Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (Midcontinent ISO Illinois hub) - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Wholesale electrictiy prices (monthly)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the Midcontinent ISO Illinois hub, the average wholesale electricity price was 49.31 USD / MWh in January 2026, compared to 47.62 in December 2025. This represents an increase of 3.55 percent.
Sample. There are 216 data points in the monthly time series displayed in the chart above. The series covers the time range extending from January 2010 to December 2027.
History. Check out a few summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: the price attained a maximum of 110.22 USD / MWh in August 2022; it reached a minimum of 20.64 in April 2020; it averaged 38.20.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2027-10-31 | 46.03652 |
| 2027-11-30 | 46.99128 |
| 2027-12-31 | 53.83438 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Wholesale electricity price |
| Country or region | US - Midcontinent ISO Illinois hub |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Nominal price |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | USD / MWh |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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