News Releases
- 6/18/20 – CUB Statement on the ICC approval of COVID-19 utility customer protections
- 6/11/20 – A model for the nation: consumer advocates announce historic COVID-19 relief plan for Illinois utility customers
- 6/1/20 – CUB alerts ComEd customers to change in power price
- 6/1/20 – CUB alerts Ameren Illinois customers to change in power price
- 5/29/20 – Solarize Chicagoland back for second year of solar education, promotion
- 4/28/20 – CUB Statement on Proposed Ameren Illinois Electric rate decrease
- 4/24/20 – Chicago Resolution Calls Out Reckless Spending by Peoples Gas
- 4/24/20 – New Electric Vehicle Ordinance Makes Chicago National Leader
- 4/16/20 – CUB statement on proposed ComEd rate decrease
- 4/13/20 – CUB webinars to share tips on robocalls, cable, electric, solar in IL
- 4/09/20 – Illinois Regulators OK ‘Time Of Use’ Pilot Program
- 4/02/20-CUB Alerts Illinois Utility Customers to Free Services During Crisis
- 3/18/20 – Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on ICC Consumer Protection Measures Amid COVID-19 Crisis
- 3/16/20 –Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata: How CUB is Serving Illinois Consumers During Public Health Crisis
- 3/11/20-Mayor, City Leaders Call on IL Lawmakers To Reign In Reckless Gas Utility Spending
- 3/03/20-Coalition Urges General Assembly to Reign in Reckless Gas Utility Spending, End Abusive Surcharge on Heating Bills
- 3/02/20-Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata Alerting Ameren Illinois Customers to Proposed Gas Rate Hike
- 2/11/20-EEI, Illinois Citizens Utility Board, National Consumer Law Center, NRDC, and Sierra Club Issue Joint Statement Supporting Electric Transportation
- 2/10/20-New CUB Study: Electric Vehicle Drivers Would Enjoy Big Savings with Ameren’s Power Smart Pricing Program
- 1/29/20-Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Governor Pritzker’s State of the State Address
- 1/21/20-Illinois Consumers Face Record Increase in Electricity Bills Unless Legislature Blocks New Trump-Backed Fossil-Fuel Bailout
- 12/19/19-Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on FERC Ruling
- 12/16/19-CUB’s Newest Consumer Guide Tackles Cellphone Bills
- 11/07/19-Solarize Chicagoland Surpasses Summer Goals, Will Install 135 Solar Arrays
- 10/18/19-CUB Alerts ComEd Customers to Change in Power Price
- 10/18/19-CUB Alerts Central and Southern Illinois Consumers of Change to Ameren Power Price
- 08/27/19-CUB Statement on Gov. Pritzker Signing HEAT Act
- 06/17/19-Celebrating 35 Years, CUB Releases Summer Utility Tips List
- 06/04/19-CUB Warns Consumers: Chicago Region Ripe for Electric Rip-Offs This Summer
- 05/31/19-Statement from CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Passage of HEAT Act
- 04/24/19-City Officials Send Strong Message To Springfield: Peoples Gas Must Be Reined In
- 04/24/19-As Concern Grows Over Soaring Chicago Gas Bills, Alderman and Consumer Advocates Urge End to Reckless Peoples Gas Spending
- 04/04/19-CUB Testimony: Slash Nicor Rate Hike by $82.5 Million
- 03/27/19-Electric Vehicles Could Lower Power Bills for All Illinois Residents, New Study Finds
- 03/18/19-Rep. Connor, Citizens Utility Board Urge Support of Bill to Require Referendum Before IL Cities Privatize Water Systems
- 03/14/19-Statement from CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Legislation to Reform the Capacity Market
- 03/07/19-CUB Releases Free Guide to Help Consumers Reduce Data Costs
- 02/28/19-Statement from CUB Executive Director David Kolata on New Legislation: The Clean Energy Jobs Act
- 02/04/19-CUB Releases Its First-Ever Guide to Combat Robocalls
- 12/11/18-CUB Releases Free Online Guide to Help Illinois Consumers Advocate for Themselves against Big Gas and Electric Companies
- 12/04/18-EV Letter to Senate
- 11/20/18-AARP, CUB to Host 7 Free Clinics to Cut Chicagoans’ Utility Bills
- 11/20/18-New Electricity Pricing Option to Save Illinoisans Money, Cut Pollution
- 11/14/18-CUB Statement on Proposed Nicor Gas Rate Hike
- 10/09/18-CUB Calls on AT&T to Reinstate Discount for Low-Income Customers
- 08/28/18-CUB Issues Consumer Alert on Green Plans Marketed by Alternative Suppliers
- 08/13/18-CUB Reaction to Gov. Rauner’s Signing of HB 4508, Bad Water Bill
- 07/31/18-CUB Warning: Beware of Electric Rip-Offs
- 06/25/18-CUB, Suburban Leaders Urge Gov. Rauner to Veto Bad Water Bill, Say HB 4508 Gives IL American Too Much Power to Impose Rate Hikes
- 05/29/18-CUB Alerts Central, Southern Illinois Consumers about June Decrease in Ameren Illinois’ Power Price
- 05/25/18-CUB Reminds ComEd Customers of Summer Power Prices
- 04/16/18-Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on ComEd Rate Cut
- 04/03/18-In Wake of Historic Consumer Losses in Illinois, Watchdogs Call for Major Market Reforms to Fight Electric/Gas Rip-offs
- 02/21/18-Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Refund for Peoples Gas Customers
- 02/16/18-Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata Alerting Ameren Illinois Customers to Proposed Gas Rate Hike
- 02/01/18-CUB Statement on Nicor Gas Rate Hike
- 11/14/17-New Smart Meter Data Shows Potential of Real-Time Pricing to Lower Electric Bills
- 10/10/17-Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata On Clean Power Plan Roll Back
- 9/12/17-Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata On New Consumer Protections For IL Electric Customers
- 7/21/17-New State Report Shows Need For Consumer Protections: Northern IL Residents With Alternative Suppliers Have Lost $340 M Over Last 3 Years
- 7/01/17-Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata On AT&T Legislation
- 6/30/17-Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata On Veto Of SB 1839
- 6/30/17-CUB Fights for 41% Cut in Nicor Gas Rate
- 6/15/17-CUB Alerts Central, Southern Illinois Consumers About Summer Power Prices
- 6/6/17-CUB Alerts ComEd Customers About Summer Power Prices
- 6/5/17-Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata On ICC Passage Of New Consumer Protections For Electric Customers
- 6/1/17-CUB Statement on AT&T Deregulation Legislation
- 5/25/17-Top Watchdog Urges Illinois House to Fix AT&T Legislation
- 4/27/17-CUB Marks Earth Month With First-ever Electric Vehicle Report
- 4/19/17-Watchdogs Warn Legislation Could Strip AT&T’s Most Vulnerable Customers of Affordable, Reliable Phone Service
- 4/14/17-Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on ComEd Rate Hike
- 3/24/17-Illinois Kicks Off Ambitious Utility of the Future Process
- 3/23/17-Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata On $17 Million ComEd Rate Cut
- 3/13/17-CUB Statement on Proposed Nicor Gas Rate Hike
- 3/1/17-Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata On ICC’s Vote To Continue Investigation Of Peoples Gas Pipe Program
- 2/24/17-Peak Time Rewards Program Has March 1 Sign-up Deadline, CUB Endorses Ameren Illinois Program As ‘Good For Our Power Bills’
- 2/17/17-New Illinois Data-Sharing Program to Spur Clean Energy Solutions, Cost Savings
- 2/16/17-CUB To Northwest Suburbs: Beware Of Bad Electric Deals
- 2/9/17-CUB Launches Online Center To Help Chicago-Area Consumers Avoid Rip-Offs From Unregulated Natural Gas Suppliers
- 2/3/17-Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata: FERC Victory Good News for Central, Southern IL
- 1/25/17- CUB Statement on Illinois American Rate Case Decision
- 1/25/17-Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata: Proposed Order In Ameren Case A Step Forward For Energy Efficiency
- 12/13/16-CUB Offers First-Ever Guide to Help Pay-TV Customers Save Money, as IL Polls Show Strong Backing for Industry Reforms, Cheaper TV Options
- 12/6/16-CUB Statement on ComEd Rate Cases
- 12/6/16-CUB Statement on Ameren Rate Case Decision
- 9/27/16-Statement From CUB Executive Director David Kolata On ICC Passage of New Consumer Protections for Electric Customers
- 9/12/16-CUB alerts Morton Grove Residents of 2nd ComEd Rate Option
- 8/22/16-Statement From CUB Executive Director David Kolata On Successful Launch of Ameren Illinois Peak Time Rewards Program
- 8/18/16- AT&T offers $10/month for high-speed Internet for low-income families
- 8/12/16- CUB: Proposed Ameren Illinois Rate Cut Should Be Double
- 6/20/16- CUB Urges Chicago Residents To Stay Safe, Cool During Dangerous Heat
- 6/14/16- Aurora On Schedule to Get New Meters
- 6/2/16- Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata On Exelon Announcement Regarding Illinois Nuclear Plants
- 6/1/16- CUB Alerts Central, Southern IL Consumers About June 1 Power Prices
- 6/1/16- CUB Alerts ComEd Customers About Lower Power Prices
- 5/25/16- Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on ICC Approval of $10 Million Refund for Peoples Gas Customers
- 5/23/16- CUB: Expert Testimony Shows Water Rate-hike Request Should Be Slashed
- 5/10/16- Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on $10 Million Refund for Peoples Gas Customers
- 5/5/16- Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Exelon/ComEd Legislation
- 5/5/16- Consumer Victory: Complaint by AG Madigan, CUB Results in Settlement That Would End Unregulated Nicor Affiliates From Using Utility Name/ Logo
- 4/20/16- CUB Statement on Two Developments Concerning Ameren Electric Bills
- 4/13/16- Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on ComEd Rate Hike
- 3/29/16- Statement By Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Executive Director David Kolata On ICC Ruling To Help IL Consumers Gain Easy Access to New Money-Saving Tech
- 3/21/16- ComEd to Launch Unprecedented Environmental Measurement Tool
- 2/26/16- Citizens Utility Board Warns Nicor Gas Customers in Rockford; Shopping in the Gas Market is a Gamble
- 2/24/16- Attorney General, CUB Push for Nicor Gas Rate Cut of Up to $52 Million, as a Condition of Southern Acquisition
- 2/5/16- Statement By Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Executive Director David Kolata On Document Showing Peoples Gas Misled ICC Or Withheld Key Information From Agency
- 1/25/16- Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata On Today’s Supreme Court Victory For Electric Customers
- 1/18/16- CUB petition drive urges FERC to order refunds for Central, Southern IL
- 1/5/16- Statement By CUB Executive Director David Kolata On Victory In FERC Complaint About Power Price Spike In Central, Southern Illinois
CUB in the News
- 06/03/20 – Peoples blows away record with first-quarter profit growth
- 04/01/20-Peoples Gas shatters earnings record it set the year before
- 02/28/20-Look who wants in on ComEd’s rate-setting mojo
- 01/30/20-Facebook agrees to pay $550 million to Illinois users
- 09/16/19-Report: Energy Efficiency leads Ill. job growth, outpaces nationwide growth
- 08/14/2019-A utility scorned? Nicor erupts over proposed ‘lowball’ rate hike
- 05/28/2019-State crackdown on energy suppliers on verge of becoming law
- 05/21/2019-Chicagoans paid a 67 percent premium for heat last winter
- 05/10/2019-Proposed $1,000 Illinois electric vehicle fee called unfair by EV owners and manufacturers
- 05/01/2019-Nicor trims record-setting rate hike request
- 04/26/2019-Editorial: Going green in Illinois doesn’t have to hit us hard in the wallet
- 04/05/2019-Peoples Gas spending inflates parent’s profit
- 02/27/2019-Peoples Gas blows the pipeline-replacement budget again
- 01/04/2019-Peoples Gas parent’s Illinois spending plans surpass $3 billion
- 11/30/18-1 in 10 Chicago households threatened with gas cutoffs this year
- 11/21/18-Chicago households could pay much more for heat this winter
- 11/15/18-Controversial law easing privatization of water hits a snag
- 11/01/18-Peoples Gas suddenly is extraordinarily generous with campaign contributions
- 10/26/18-Get ready to rumble again over nukes and coal, Illinois
- 10/19/18-AT&T ends monthly federal subsidy for low-income landline customers
- 10/5/18-Inside the lives of the folks knocking on your door to sell you power
- 10/3/18-Fewer Chicagoans are buying above-market gas from suppliers as heating bills rise
- 09/25/18-ComEd’s energy price was supposed to rise next month. Now it will fall. Here’s why.
- 09/14/18-As heating bills rise, Peoples Gas comes in last in customer-satisfaction ranking
- 09/06/18-Want to know how much you’d be paying if you were still with ComEd? AG pushes utility to tell you monthly.
- 08/29/18-CUB warns consumers: Beware green power offers
- 08/22/18-The dubious sales pitches of retail power suppliers hit home
- 07/20/18-How long before Chicagoans pay twice what suburbanites do for winter heat?
- 07/03/18-ComEd, power suppliers agree at last: You have the right to know when you’re overpaying for electricity
- 4/27/18-This is what the start of a heating-affordability crisis looks like
- 3/2/18-What’s Chicago getting for Peoples Gas’ spending spree? Less for more.
- 9/28/17-Nicor dispute with railroad endangers winter heat for 250,000.
- 7/15/17-Buying power from an indie? You may be paying too much.
- 5/31/17-Power sellers fight state marketing clampdown
- 5/4/17-Help Squad: CUB one-on-one analysis results in big utility bill savings
- 3/1/17-State orders new probe of massive Peoples Gas project
- 1/28/17-The state just made it easier for marketers to sell high-priced heat
- 1/7/17- Runaway cost of Peoples’ gas main revamp once alarmed the ICC. Now? Maybe not.
- 12/14/16- Utility watchdog offers consumers ways to cut pay-TV bill
- 12/19/16- Ditching cable in 2017? What you need to know about streaming TV.
- 12/14/16- Utility watchdog offers consumers ways to cut pay-TV bill.
