CWLP residential electric costs for the past few years have trended below the average compared to other Illinois residential electric customers. In a comparison of January 2025 through July 2025, electric costs at CWLP for the average customer were 30% lower or $44 lower per month than the average of all other Illinois utilities. Commercial electric rates in a recent survey indicated CWLP’s cost per kWh match or are lower than most peer utilities as well.
Over the past few years the trends are similar. From July 2022 to July 2025, CWLP customers paid an average of 25% or $35 lower per month as compared to what customers of other Illinois utilities paid.
Along with affordability, local decision-making and our local public power workforce has equated to other benefits including:
• Dedicated, local service
• Community focus
• Economic development
