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WARNING: Thanks to a number of factors, including soaring energy demand due to data centers, electricity prices are elevated. CUB's Help Center has information and tips on how to get through this price spike.

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CUB analysis: Don’t assume your town’s ‘municipal aggregation’ deal will save you money

More than 9 out of 10 community-negotiated power offers in Ameren Illinois territory are currently money-losers, while most of the ...
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PJM enlists states in plan to hold Big Tech accountable for data center costs

PJM’s new plan would require data centers to bring their own energy or face power reductions—but relies on states to ...
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CUB review of state data: ComEd, Ameren residential customers have lost more than $2.3 billion to alternative power suppliers since 2015

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