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CUB Alerts Ameren, ComEd Customers To New Power Prices

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October gas prices way down from last year–hoping for no prices spikes in the near future

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Latest Blog Posts

CUB Alerts Ameren, ComEd Customers To New Power Prices

As of October 1, ComEd and Ameren Illinois are charging new supply rates, and customers should know what they are ...
Read More

October gas prices way down from last year–hoping for no prices spikes in the near future

As Illinois enters the first month of the winter heating season, October gas prices continue the trend of being significantly ...
Read More

CUB’s money-saving events in October

October marks the start of winter-heating season in Illinois. While this year’s gas and electric prices seem to be more ...
Read More

ICC stats: IL consumers have lost $1.6B with alternative suppliers since 2015, but Ameren customers saved last year

Illinois consumers have lost about $1.6 billion total to alternative suppliers since 2015–but Ameren customers, for a change, saw some ...
Read More