Yes, because the commander is never put into the graveyard. Choosing to put the commander into the command zone is a replacement effect, so instead of it going to the graveyard it goes to the command zone.
Also a creature only dies if it actually goes to the graveyard, so by magic terms putting the commander in the command zone it never actually dies (important for abilities the trigger when something dies).
I have Energy Field in play and my commander dies. If I choose to put my commander in the command zone,
... then it doesn't die. And a card moving from the battlefield to the command zone doesn't trigger Energy Field's ability.
903.9. If a commander would be exiled from anywhere or put into its owner’s hand, graveyard, or library from anywhere, its owner may put it into the command zone instead. This replacement effect may apply more than once to the same event. This is an exception to rule 614.5.
614.6. If an event is replaced, it never happens. A modified event occurs instead, which may in turn trigger abilities. Note that the modified event may contain instructions that can’t be carried out, in which case the impossible instruction is simply ignored.
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Also a creature only dies if it actually goes to the graveyard, so by magic terms putting the commander in the command zone it never actually dies (important for abilities the trigger when something dies).
... then it doesn't die. And a card moving from the battlefield to the command zone doesn't trigger Energy Field's ability.