For Public Power Week, October 4th through the 10th, CWLP is highlighting many of its community benefits as a municipal provider of low cost electricity.
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 the most recent 12-month period of data available, from July 2025 through June 2026, electric costs at CWLP for the average residential customer were 34% lower, or $55 lower per month, than what customers of other Illinois utilities paid. Commercial electric rates in a recent survey indicated CWLP’s cost per kWh match or are lower than most peer utilities as well.
Along with affordability, local decision-making and our local public power workforce have equated to other benefits including:
• Dedicated, local service
• Community focus
• Economic development
