CUB in the News – Citizens Utility Board

News Releases

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

02/01/18-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

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

CUB in the News

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.