Electric

Electric Guides

• CUB’s Gas & Electric Guide: A handbook for residential gas and electric customers in Illinois: This guide is the result of years of research and writing by CUB staffers who have become experts on state regulations and utility tariffs. From applying for utility service to disconnection of service, this guide offers an in-depth overview of gas and electric utilities in Illinois.
• CUB’s Guide to Going Green: Energy efficiency is good for climate change and your bottom line. In this guide, we lay out our recommendations for making your home more environmentally friendly while lowering your bills.
• Electric Utility Performance: A State-By-State Data Review, Second Edition: This guide examines how all 50 states (& the District of Columbia) rank on three key customer priorities: electric affordability, reliability and environmental responsibility.
• CUB’s Better Heat Guide: Steps to a Cheaper, Cleaner Way to Heat Our Homes in Chicago: This guide was made for Chicago residents who want to explore switching their heat from gas to electricity. (Not from Chicago? Read our statewide guide.)
  
• CUB’s Electric Vehicle Buyer’s Handbook: This handbook is filled with shopping tips and details about the key questions you need to ask when considering an electric vehicle.
• A Renter’s Utility Guide: Go Green, Cut Costs and Learn Your Rights (en Espanol): This publication is filled with tips on saving energy and info on solar and other green programs for renters, and it lists the details to consider when you’re setting up utility service. Don’t forget: renters have utility rights, too!
• The ABCs of EVs series: CUB’s guides on electric vehicles and transportation electrification: This three-part series describes regulatory considerations and policies to support transportation electrification and discusses ways to quickly and efficiently bring TE benefits to the communities that need them most.