Lower Electricity Rates

Eligible residents and small businesses in eight north suburban communities (collectively called the North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium) are experiencing significantly lower electricity rates*. In the first year alone, consortium communities are expected to save between 12% and 22%* on the supply portion of their electricity bills.

On March 20, 2012, residents of Deerfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Northbrook, Park Ridge and Skokie approved a referendum authorizing community leaders to buy electricity in bulk from a supplier other than ComEd. After an extensive bidding process, the North Shore Consortium has selected MC Squared Energy Services, LLC (mc²), to provide electricity supply services to member communities through May 2015.

For more information and program details, visit our FAQs or your individual community link.

* Savings estimates are illustrative and based on a comparison of the mc² rate to the comparable ComEd Basic Electric Service rate in effect June 1, 2013, including the Purchased Electricity Supply Charge, Transmission Services Charge, and the expected Purchased Electricity Adjustment (PEA) Charge.  The Illinois Commerce Commission's Plug-In-Illinois website states "It is expected that the Purchased Electricity Adjustment for the period until May 2014 will be a charge of 0.5 cents per kWh."