Commercial Electricity in Chicago, IL | Rates & Suppliers

The Chicago market

Commercial energy in Chicago

Chicago is served by ComEd for delivery and sits within PJM Interconnection. Illinois businesses can choose a competitive Retail Electricity Supplier for the supply portion of their bill while ComEd owns the wires, delivers the power, and answers outages — that part doesn’t change when you switch.

Illinois has a long history of energy choice for commercial accounts. The practical upshot is simple: the supply charge on a Chicago business bill is competitive, and shopping it is the cleanest way to bring the total down.

What it costs

What Chicago businesses pay for power

Illinois runs below the national commercial average, helped by a competitive supply market and Midwest fuel costs. Your ComEd delivery and PJM capacity charges are the fixed side of the bill; the supply side is what we put out to bid.

13.07¢

Illinois avg commercial rate

below the U.S. average of 13.92¢

26+

Suppliers we make compete

Statewide commercial average, latest EIA data. See Illinois commercial energy and rates for every state.

Who we serve

Industries we broker for in Chicago

Chicago’s economy is famously diversified. We broker for finance and trading firms, a broad manufacturing and industrial base, one of North America’s largest logistics, rail and distribution hubs, food and beverage processors, corporate headquarters, and the region’s hospitals and universities. Many are dual-fuel operations, where locking natural gas alongside electricity doubles the protection.

Local cost drivers

PJM capacity and a two-season climate

Like Philadelphia, Chicago is a PJM market, so capacity charges tied to your summer peak (your PLC) are a real part of a large-account bill and worth managing. But Chicago also has to plan for both ends of the calendar: hot, humid summers that drive cooling, and winter cold that drives heating and, for many operations, natural gas load.

We treat electricity and gas as one procurement problem for Chicago clients — locking fixed rates on both, aligning the terms, and timing the contract so you’re not renewing into a summer peak or a winter spike.

How it works

Lowering your Chicago energy cost, in three steps

Send one bill

A recent Chicago electricity bill is all we need to read your usage, your ComEd delivery charges, and your current supply rate.

26+ suppliers compete

We put your account out to bid across PJM suppliers and normalize every offer to the same terms, so you compare like for like.

Lock a fixed rate

You pick the lowest fixed rate for the longest sensible term. No cost to you, and no obligation to switch.

Chicago questions

Commercial energy in Chicago, answered

ComEd owns and maintains the local grid across Chicago and northern Illinois and delivers your power regardless of supplier. Delivery and outages stay with ComEd; the supply charge is the competitive, shoppable part.

Yes. Illinois is a deregulated, energy-choice state in PJM, so commercial accounts can select a competitive Retail Electricity Supplier. USA Energy runs a competitive bid across 26+ suppliers and locks your fixed rate.

Illinois’s statewide commercial average is about 13.07¢/kWh — 6% below the U.S. average of 13.92¢ — helped by competitive supply and Midwest fuel costs. Your rate depends on usage, ComEd delivery, PJM capacity, and contract timing.

Often, yes. Many Chicago businesses are dual-fuel, and Illinois gas is deregulated too. Locking fixed electricity and gas rates together roughly doubles your price protection at no extra cost — we can shop both from one set of bills.

During the milder shoulder months, and 60–90 days before your term ends — so you don’t renew into a summer capacity peak or a winter gas spike, or drift onto a holdover rate.

No. ComEd keeps delivering your electricity over the same lines. Switching suppliers is a billing change only.

See what your Chicago business could save

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