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Natural Gas Rates in Chicago

^ Year over year, the average residential natural gas rate in Chicago increased -9.07 percent. [Read More]

Natural Gas Usage in Chicago

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Natural Gas Customers in Chicago

^ There are an estimated 838,217 residential natural gas customers in the city of Chicago. [Read More]

Chicago, IL Natural Gas Prices

Natural Gas Rates in Chicago, IL

Residential Natural Gas Rates in Chicago

Residential natural gas prices in Chicago, IL (based on Illinois data) averaged $20.64 per thousand cubic feet in September 2024. This average rate was approximately 9.2% less than the U.S. average rate of $22.74 per thousand cubic feet for residential customers in the most recent month with data. [1]

Year over year, the average residential natural gas rate in Chicago increased -9.07 percent, from $22.70 per thousand cubic feet in September 2023 to $20.64 per thousand cubic feet in September 2024. [1]

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Industrial Natural Gas Rates in Chicago

Chicago, IL industrial natural gas prices in August 2024 (based on Illinois data) averaged $9.34 per thousand cubic feet, which was approximately 201.3% more than the average rate of $3.10 per thousand cubic feet in the United States overall in the most recent month with data. [1]

Year over year, the average industrial natural gas rate in Chicago increased 11.46 percent, from $8.38 per thousand cubic feet in August 2023 to $9.34 per thousand cubic feet in August 2024. [1]

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Natural Gas Usage in Chicago, IL

Chicago Natural Gas Customers

Chicago Natural Gas Customers

An estimated 3,989,782 residential consumers use natural gas in Illinois, which is approximately 5.4% of the total number of residential natural gas consumers in the United States overall. [2]

Chicago: There are an estimated 838,217 residential natural gas customers in the city of Chicago. [3]


Residential Natural Gas Consumption in Chicago

Natural Gas Usage in Chicago

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Illinois Industrial Natural Gas Consumers

  • Industrial Natural Gas Consumers in IL
    • An estimated 22,722 industrial consumers use natural gas in Illinois, which is about 12.7% of the total number of industrial natural gas consumers in the United States. [2]
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Illinois Share of Natural Gas Usage

Illinois Share of Natural Gas Usage

  • How IL Compares to the U.S.
    • Illinois accounted for 8.04% of overall residential deliveries of natural gas in the United States in 2023. [2]
    • In 2023, Illinois accounted for 3.06% of total industrial deliveries of natural gas in the nation as a whole. [2]
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Illinois Industrial Natural Gas Prices

  • Industrial Natural Gas Prices in IL
    • Industrial natural gas consumers in the state of Illinois (as a whole) pay approximately 201.3% more than the average residential natural gas rate in the United States overall. [1]
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More about Chicago

About Chicago

Chicago (Illinois) is a city in Cook County with a population of approximately 2,695,598. [4]

IL Natural Gas

Chicago, IL Natural Gas

To learn more about natural gas rates in Chicago, IL, or for more resources related to natural gas in Chicago, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Natural gas is odorless, so a chemical that smells like sulfur is added. This allows it to be detected in cases where leaks occur.

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References

1. ^ U.S. Energy Information Administation (EIA)

2. ^ U.S. Department of Energy

3. ^ EIA & United States Census Bureau

4. ^ United States Census Bureau