Rockford Power Shopping: Alternatives to ComEd's Default Supply Rate
Rockford sits inside ComEd's northern Illinois delivery territory, with Nicor Gas handling the gas mains. Illinois Energy Choice lets you swap ComEd's Price to Compare for a competing supply rate — the wires, meters and 800-334-7661 outage line don't change.
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Switch Both Electric + Gas in Rockford — Save $140+/year
Rockford is in a dual fuel deregulated state. You can switch both your electricity AND natural gas provider. Most customers who switch both save $140 or more per year.
About Energy Choice in Rockford
As the largest city in Illinois outside the Chicago metro, Rockford is fully inside ComEd's northern Illinois service area. Every kilowatt-hour delivered to a Rockford home still travels over ComEd poles and substations — what Illinois deregulated in the late 1990s was the generation charge, which is the line you can now shop from any Alternative Retail Electric Supplier (ARES) certified by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
On the natural gas side, Rockford households buy delivery from Nicor Gas, which runs the pipes across most of northern Illinois outside Chicago. Nicor's Customer Select program is the parallel shopping mechanism for gas: pick a certified supplier, Nicor still delivers the fuel and answers gas-leak calls, and the supply line on your bill switches to the new supplier's rate.
Rockford's older housing stock — a lot of pre-war single-family and duplexes near the Rock River — tends to push winter usage well above the northern Illinois average, which changes the shopping math. A fixed 24-month plan usually pays off more in Rockford than in a newer-build suburb because a bigger share of the annual bill is exposed to whatever the ComEd Price to Compare does at its next reset.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which utility delivers electricity in Rockford?
ComEd (Commonwealth Edison) is the electric delivery utility for Rockford and the surrounding Winnebago County area. ComEd still owns the wires, reads the meter and handles every outage after you switch to a competing supplier.
Who is my gas utility in Rockford?
Nicor Gas delivers natural gas to Rockford households. Through Nicor's Customer Select program, Rockford residents can pick a certified gas supplier while Nicor keeps operating the distribution system.
How does switching electricity suppliers work in Rockford?
You enroll with an ARES certified by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The supplier files the switch with ComEd electronically, and your new rate typically shows up on the first bill after your next meter read. ComEd continues to bill you and continues to run outage response.
Will a supplier change affect ComEd's outage response in Rockford?
No. Report Rockford outages to ComEd at 800-334-7661 regardless of who supplies your energy. Retail suppliers have no line crews and no role in restoring power.
Can I shop both electric and gas in Rockford?
Yes. Rockford is a true dual-fuel choice market: electric supply is shopped through ComEd, natural gas supply is shopped through Nicor Gas, and the two contracts are independent — different suppliers and different terms are allowed.