Commercial Energy in Waukegan, IL: Electricity & Gas

Utility and supplier-choice checkpoint

The utilities below are local service context, not an address-level eligibility guarantee. Confirm the current bill, service address, account holder, and rate class before requesting a change.

Electricity: Eligible ComEd-served business accounts can compare retail electric supply while ComEd continues delivery. Use the ICC’s electric-choice explanation and the account’s ComEd tariff and rate class. Keep supply, delivery demand, and capacity inputs separate.

Natural gas: Both North Shore Gas service materials and Nicor’s official community list include Waukegan. Confirm the exact service address and delivery utility on the gas bill. Use Choices for You for an eligible North Shore Gas account, or Customer Select for an eligible Nicor account. A city name does not decide the gas program. See the North Shore Gas service area and Nicor community list.

Supplier selection affects the supply arrangement. It does not replace the delivery utility or its infrastructure and emergency responsibilities. A change in supplier does not guarantee a lower total bill.

Match the gas program to the delivery utility

North Shore Gas’s service-area materials include Waukegan, and Nicor also lists the city. For a business served by North Shore Gas, the relevant gas-choice program is Choices for You, subject to the account’s applicable rate and program requirements. Do not substitute Nicor Customer Select terms simply because both utilities serve northern Illinois.

For a Waukegan production or operating site, review gas heating or process consumption separately from ComEd demand and capacity costs. A supply comparison should show consistent therm units on gas and kWh units on electricity. Record the supplier’s registration for the relevant utility territory and reconcile whether its charges arrive on the utility statement or a separate invoice.

Account review steps

1. Confirm the gas delivery utility and commercial rate on the current bill.
2. Request territory-specific gas supply and billing terms.
3. Keep the ComEd demand/PLC discussion in the electric comparison.

Worked Energy Desk example

Suppose two complete electric proposals cover 384,000 kWh a year over the same term. Offer A includes all modeled variable supply components at 8¢/kWh plus $20 per month. Offer B includes the same components at 8.4¢/kWh with no monthly fee. The offer comparison calculates annual supply costs of $30,960 and $32,256, a difference of $1,296.

Set an included component to zero only when the proposal confirms it is included or inapplicable; leave an unresolved component blank. Delivery and taxes still need separate treatment. For gas, select the gas mode and use consistent therm-based rates, including the bill’s heat-content factor when converting Ccf. These are illustrative inputs, not local utility rates, supplier quotes, or promised savings.

Build a useful review file

Bring a recent bill for each commodity, twelve months of usage where available, the current signed supplier agreement, and any notice or renewal correspondence. For a demand-billed electric account, add measured peak, billed demand, and available interval data. Note changes to equipment, occupancy, and opening hours rather than treating the last year as an unchanged forecast.

Use the renewal planner for verified notice terms and the multi-location planner when several meters are involved. If the immediate question is a higher bill, start with the bill change analyzer. The tools run in your browser and do not enroll an account or request a supplier switch. Their assumptions and limits are explained in the calculator methodology.

Decide what to review next

Start with the issue the account evidence reveals: billing reconciliation, demand and operating patterns, a contract deadline, or a complete supply comparison where choice is available. For a municipal electric account, keep the electric task focused on the applicable utility rate and usage; assess gas procurement separately.

When you request an account review, describe the utility, commodity, timing, and the decision you need to make. Keep account and meter identifiers out of public comments or shared examples. An account-specific recommendation requires the actual records, current tariffs, and complete supplier terms.