Illinois consumers complain all the time about the power markets not working for them. For months now, we’ve also been hearing complaints from Exelon, the parent company of ComEd. Despite making $21 billion in profits over the last decade, Exelon says it needs help from ratepayers to boost revenue at its…...
5 things Ameren customers should know
To mark the opening of our new CUB office in Hillsboro, Outreach Coordinator Rajiv Ravulapati is touring Central and Southern Illinois to tell Ameren customers the five things they should know as we enter the winter heating season. 1) Rates are going DOWN. Ameren customers may be bracing for big bills,…...
AG, CUB announce $46 million in refunds for ComEd customers
Good news today, for ComEd customers! Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office and CUB have secured $46.2 million in refunds for consumers, after ComEd agreed to a settlement. The refund is connected to legal disputes that go as far back as a ComEd rate-hike request in 2007. The refunds will…...
Good news! IL consumer savings up to $20 billion!
For years, CUB has claimed that it helped save consumers more than $10 billion by blocking rate hikes and securing refunds. Well, we were wrong. The more accurate figure is $20 billion. To commemorate CUB’s 30th anniversary, the watchdog updated the savings numbers and found, in fact, that the total…...
Dolton’s high electricity rates, and 3 questions you should ask about your own town’s power deal
Dolton residents have been paying the highest electric rates in Illinois the last few months, thanks to the community’s “municipal aggregation” deal. Aggregation–when local leaders negotiate power prices with alternative suppliers on behalf of a community’s residents–was once a sure bet. Some communities secured a price that was nearly 50…...
Check out Illinoisans showing off their #CUBLove
We’ve gotten some outstanding entries so far in our “I Love CUB” 30th Anniversary Photo Contest. Check these out: There’s still time for you to show off what makes your hometown special. Is it Memorial Stadium in Champaign? The Bean in Chicago? The…giant statue of Popeye in Chester? We want to see it–…...
