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“Many chamber member businesses have found a simple solution by lowering their utility expenses through the

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce COMMERCIAL Energy Cooperative”.

 Chambers of Commerce are built upon the core concept of many businesses coming together to accomplish what no one business can do alone. Energy Purchasing Cooperatives are based upon the same premise: bringing members together to procure energy at rates lower than any single member can purchase on his or her own.

When commercial energy purchasing was deregulated in Illinois in 2007, the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce partnered with CQI Associates to establish a Commercial Energy Purchasing Cooperative for its members.  The GDCC - CQI Energy Cooperative has helped hundreds of area businesses realize long-term budget stability and savings. In fact, since its inception, CQI Associates has assisted over 20,000 businesses lower their utility bills since 2002.

Benefits of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Commercial Energy Cooperative are:

• Increased Purchasing Power in procuring electric and natural gas at the most competitive rates to businesses, eliminating the need to ‘go through it alone’.
• Chamber members receive Better Rates than they do individually.
• Historically, the average co-op member Saves about the equivalent of their July electrical bill and/or their February natural gas bill.
• Budget Stability (no more ‘roller coaster costs’) by offering Fixed Rate energy supply costs.
• Assistance in being Proactive in fulfilling energy buying needs.
• We offer the opportunity for businesses to share in the valuable energy Expertise that the cooperative provides.

This program offers free informational seminars and webinars about energy deregulation and valuable insight into energy procurement options. CQI manages the member education and bid phases of the program, oversees the transition of the members’ energy accounts, and offers continuing technical expertise to members throughout the term of the energy contracts.

Learn how your business can benefit from joining the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce - CQI Commercial Energy Purchasing Cooperative by visiting www.peoriachamber.org or contact Brian McLemore at brian@cqiassociates.com  or 217-855-8417 for more information. 

We encourage you to attend a Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, March 12 at 12 pm to learn more about the Energy Co-op. Please contact Jolene Cole at 309.495.5923 or jcole@chamber.h-p.org to register for the Lunch and Learn. The event is free but registration is required.  

In addition to commercial energy procurement, CQI Associates is also a leader in the Chamber Residential Energy Purchasing Cooperative.  CQI offers very competitive fixed supply rates to the chamber residential energy cooperative members. Rates can be found on their website:  www.cqiassociates.com. When signing up, please designate your Chamber of Commerce.