 32,285 | 11 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 19,750 | 27 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 42,186 | 14 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.4 | 24 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.2 | 50 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 522 | 41 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 130,578,217 | 10 |
| Full service provider sales | 53,938,541 | 24 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 76,639,676 | 4 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 3,017,876 | 9 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 11.75 | 23 |
| 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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