CHICAGO – Windfall bonuses for corporate executives, inflated profit margins, and continued wasteful spending on its failing pipe retirement program are among the litany of unwarranted costs that should be slashed from a proposed $200 million Peoples Gas rate hike, consumer advocates say. (Read the Wednesday, May 6 release from CUB…...
Update on Ameren and ComEd summer power prices
While Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison have not officially announced what their summer electricity prices will be, the Chicago Tribune has reported some estimates. The bad news is power prices will continue to be elevated, and the major reason is soaring energy demand caused by new and proposed data centers. Here’s…...
CUB’s report on gas market volatility: May 2026
While several gas utilities in Illinois reported lower prices compared with May 2025, two companies, Liberty Utilities and Mt. Carmel, reported spikes of 71 percent and 140 percent, according to a CUB review of prices this month. Illinois utilities file their supply price, called the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA), each…...
CUB: ICC should reject acquisition involving the state’s two biggest private water utilities, Illinois American and Aqua
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) should reject a proposed acquisition involving the parent companies of the state’s two biggest private water utilities–Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois–because the deal would not serve the public interest, according to expert testimony filed by the Citizens Utility Board (CUB). The parent companies of…...
ICJC News Release: New Poll shows Illinois voters back POWER Act by overwhelming margins
A new statewide poll of likely 2026 voters shows the POWER Act (SB4016/HB5513) enjoys broad, bipartisan support across Illinois, according to a news release from the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition. Nearly 70 percent of voters support legislation to hold data centers accountable after hearing just a brief description of the…...
Enough is enough: Consumers rally to protest Peoples Gas’ record-high rates, record profits, and new push for $202 million rate hike
Fed-up Peoples Gas customers and consumer advocates gathered in Chicago’s Daley Plaza Wednesday to decry a push by Peoples Gas to again capture record profits and raise bills by $202 million only a few years after burdening customers with the biggest gas rate hike in Illinois history. (Read a pdf…...
Happy Earth Month: CUB’s money-saving events in April
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. Join CUB at one of our April events to learn how to…...
