In Illinois, residents and business owners have a choice of energy providers thanks to a deregulation law put in place. It stopped any monopolies that were forming and allowed businesses to have lower prices from their energy bill because there is now competition. The competition offers lower prices and better customer support than before. The power of choice is beneficial for both residents and business owners. They will have to choose between different energy suppliers. This article will discuss the energy choices in Illinois for businesses.
There are two utility companies that service Illinois and they are Ameren and ComEd. Ameren serves the southern part of Illinois while ComEd services the northern part of Illinois. The utility company itself will not change but businesses will be able to choose who their energy supplier is. If businesses want to change the company itself, they can call the energy company directly to see if there is a chance they can switch and if the energy company does service that area. Ameren and ComEd both have long histories of serving their respective areas. There are now at least eight suppliers that businesses can choose from. Each of these suppliers does have to be certified with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce in order to serve the businesses of Illinois.
A great place that will help businesses find the best energy supplier is ChooseEnergy.com. All you have to do on this website is input your business’ zip code and it will look through its database to find who supplies to that area. Then you can look through these options and find the best supplier for your business. It will list their prices in order for you to decide if you want to choose based on price. It’s very simple and intuitive to figure out.
ChooseEnergy.com is a website that helps those states that have deregulated energy legislation in place. It was created in order to help businesses and residents find the best supplier to meet their needs. Much of this choice might be based on price but it can also be based on customer service if the supplier has a really good reputation. The deregulation legislation allowed for the break-up of any monopolies and therefore, allowed new suppliers to enter into the competition. This allowed for more companies, more competition and hopefully lower prices. At least, business owners now have the power to choose who they get their energy from.