DPL buys Illinois retail electricity supplier

DAYTON — DPL Inc. has bought a Chicago-based retail electricity supplier to gain a foothold in the northern Illinois market.

DPL bought MC Squared Energy Services LLC, which serves about 2,000 customer accounts in northern Illinois. DPL declined on Wednesday to say what it paid for MC Squared.

Chuck Sutton, president of MC Squared, will continue to oversee its operation, DPL management said.

DPL’s subsidiaries include DPL Energy Resources Inc., a retail supplier of electricity in Ohio. DPL also owns Dayton Power and Light Co., the regulated electric utility that serves west-central Ohio.