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CUB statement on MidAmerican gas and electric rate hikes

The following is a statement from the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) regarding MidAmerican’s announcement that it has filed for gas and electric rate hikes before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC): The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is deeply concerned that a combined average gas and electric increase of more than $24…...

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Consumer advocates, Rep. Du Buclet issue warning against alternative electric/gas supplier rip-offs, make urgent call for legislative reforms

As financial losses mount for Illinois consumers with alternative electric and gas suppliers, the watchdog Citizens Utility Board (CUB) has joined with other consumer advocates and state Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet to advocate for the No More Utility Bill Rip-Offs Customer Protection Act (House Bill 4313), a series of reforms…...

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CUB’s report on gas market volatility: March 2026

Continuing a trend of elevated heating gas prices, March supply rates for six out of 9 major Illinois utilities were higher than a year ago, including Consumers Gas (86 percent), Mt. Carmel (60 percent) and Nicor Gas (29 percent).   Roughly eight out of 10 Illinois homes use methane gas for…...

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CUB’s report on gas market volatility: February 2026

February gas prices showed worrisome signs that winter storms and frigid temperatures across the nation were beginning to have an impact on the price we pay for heating fuel: Supply rates for several utilities jumped by more than 25 percent from a year ago, topped by Nicor Gas, with a…...

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CUB statement on another Nicor Gas rate-hike request–this one for $221 million

The following is a statement from CUB Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz on Nicor Gas’ $221 million rate-hike campaign, which comes less than two months after the utility received its last rate hike.  The ink is barely dry on a $168 million rate hike Nicor Gas received just seven weeks ago,…...

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CUB statement on Peoples Gas’ proposed $202 million rate hike

The following is a statement from the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) on Peoples Gas filing for a $202 million rate hike. (Read a pdf version of the statement.)  At a time when Peoples Gas has been reaping massive profits as its customers pay soaring heating costs, the Chicago utility’s bid…...

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CUB’s report on gas market volatility: January 2026

All of Illinois’ 9 major utilities are charging heating gas prices that are higher compared with a year ago, led by Nicor Gas, which is charging a supply price that is about 50 percent higher; Liberty Utilities, which is charging a price about 41.7 percent higher; MidAmerican Energy, with a…...

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Op-Ed: Frustrated–even ‘heartbroken’–Nicor customers wonder when enough is enough

By Sarah Moskowitz, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board Nicor Gas usually delivers the heat, but at a recent Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) public forum in Joliet the utility was the one on the hot seat–over escalating bills. One Nicor customer walked to the microphone and directly addressed the utility bigwigs who…...

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CUB’s monthly report on gas market volatility: Price spikes in April 2025

April gas supply prices are elevated for most utilities, led by Peoples Gas, which is charging a supply rate that is more than 100 percent higher than last year;  Illinois Gas, which is up by about 75 percent; and Nicor Gas, which is up by about 71 percent. “These numbers…...

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