Illinois retail electric ABC bonds.
$100 flat.
Illinois licenses retail electric agents, brokers, and consultants (ABCs) through the Illinois Commerce Commission, and conditions the license on a $5,000 bond. Ours prices at $100 flat — and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does an Illinois retail electric ABC bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the ICC
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your ICC retail electric ABC license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An agent, broker, or consultant (ABC) is anyone engaged in the procurement or sale of retail electricity supply for third parties in Illinois — shopping power on behalf of homes and businesses. The Illinois Commerce Commission licenses ABCs under Section 16-115C of the Public Utilities Act (220 ILCS 5), and conditions the license on a $5,000 bond.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the ABC licensing rules in 83 Ill. Adm. Code Part 454, including the honest, accurate marketing and procurement of retail electric supply. If an ABC violates those rules and a customer is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your ICC license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the ICC. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your ICC retail electric ABC license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.