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Commercial Energy in Chicago

Loop office district, Magnificent Mile retail, Near North Side restaurants/hospitality, industrial corridor on West Side

Illinois deregulated electricity in 1997 under the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law

Your utility — ComEd — handles physical delivery of electricity to your building. The supply portion of your bill, where competition applies, is separate. That's where we operate: identifying which of 30+ licensed retail energy suppliers is pricing your load size and usage pattern most aggressively right now.

How the Chicago Electricity Market Works

ComEd serves Chicago; NYC Local Law 97 equivalent (BEPA) creating compliance pressure on large buildings; most competitive ARES market in Midwest

ComEd (northern IL) and Ameren Illinois (central/southern) are the two main electric utilities

Chicago businesses are part of the PJM territory. PJM manages wholesale electricity markets and system reliability. What happens in the wholesale market — capacity auctions, fuel costs, weather events — flows through to retail commercial rates. A broker tracks those conditions and advises on timing.

Current all-in commercial rates in Chicago typically range 9–14 cents/kWh supply (higher in dense areas) depending on load size, contract term, and market timing. Larger loads generally get more aggressive pricing because suppliers compete harder for them.

What We Do for Chicago Businesses

Our process for Chicago accounts:

1. Pull your data — 12 months of interval usage from ComEd. We handle the data request.
2. Submit to 30+ suppliers — Same usage profile to every active supplier in the Chicago territory simultaneously.
3. Translate the offers — You get plain-English comparisons of each offer: price, term, demand treatment, renewal terms, ETF structure.
4. Execute and monitor — We handle contract paperwork and flag your renewal window 6–9 months out.

No cost. No commitment until you choose a supplier. Our fee comes from the supplier you select — standard in the industry and priced into every quote regardless of whether you use a broker.

Types of Businesses We Work With in Chicago

We serve commercial and industrial accounts of all sizes across Chicago's business community. Common account types include:

• Office buildings and commercial real estate
• Retail stores and restaurants
• Light manufacturing and warehouse facilities
• Healthcare and medical offices
• Hospitality and lodging
• Nonprofits and houses of worship
• Multi-site commercial accounts in the Chicago metro

Load size matters to suppliers. Accounts using 50,000+ kWh/month typically see the most competitive pricing. Smaller accounts still benefit from the process — several suppliers specialize in small commercial.

Contract Structures for Chicago Businesses

Three main pricing structures apply in the Chicago market:

• Fixed-rate (12–36 months): Set price per kWh for the contract period. Best for budget certainty. Typical Chicago range: 9–14 cents/kWh supply (higher in dense areas).
• Variable-rate: Floats with wholesale market each month. Lower in calm periods, but exposed to spikes. Generally not recommended for most commercial accounts.
• Indexed pricing: Priced against a published index (Day-Ahead market, NYMEX) plus a fixed adder. Transparent, but requires monitoring.

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