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CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2010—Wheaton Mayor Michael J. Gresk and Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Executive Director David Kolata will hold a news conference Monday to launch a campaign to slash Wheaton energy bills using a new online service that has been showing families how to cut costs by an average of $200 a year. As part of the campaign, CUB, Illinois' premier consumer watchdog group, will announce a challenge to Wheaton to win up to 10,000 Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs.

The news conference is:

1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18
City Council Chambers
Wheaton City Hall, Second Floor
303 W. Wesley St.
Wheaton, IL


CUB Energy Saver is the nation's first free online service that gives households a plan to save hundreds of dollars a year, tracks savings by connecting to power bills, and actually rewards families with discounts on items such as movie tickets, gift cards, museum passes, and other items for documented reductions in their electricity usage.

A pilot version of CUB Energy Saver has so far shown Illinois families how to cut their energy bills by an average of $200 a year by following recommendations the service has tailored to their households. Wheaton residents who sign up for CUB Energy Saver will receive a free energy-efficient light bulb and will enter energy-saving competitions to win up to 50 bulbs and a month of free electricity.

CUB is Illinois’ leading nonprofit utility watchdog organization. Created by the Illinois Legislature, CUB opened its doors in 1984 to represent the interests of residential and small-business utility customers. Since then, CUB has saved consumers more than $10 billion by helping to block rate hikes and secure refunds. For more information, call CUB’s Consumer Hotline at 1-800-669-5556 or visit CUB’s award-winning website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.