We’ve just received some great news. CUB’s board of directors has stepped up and made an extremely generous offer: If CUB members can raise $5,000 by Sunday, May 22, the board has agreed to chip in an extra $1,000! This will be a HUGE boost to the CUB staff—because it’s crunch…...
The guy at the door says he’s from the utility: Are you sure?
For more than 30 years CUB has battled Illinois utility companies to protect customers from exorbitant rate hikes–but we’ll stand with the utilities any day if it helps consumers avoid getting scammed. That’s why today CUB spoke at a news conference with ComEd, Peoples/North Shore Gas and Nicor Gas to warn…...
For sale on the Interent: Your private info? Sign our petition to the FCC!
Nobody wants big Internet companies (like AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner and Verizon) to sell our personal info to the highest bidder. That’s why we’re happy the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just proposed what could be the strongest online privacy protections ever. The new rules would require Internet service providers to…...
Breaking: AG, CUB negotiate $10 million refund for Peoples Gas customers
Read CUB Executive Director David Kolata’s statement on the latest consumer victory: a $10 million refund for Chicago gas customers. (Also send a message asking state regulators to approve the refund!) CUB is pleased that WEC Energy Group, the parent company of Peoples Gas, has agreed to a settlement that…...
Big victory over consumer confusion
Nicor Advanced Energy—an unregulated gas supplier that has sparked complaints from confused customers whose gas bills went up—will change its name and logo, under a settlement hailed as a consumer victory by Attorney General Lisa Madigan and CUB. The settlement is part of Atlanta-based Southern Co.’s proposed buyout of Nicor…...
CUB’s proposal to videotape electric pitches featured on ABC 7
Check out this story by a member of ABC 7’s I-Team, Jason Knowles, on CUB’s proposal to videotape door-to-door pitches by alternative energy suppliers. (The sales people would videotape themselves making the pitch, but the customers would not be filmed.) We’re fighting the good fight! https://ow.ly/4mRBP9...
Constellation to customers: Your electric rates are going UP
Residents in several towns that have community power deals with Constellation are getting letters informing them that the price they pay for electricity is going up because of a “change in law.” Let CUB explain: What’s happening? Under Illinois law, communities can enter into “municipal aggregation” deals with alternative electric companies…...
