March 15, 2010
Saving You Money! Two CUB Phone Clinics This Week
CUB will be in Darien and Wauconda this week with a mission to cut phone bills. Last week in Flossmoor, one consumer exclaimed "I really love what you're doing!" after we showed people how to save an average of $231 a year. If you can't make a clinic, visit CUB's Phone Savings Center, where we've shown consumers how to cut their yearly calling costs by more than $10 million. If you like our free services, please help CUB continue our money-saving mission, which includes fighting about $1 billion in legal battles against big utilities that want to raise your rates.
March 11, 2010
'Fraud!' Consumers Rip Misleading Marketing
In a recent TV report, Lillie Johnson described her experience with Just Energy very simply: "It was fraud!" Yesterday, Johnson and other Chicago-area consumers told their stories to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). The ICC is considering CUB's request to kick the unregulated gas company formerly known as U.S. Energy Savings out of Illinois unless it improves its marketing procedures. CUB's Gas Market Monitor, which tracks unregulated offers in Illinois, has found that 99 percent of Just Energy's plans have lost money, to date.
March 11, 2010
Make Every Day 'Great Energy Efficiency Day'
"Great Energy Efficiency Day" has passed, but it's never too late to save! CUB's latest tool, CUB Energy Saver, can help you design a personalized plan to cut your energy costs every day of the year. Even better, all Illinois residents who try CUB's tool will get a free Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulb, while supplies last. Plus, CUB has information on rebates for Energy Star-approved heating and cooling equipment and appliances. It's all part of our mission: saving you money. If we do help you cut your energy costs, please help CUB continue to protect your bottom line.
March 9, 2010
Ameren Has The Electricity, But You Have The Power
In a campaign to roll back Ameren's $130 million rate-hike request, CUB is urging consumers to sound off to state regulators in the case's final weeks. "While Ameren may have the electricity, people ultimately have the power," CUB Executive Director David Kolata told the Decatur Herald & Review. Visit CUB's Stop Ameren Center today and send the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) a message, loud and clear: No Ameren rate hike! Please help CUB as we fight for your pocketbook. December 3, 2009
Miles Of Smiles For Miles And CUB
CUB tasted sweet success after helping Martin Miles save on his phone bill. He talked to Telecom Rights Specialist Annette Evans, and estimates his saving at between $40 and $50 a month. That's $600 a year!


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Happy Holidays!

In 2009, CUB celebrated its 25th anniversary the only way we knew how: saving you money!

Our experts slashed phone bills by millions of dollars. Plus, we protected people from hundreds, even thousands, of dollars in overcharges in individual utility disputes. “I’m going to put (CUB) on my Christmas list!” said one of those happy consumers.

So when you write up your own list, remember that CUB’s battling $1 billion in utility cases for you. Please help us protect your pocketbook!

Have a happy holiday season!