The following is a statement from Clara Summers, Director of the Consumers for A Better Grid Campaign, Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Illinois. (A printable pdf of this statement.) While there were some positive provisions consumer advocates fought for, today’s vote is yet another glaring example of how PJM’s stakeholder…...
CUB alerts ComEd customers of new power price: 10.103¢ per kWh
Commonwealth Edison customers will continue to pay elevated electricity prices due to soaring energy demand sparked by new and proposed data centers, CUB said in a consumer alert this week. The consumer group urged ComEd to work with customers struggling to afford their bills and called on the Illinois General…...
CUB alerts Ameren customers of new power price: 10.441¢ per kWh (for the first 800 kWh of usage)
After an expensive summer, Ameren Illinois’ electricity price will go down a bit on October 1, but the price is still elevated, CUB said in a Consumer Alert this week. (Also, here’s our alert for ComEd customers.) The nonprofit consumer group warned Ameren customers about bad alternative supplier deals; urged…...
Illinois Attorney General announces settlement to Nicor Gas rate case
Nicor Gas’ rate-hike request would be reduced by 63 percent, including a $6 decrease in the monthly customer charge, under a settlement negotiated by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. The settlement, which was announced Sept. 9, still requires Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approval. Here are some details on its provisions:…...
CUB urges Illinois American Water customers to speak out against rate hike at ICC forum
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) urges Illinois American Water customers to speak out against the utility’s push for a $129 million rate hike at a public forum scheduled by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) for Sept. 16 in Bolingbrook. (Read a pdf version of this release.) This is the second…...
CUB’s money-saving events: September 2026
CUB’s Outreach team travels across the state to staff free events giving consumers energy efficiency tips for their home, educating them on how clean energy can cut their utility bills and helping people protect themselves from scams and rip-offs.We hope to see you at an event soon! 11:00 a.m. –…...
CUB analysis: Don’t assume your town’s ‘municipal aggregation’ deal will save you money
More than 9 out of 10 community-negotiated power offers in Ameren Illinois territory are currently money-losers, while most of the offers in Commonwealth Edison territory are either about the same as or better than the utility supply price, according to a CUB review of data from the state of Illinois’…...
CUB Q&A: ComEd’s Time-of-Day (TOD) Pricing program
Commonwealth Edison’s Time-of-Day (TOD) Pricing is an optional program that can save you money when you shift your electricity use to cheaper times of day. (Read a PDF version of this Q&A.) It is similar to ComEd’s Delivery Time-of-Day (Delivery TOD) Pricing) program. However, Delivery TOD only covers the delivery…...
PJM enlists states in plan to hold Big Tech accountable for data center costs
PJM’s new plan would require data centers to bring their own energy or face power reductions—but relies on states to shield consumers from rising bills. After an uphill battle, CUB is relieved to deliver some promising news: It appears PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest power grid operator, is finally taking…...
