Menard Electric Coop electricity rates in Illinois, 2025
Menard Electric Coop’s 9,036 residential customers paid an average of 19.45¢ per kWh in 2025, 10% above the Illinois average of 17.67¢. The typical home used 1,022 kWh a month, for an average bill of $199.
- 19.45¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+1.40¢ (+7.7%) vs 2024
- $199Avg monthly billIllinois: $127
- 1,022 kWhAvg monthly useIllinois: 716 kWh
- 9,036Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 9,036 | 110,773 | $21,543,900 | 19.45¢ | 18.05¢ | +1.40¢ (+7.7%) |
| Commercial | 623 | 37,841 | $6,716,400 | 17.75¢ | 15.29¢ | +2.46¢ (+16.1%) |
| Industrial | 1,325 | 26,280 | $6,147,200 | 23.39¢ | 19.66¢ | +3.73¢ (+19.0%) |
| All sectors | 10,984 | 174,894 | $34,407,500 | 19.67¢ | 17.92¢ | +1.75¢ (+9.8%) |
How Menard Electric Coop compares
- Illinois residential average, 2025: 17.67¢ per kWh, 716 kWh a month, $127 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 24 full-service utilities in Illinois with at least 1,000 residential customers, Menard Electric Coop ranks 21 of 24 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Illinois homes paid 19.32¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 18.03¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 7.7%; the state average rose 11.3%.
- Menard Electric Coop is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: MISO.
Where Menard Electric Coop serves
EIA lists 8 Illinois counties in its 2025 service territory: Cass, Logan, Macon, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Tazewell.
55 ZIP codes are matched to Menard Electric Coop in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 61501, 61520, 61532, 61534, 61546, 61567, 61734, 62515, 62520, 62526, 62539, 62543, 62545, 62547, 62548, 62551, 62561, 62563, 62573, 62601, 62611, 62612, 62613, 62617, 62618, 62624, 62625, 62627, 62628, 62631, 62633, 62634, 62642, 62643, 62644, 62650, 62655, 62664, 62665, 62666, 62670, 62671, 62673, 62675, 62677, 62681, 62682, 62684, 62688, 62691, 62693, 62702, 62707, 62711, 62712. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Illinois full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop | 16.39¢ | $176 | 11,792 |
| Ameren Illinois Company | 16.70¢ | $148 | 587,659 |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop | 17.60¢ | $206 | 8,505 |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop | 17.68¢ | $228 | 11,001 |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | 17.71¢ | $107 | 3,020,130 |
| Mt Carmel Public Utility Co | 19.68¢ | $177 | 4,337 |
| Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc | 20.49¢ | $149 | 17,278 |
| Shelby Electric Coop, Inc (IL) | 21.54¢ | $234 | 9,882 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.