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Illinois utility rate cases

Rates are set by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Households are represented by Citizens Utility Board. The average Illinois home pays about $110 a month for 693 kWh (EIA, 2024). Illinois households can choose their electricity supplier. Natural gas supply can be shopped too.

No pending rate case on our list for Illinois

2 utilities tracked in Illinois. Enter your ZIP on the home page to see the one that serves you.

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Statewide matters

Approved Statewide From Jun 2026

CRGA is a broad clean energy and affordability law, not a data center bill, and it is the main reason state officials point to when asked what Illinois has done so far to control electricity costs statewide.

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Recent decisions

On bills now Supply and capacity price From Jun 2026

Capacity costs baked into the summer supply price are the main channel through which data center growth is already raising Ameren Illinois electric bills.

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Approved Statewide From Jun 2026

CRGA is a broad clean energy and affordability law, not a data center bill, and it is the main reason state officials point to when asked what Illinois has done so far to control electricity costs statewide.

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ComEd annual reconciliation rate case Commonwealth Edison, IL
Approved Base rate case From Jan 2026

This is a routine annual true up of ComEd's delivery charges, not something tied to data centers, and it adds a few dollars a month to a typical bill.

+$3a month
Approved Base rate case From Jan 2026

This is a routine annual true up of Ameren's delivery charges, not tied to data centers, and regulators said it should not noticeably move a typical bill.

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Approved Base rate case, gas Decided Nov 19, 2025

This is a gas delivery rate case, separate from electric bills, and it is not linked to data center growth.

+$4a month
On bills now Supply and capacity price From Jun 2025

This is the single biggest reason ComEd bills jumped in summer 2025 and again in 2026, and PJM and consumer groups both tie it directly to data center demand growth.

+$11a month
Approved Base rate case Decided Dec 19, 2024

This is the base multi-year plan that sets the delivery portion of a ComEd household bill through 2027, separate from the newer data center specific tariff cases.

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