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…less. Electricity Harvey shared with me a number of savings plans offered by ComEd. There’s really something for everyone, as long as consumers are willing and able to be a bit flexible with their energy usage (and they have a smart meter). There’s Peak Time Savings, the Hourly Pricing Program and Central AC Cycling, to name a few. Information on…

…participate in future peak-time events. Peak Time Rewards is open to Ameren residential customers who have a new advanced electric meter. (The new meters have digital face and a yellow sticker.) Commercial customers as well as residential customers who participate in a program called “net metering” are not eligible for Peak Time Rewards. If you’re not sure of your eligibility,…

…saved. Peak Time Rewards is open to Ameren Illinois residential customers who have a new advanced electric meter. (The new meters have a digital face and a yellow sticker.) Commercial customers and residential customers who participate in a program called “net metering” are not eligible for Peak Time Rewards. Customers not sure of their eligibility should call a program specialist,…

…6.519 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) Usage over first 800: 4.781¢ per kWh (Note: This is the price you compare to any alternative supplier offer.) New Ameren delivery rates (through December): Monthly Customer Charge: $12.38/month Distribution Delivery Charge Summer: 4.613 cents/kilowatt-hour (kWh) Distribution Delivery Charge Non-summer: 2.701 cents/kWh for first 800 kWh used; 1.436 cents/kWh over 800 kWh Meter Charge: $4.79/month…

…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…

…by 2018. Find the installation schedule here. By 2019, all of Ameren Illinois customers are scheduled to have new meters. See when and where meter upgrades will occur here. The new meters could spark exciting innovations, such as sophisticated home energy management systems that allow you to run appliances only when power prices are low. However, a smarter grid has…

PDF version of this fact sheet Ameren and ComEd are making more than $3 billion in upgrades to the power grid, including installing new advanced electric meters, also called “smart” meters”. Here are the top five things you need to know about those new meters. The technology behind our old electric meters dates back to the time of Thomas Edison….

A man accused of posing as a meter reader to commit murder highlights the importance of following a few precautions when somebody claiming to be from the utility knocks on your door. Just days before Willie Bell, of Chicago, shot a romantic rival, he bought a workman’s vest and helmet, prosecutors said. The helmet had “meter inspector” written on it….

…power grid, including installing 61,000 digital smart meters throughout Aurora. The new meters are wireless and send usage data automatically and more frequently. If used properly, they have the potential to save consumers money. Meter installation in Aurora will begin in August and—most likely—finish in December. “Illinois’ old electricity system is unreliable and expensive, but now it’s going through historic…

…Additionally, the metric allows ComEd to count operational benefits, such as the reduced use of meter-reading vehicles. Because it can now receive meter data remotely, ComEd will avoid sending employees to read the device, thus saving money and cutting pollution. “In Illinois, a smarter grid has the potential to make our electricity system more efficient and cleaner,” said CUB Executive…