Is electricity expensive in Illinois?

Illinois's residential average of 19.9¢/kWh is 8% above the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 36 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest freezer to run in Illinois?

Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $27 a year at Illinois rates (137 kWh/yr).

How does Illinois compare with other states?

The same median freezer costs $55 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $220 in Hawaii (the priciest). Illinois sits at $83.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Illinois · 19.9¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Illinois?

$83/yr · median certified model

Electricity in Illinois is priced within a few percent of the U.S. average — 19.9¢/kWh — which puts the typical certified freezer at about $83 annually, essentially the national number.

In the national ranking, Illinois lands at 36 of 51 for what a freezer costs to run. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Illinois rates the most efficient certified model (Avanti CF24Q0W) costs $27 a year while the most power-hungry (Monogram ZIF361NBR) costs $129 — a spread of $102 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median freezer would cost $55 and $220 a year there.

Illinois

$83

US average

$77

Nevada

$55

Hawaii

$220

Median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest freezers to run at Illinois rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 19.9¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in IL
1	Avanti CF24Q0Wmost efficient	137	$27
2	Liebherr UF3651most efficient	155	$31
3	Kalamera KCF-100E	172	$34
4	Danby DCF035A5WDB	173	$34
5	Arctic King AC35ESKCR1RCM	174	$35
6	Arctic King ARC04B2C	174	$35
7	Midea MRC04M3C	174	$35
8	Cool-living CL-5UFR	195	$39
9	Danby DCF050A5WDB	195	$39
10	Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM	196	$39

Price any model at Illinois rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 23¢
Per month: $6.93
Per year: $83

418 kWh/yr × 19.9¢/kWh = $83/yr

Prefilled with the median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Illinois?: About $83 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified freezer, at Illinois's average residential rate of 19.9¢/kWh — that's $6.93 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Illinois?: Illinois's residential average of 19.9¢/kWh is 8% above the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 36 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest freezer to run in Illinois?: Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $27 a year at Illinois rates (137 kWh/yr).
How does Illinois compare with other states?: The same median freezer costs $55 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $220 in Hawaii (the priciest). Illinois sits at $83.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.