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…Attic Insulation $0.30-$0.50/square foot $400 $300 Air Sealing $0.40/CFM50 $400 $400 Duct Sealing $300/system $300 $500 Wall Insulation $0.50/square foot $400 $400 For more information on the above rebates, call 1-855-433-2700. If your home has a new smart meter, you’ll be eligible to enroll in ComEd’s Peak Time Savings program and earn a credit on your electric bill when you…

…good utility and efficiency information,” he said. “I’ll be happy to proudly carry the CUB tote bag.” Below are the quiz questions and answers: Question: My gas bill measures usage in? Answer: Therms. Your gas meter measures the volume of gas in cubic feet, but then it’s converted to therms on your bill. A therm is about 100 cubic feet….

…Jeff Zethmayr: In 2019, CUB became the nation’s first watchdog group to publish a study that showed how electric vehicles could LOWER power bills for everyone—even people who don’t own an EV. Meanwhile, our “Cluster Analysis,” authored by Data Scientist Ramandeep Makhija and I, reviewed smart meter data from 2.5 million electric customers. It raised the concern that low-income households…

…also filed a complaint with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), building off the information Annie had compiled. “ComEd finally started paying attention,” Devin said. Some six weeks after Devin first noticed the big bills, ComEd told CUB that a second electric meter installed the year before had been mislabeled, leading to a billing error. Devin’s account was re-billed, crediting him…

…smart meter data from 2.5 million electric customers. It raised the concern that low-income households may pay more than their fair share for electricity. Consumer advocates gave the analysis rave reviews on social media, including: “Amazing,” “Fantastic,” “Stellar,” CUB “knocks it out of the park again,” and “Regulators need to demand this kind of analysis everywhere!” Policy Team Bryan McDaniel,…

…had been “slammed.” That means someone used their meter and account number to switch their gas supplier to Spark Energy without their permission. The couple did receive a letter back in November 2017 saying that they would be switched to Spark, but Dale called Nicor and said he never authorized a switch, so the two thought that was the end…

…Manlove work at $400 million. BREAKDOWN WEC hasn’t broken out a meter budget for Illinois, but meters planned for all of its gas utilities (which also include Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan) are pegged at $500 million, according to investor disclosures. WEC’s 1 million customers in Illinois are less than a quarter of its 4.4 million total gas customers. A quarter…

…(formerly 2.533¢/kWh) » Single family homes with electric heat Monthly Customer Charge: $13.05/month (formerly $12.60/month) Distribution Facilities Charge: 1.646¢/kWh (formerly 1.520¢/kWh) » Multifamily homes with electric heat Monthly Customer Charge: $8.88/month (formerly $8.39/month) Distribution Facilities Charge: 1.573¢/kWh (formerly 1.427¢/kWh) » All customers pay: Standard Metering Charge: $5.15/month (formerly $4.63/month) IL Electricity Distribution Charge: 0.123¢/kWh (formerly 0.120¢/kWh) Remember, these rates are…

…has net metering, which means he only pays for any power he pulls from the grid above and beyond the power his panels added to the grid. Net metering works like rollover minutes on your mobile phone, Sheldon says. In summer his panels produce three to four times more than in the winter, so the power he put onto the…

…victim of erroneous gas meter readings. • $2,712.09, for an electric customer, after an identity thief fraudulently opened an account in her name. (CUB’s work “was like a godsend,” she said.) • $1,600.00, for a phone customer who was wrongly charged for service he had canceled. “I have a soft spot in my heart for CUB,” he said. Consumer Advocacy…