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Latest Blog Posts

CUB review of state data: ComEd, Ameren residential customers have lost more than $2.3 billion to alternative power suppliers over last decade

Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois residential customers have lost a combined total of more than $206 million over the last ...
Read More

CUB’s fight to protect consumers from corporate fraud and preserve federal regulatory independence

CUB advocates for consumers in many different ways and venues, from holding utility bill clinics throughout Illinois, to making legal ...
Read More

CUB Q&A: The Illinois Future of Gas proceeding 

Illinois has launched its first-ever regulatory initiative to discuss the future of home heating in Illinois. So what is the ...
Read More

In two cases before state regulators, CUB challenges Ameren rate hike, plus $300 million+ in questionable spending in utility’s grid plan

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