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ComEd’s Hourly Pricing: How to calculate the customer capacity charge

June 25, 2020 celesteki718 Capacity, ComEd, Hourly Pricing

Want to know your capacity charge before signing up for ComEd’s Hourly Pricing program? Here’s how to calculate it: 1. Go to this page: https://secure.comed.com/MyAccount/MyService/Pages/UsageDataTool.aspx, choose “View Summary Data Online,” and “Add” the individual’s ComEd account number. 2. Click “View Usage Data” and it’ll take you to a results screen showing vital…...

Consumer advocates fight for extended COVID-19 protections for utility customers

June 11, 2020 hfinnerty Ameren, ComEd, Consumer Advocacy, COVID-19, electric, gas bills, Gas utilities

After a historic agreement between consumer advocates and Illinois’ major utilities, state regulators are now considering the most comprehensive COVID-19 utility relief measures in the country. This plan could serve as a national model for helping utility customers struggling to pay their bills during the worst economic crisis since the…...

Alert: Electricity prices change for Ameren, ComEd customers

June 1, 2020 hfinnerty Alternative suppliers, Ameren, ComEd, COVID-19, energy efficiency

The Citizens Utility Board on Monday alerted Illinois consumers to a change in electricity prices for the state’s two largest utilities: Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison. As of June 1, both utilities switched to their summer “price to compare”—the rate customers should compare to alternative supplier offers. According to the…...

ComEd, Ameren file for electric rate decreases (yes, you read that right!)

May 1, 2020 hfinnerty Ameren, ComEd, COVID-19, rate cut

Electric utilities ComEd and Ameren Illinois have both filed for rate decreases before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC)—$11.5 million and $45.3 million, respectively. Both requests will be reviewed by the Commission and decided on in December. ComEd’s cut, its third rate decrease in a row and fifth in 10 years,…...

Update on Ameren, ComEd delivery rates in 2020

September 27, 2019 jchilsen Ameren, ComEd

When you’re taking on big utilities, the victories never come easy, but CUB’s legal team has some good news for ComEd and Ameren customers: Your delivery rates will be reduced in 2020. This is a nice development, but it’s been overshadowed by an upcoming ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory…...

CUB “helped save my company from bankruptcy” with $82,000 credit

August 14, 2019 jjones ComEd, Consumer Advocacy

Devin B. won’t ever forget the monster ComEd bills he feared would bankrupt his small business before it even started. In March, ComEd told him he had used 293,106 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. That’s about 2,400 times his typical usage. His bill, which usually hovered around $100, ballooned to $44,226.…...

Cool features on ComEd’s website to help you save

March 25, 2019 jjones ComEd

Don’t just pay your bill online and log off: Take advantage of ComEd’s site, which has features to help you save on your electric bills and become more energy efficient. Energy Doctor. Energy efficiency is one of the best ways to reduce your electric bill. You can send a question to…...

Act Now: The battle for a better electric bill

February 5, 2019 jchilsen Alternative suppliers, Ameren, ComEd, Price to Compare

You may not know it, but the latest battle against bad deals is happening right on your electric bill. You’ve heard us tell all the horror stories of people paying skyrocketing bills at the hands of an alternative electric supplier. And you’ve heard us emphasize that one of the best…...

[New Info] Picking ComEd Customer Pockets

November 5, 2018 jjones ComEd

UPDATE: Today, CUB’s lawyers are filing comments before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). We’re protesting a proposal that CUB Executive Director Dave Kolata told Crain’s Chicago Business could have “devastating consequences for Illinois consumers.” And we need your help! For months we’ve been warning that a plan to redesign the nation’s…...

CUB to the rescue: ID theft leads to no service for ComEd customer

October 22, 2018 jjones ComEd, Updates

Why was an $813 balance added to Surrina H.’s ComEd bill? The charges were tied to a Chicago address where she had never lived. While trying to resolve the identity theft issue, ComEd disconnected her service and she was left without service for days. “ComEd was not really responding,” she…...

ComEd’s Hourly Pricing: How to calculate the customer capacity charge

Consumer advocates fight for extended COVID-19 protections for utility customers

Alert: Electricity prices change for Ameren, ComEd customers

ComEd, Ameren file for electric rate decreases (yes, you read that right!)

Update on Ameren, ComEd delivery rates in 2020

CUB “helped save my company from bankruptcy” with $82,000 credit

Cool features on ComEd’s website to help you save

Act Now: The battle for a better electric bill

[New Info] Picking ComEd Customer Pockets

CUB to the rescue: ID theft leads to no service for ComEd customer

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CUB to the rescue: ID theft leads to no service for ComEd customer