Where does Chicago’s electricity come from? According to ComEd’s 2010 Environmental Disclosure Statement, electricity in Illinois comes from a variety of sources and electricity from renewable sources experienced another small increase.
From October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 ComEd reports that electricity in Illinois was produced from the following sources:
- 53% from Nuclear Power
- 36% from Coal Fired Power
- 7% from Natural Gas
- 3% from Wind, Biomass, or Hydro Power
- 1% Other
No electricity was produced by ComEd using oil, solar or unknown sources.
While the majority of Illinois’ electricity comes from nuclear energy or coal power, a small, but increasing, amount of electricity is comming from renewable sources. In 2008, 796,000 megawatt hours of electricity came from renewable sources, while in 2009 1,564,360 megawatt hours were produced by renewable sources. Last year, this number continued the trend and clocked in at 1,887,014 megawatt hours.
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