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Illinois
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| Illinois has the 20th highest retail electricity prices
in the nation. The 2000 state average rate of $65.80/MWh was 2 percent
above the national average retail rate. Illinois power rates are high
because of their very high nuclear investment ($17.6 billion). Some
primarily coal-based utilities have much lower rates that are well below
the national average. However, only 46 percent of in-state utility generation
comes from coal-fired stations. |
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