Commercial Energy for Retail stores | Rates & Savings

Retail & consumer

Energy is a bigger cost than most retail stores realize

Retail stores run on lighting, HVAC and refrigerated or specialty displays through daytime hours, with load that scales with square footage and foot traffic.

In a deregulated market, the supply charge — typically more than half your bill — is competitive. That’s the part USA Energy puts out to bid across 26+ suppliers, locking the lowest fixed rate for the longest sensible term while your utility keeps delivering the power. It costs you nothing: the supplier pays us, never you.

What it costs

What retail stores typically spend on power

A typical retail stores operation runs about 3,000–15,000 kWh per month. At the U.S. average commercial rate, that’s roughly $418–$2,088 in energy alone — before delivery and demand charges. The supply piece is what we shop.

3k–15k

Typical monthly kWh

13.92¢

U.S. avg commercial rate

26+

Suppliers we make compete

Estimates at 13.92¢/kWh (latest EIA data). See average bills by business type and rates for your state.

What drives your bill

Lighting, HVAC and summer peaks

Retail load is dominated by lighting and cooling, which peak in summer. The supply portion of your bill is competitive in deregulated markets — we shop it across 26+ suppliers and lock a fixed rate so your busiest, hottest months don’t bring surprise costs.

How it works

Lowering your retail stores energy cost, in three steps

Send one bill

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

26+ suppliers compete

We put your account out to bid 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, no obligation to switch.

Common questions

Commercial energy for retail stores, answered

If your retail stores operation is in one of the 14 deregulated states or D.C. that USA Energy serves, yes. Your utility still delivers the power and handles outages, but you choose the supplier that sets your rate. Send us one recent bill and we’ll confirm your eligibility and shop it.

A typical retail stores operation uses roughly 3,000–15,000 kWh a month, or about $418–$2,088 in energy (supply) at the U.S. average commercial rate of 13.92¢/kWh. Your real bill also includes delivery and, for larger accounts, demand charges — but the supply portion is the part we shop and lower.

We take one recent bill, run a competitive bid across 26+ suppliers, and lock the lowest fixed rate for the longest sensible term — at no cost to you. We’re paid by the supplier you choose, never by you, and there’s no obligation to switch.

Yes. Many retail stores businesses use both, and locking fixed rates on each roughly doubles the price protection at no extra cost. Send a recent electric bill and gas bill and we’ll shop both.

See what your retail stores business could save

Send us one recent bill and we’ll compare 26+ suppliers, then show you the lowest fixed rate for your retail stores operation — free, no obligation.

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Commercial energy for retail stores.