AI Visibility Index: Electrical Equipment Distributors in Illinois

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a electrical equipment distributors supplier in Illinois, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.

194 companies tracked
Last measured September 30, 2026
Next measurement October 30, 2026

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

177 of 194

companies never appeared in a single buying question

They were asked the same 5 buying questions as everyone else in this cell and were not named once.

17 named at least once
177 never named

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Cell average: 0.19of 15
Across all 194 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 3.4of 15
The ten most visible companies in the cell.

A company's score is how many of the 15 measured answers named it.

The top ten in Illinois

These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Illinois buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.

Top 10 most AI-visible Electrical Equipment Distributors companies in Illinois, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Crescent Electric Supply Company 18 employeesEast Peoria, Illinois	East Peoria, Illinois	5 of 15 answers
2	Amperage Electrical Supply 30 employeesRoselle, Illinois 2 name variants Amperage Electrical Supply Inc.most common2 Amperage Electrical Supply2	Roselle, Illinois	4 of 15 answers
3	Graybar Electric Co 128 employeesGlendale Heights, Illinois	Glendale Heights, Illinois	4 of 15 answers
4	Steiner Electric Company 300 employeesElk Grove Village, Illinois 2 name variants Steiner Electric Companymost common2 Steiner Electric2	Elk Grove Village, Illinois	4 of 15 answers
5	Rexel 20 employeesNaperville, Illinois 2 name variants Rexel USAmost common2 Rexel / Gexpro1	Naperville, Illinois	3 of 15 answers
6	Springfield Electric Supply Company 65 employeesSpringfield, Illinois 2 name variants Springfield Electric Supply Companymost common2 Springfield Electric Supply Co.1	Springfield, Illinois	3 of 15 answers
7	Essential Electric Supply Illinois	Illinois	3 of 15 answers
8	FabTech‑IGM Illinois	Illinois	3 of 15 answers
9	JTP Electric LLC Illinois	Illinois	3 of 15 answers
10	Electrical Control Distributors 10 employeesCrystal Lake, Illinois 2 name variants Electrical Control Distributors (ECD Controls)most common1 Electrical Control Distributors1	Crystal Lake, Illinois	2 of 15 answers

25 more companies were named at least once. Companies outside the top ten are counted in the averages but not named here.

Also named, based in another state

AI assistants named these companies too, but MacRAE'S lists them in a different state, not Illinois. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Standard Electric Supply Co.	Wisconsin	8 of 15
WESCO Distribution	Pennsylvania	5 of 15
Controllink, Inc.	Ohio	3 of 15
Graybar	Missouri	3 of 15
CED – Consolidated Electrical Distributors	Georgia	2 of 15
Lawson Products	Texas	2 of 15

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The five questions we asked

Every company in this cell is measured on the same questions, written the way a buyer would type them. That is what makes the ranking a comparison rather than a collection of anecdotes.

1“Best electrical equipment distributors in Illinois”
2“Who supplies industrial switchgear and control panels in Illinois”
3“I need a Illinois electrical equipment distributor to support a multi-site manufacturing plant upgrade, who should I talk to”
4“Top electrical equipment distributors in Illinois for industrial maintenance buyers”
5“Which Illinois electrical equipment distributors can provide same-day delivery and technical support for motor control centers”
6“List 20 electrical equipment distributors in Illinois with their specialties.”the roster question

Each question is asked more than once, which is why a company's score is out of 15 answers rather than out of the number of questions.

Where AI drew its answers from

These are the sources the answers in this cell leaned on most, ranked by how many of the named companies each one stands behind.

en.wikipedia.orgDirectory
7 companies
graybar.com
3 companies
market.meettaiwan.com
3 companies
nassaunationalcable.com
3 companies
weidmuller.com
3 companies
amperage.com
2 companies
controllink.com
2 companies
marketing.czq5rt4-graybarel1-s1-public.model-t.cc.commerce.ondemand.com
2 companies
steinerelectric.com
2 companies
webtools.dnvgl.com
2 companies
abblvsales.com
1 company
apexindustrialautomation.com
1 company

57 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 52 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Illinois in context

Illinois ranks 21st of 24 measured states in this category. Each bar is the share of that state's tracked companies that AI assistants named at least once; across every measured state in this category the share is 13%.

Illinois (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (13%)

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