Waukegan Energy Choice: Shop Supply Rates on Your ComEd and North Shore Gas Bills
In Lake County, ComEd handles electric delivery and North Shore Gas handles natural gas delivery. Illinois lets Waukegan households replace the supply portion of either bill with a competing offer.
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Switch Both Electric + Gas in Waukegan — Save $140+/year
Waukegan 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 Waukegan
Waukegan is one of the largest cities in Lake County and, like the rest of northeastern Illinois, sits inside ComEd's electric service territory. The generation charge on a Waukegan electric bill is fully shoppable — any Alternative Retail Electric Supplier certified by the Illinois Commerce Commission can compete with ComEd's semi-annual Price to Compare.
Where Waukegan differs from Chicago proper is on the gas side. Instead of Peoples Gas, Waukegan and its Lake County neighbors are served by North Shore Gas, a Peoples-family utility with its own delivery rates and its own Choices for You supplier list. The mechanics are the same — the utility keeps delivering and billing, a competitive supplier replaces the supply line — but the supplier offers are filed against North Shore's rates, not Peoples'.
Because Waukegan homes tend to run older heating equipment and colder winters than downstate Illinois, gas supply is often the bigger swing factor on the annual budget. A fixed North Shore Gas supply contract can meaningfully smooth out January and February bills, while a fixed ComEd-side ARES contract does the same for summer AC months.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which utility delivers electricity in Waukegan?
ComEd is the electric delivery utility for Waukegan, as it is for the rest of Lake County and northeastern Illinois. ComEd owns the lines and handles outages regardless of which supplier you pick.
Is my Waukegan gas served by Peoples Gas or North Shore Gas?
North Shore Gas. Peoples Gas serves the City of Chicago; the surrounding Lake County suburbs including Waukegan are on North Shore Gas's system, which has its own Choices for You supplier program.
Can I have different suppliers for electric and gas in Waukegan?
Yes. Electric supply is shopped through ComEd's Rider PE process; natural gas supply is shopped through North Shore Gas's Choices for You program. They are entirely separate contracts and don't have to be from the same company.
What is ComEd's Price to Compare for Waukegan customers?
It's the default supply rate ComEd charges customers who haven't shopped, updated in June and October by the Illinois Power Agency. Any competing ARES rate should be compared to the Price to Compare that will be in effect during your contract term.
Who do I call if the power goes out in Waukegan?
ComEd handles all electric outages in Waukegan — call 1-800-EDISON-1. For a natural gas emergency or a suspected leak, call North Shore Gas at 1-866-556-6002 and leave the area first.