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6.9% lower in Lake Forest, Illinois
than in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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	Chapel Hill, NC	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Typical Electric Bill	$132.68	$138.65	$145.01	4.5%
Electric Rate, per kwh	$0.12	$0.12	$0.13	0.0%
Natural Gas, per 1000 cu ft.	$17.44	$10.72	$13.05	38.5%
Heating Oil, per gallon	$2.57	$2.98	$2.85	16.0%
Propane, per gallon	$2.83	$1.72	$2.44	39.2%

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