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Dec 01, 2023, 14:45 ET CUB SLAMS IRRESPONSIBLE PEOPLES GAS MOTION

The following is a statement from Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz reacting to a motion filed by Peoples Gas today...

Nov 30, 2023, 10:56 ET CUB, MREA, Chicagoland Counties Launch Fall Solar Switch Program

A unique partnership among five Chicagoland counties, nonprofit advocates and expert solar professionals will educate consumers on how they can...

Nov 17, 2023, 10:29 ET ICC RULINGS REDUCE RECORD RATE-HIKE PROPOSALS; HALT CONTROVERSIAL PIPE-REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, AS REGULATORS DRAW LINE ON UTILITY EXCESS

In a sweeping rebuff of four different utilities, Illinois regulators have sharply curtailed record rate hikes proposed for more than 4 million gas...

Nov 14, 2023, 16:54 ET CUB: RECORD GAS RATE-HIKE REQUESTS SET FOR FINAL RULING THURSDAY

WHAT: IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT: The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has posted its agenda for Thursday's Regular Open Meeting and it plans to issue...

Oct 17, 2023, 09:00 ET CONSUMER ADVOCATES URGE LEGISLATORS TO UPHOLD VETO OF AMEREN ILLINOIS' 'RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL' LEGISLATION

Consumer advocates on Tuesday urged the Illinois General Assembly to uphold a gubernatorial veto of Ameren Illinois' controversial "Right of First...

Oct 12, 2023, 11:09 ET AS COM ED, AMEREN CHARGE NEW WINTER PRICES, CUB ISSUES STATEWIDE WARNING ON RIP-OFFS PEDDLED BY ALTERNATIVE ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS

As of October, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois are charging new electricity supply prices, and customers should know what they are to avoid...

Aug 16, 2023, 17:17 ET CUB Thanks Gov. Pritzker for Protecting Customers, Vetoing Expensive Ameren 'Right of First Refusal' Provision

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) on Wednesday thanked Gov. J.B. Pritzker for protecting Illinois consumers and issuing an amendatory veto on Ameren's ...

Jul 20, 2023, 16:59 ET Consumer Advocates to Illinois Utilities: Pause Shut-offs in Storm-ravaged Areas

Consumer advocates on Thursday called on utilities across the state–including Ameren Illinois, Commonwealth Edison, Peoples Gas and Nicor Gas–to...

Jul 13, 2023, 13:31 ET CUB Alert: ICC to Hold Public Forum on Ameren's Proposed $1.3 Billion Electric Rate Hike

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is asking consumers to make their voices heard at an Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) public forum on Ameren...

Jun 20, 2023, 14:39 ET Longtime Consumer Advocate Sarah Moskowitz Succeeds David Kolata as CUB Executive Director

Sarah Moskowitz, who during a two-decade career at the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) has advocated for thousands of utility customers and pioneered...

Jun 05, 2023, 13:27 ET CUB, MREA, Chicagoland Counties Partner to Launch Solar Switch Program

A unique partnership among five Chicagoland counties, nonprofit advocates and expert solar professionals will educate consumers on how they can...

Jun 02, 2023, 14:01 ET CUB shares new Summer Power Prices for Illinois Electric Utilities

The Citizens Utility Board on Friday alerted Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) customers of new electric supply prices as of June 1,...

Jun 01, 2023, 12:30 ET CUB Working to Cut Peoples Gas Hike by $100+ Million

With Peoples Gas making record profits while customers struggle to afford their bills under the utility's mismanaged pipeline-replacement program,...

May 23, 2023, 09:34 ET CUB Testimony Recommends $914 Million Reduction in ComEd Rate-hike Request

Commonwealth Edison's proposed four-year electric rate hike should be cut by at least $914.5 million, or more than 60 percent, the Citizens Utility...

May 17, 2023, 17:08 ET As Peoples Gas Rolls in Profits and Pushes for Record Rate Hike, Disturbing New Filings Shine Light on Mismanagement, Stonewalling in Troubled Pipeline Program

New filings with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) reveal a disturbing pattern of mismanagement of the troubled Peoples Gas pipeline-replacement ...

May 15, 2023, 12:45 ET CUB Testimony Recommends $492 Million Reduction in Ameren Electric Hike

Ameren Illinois' proposed four-year electric rate hike should be slashed by at least $492 million, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) announced Monday, ...

May 08, 2023, 12:32 ET CUB Testimony Recommends Deep Cuts in Ameren Gas Hike

Ameren Illinois is pushing to raise its profit rate for shareholders to the highest of any other Illinois utility seeking a rate increase, the...

May 04, 2023, 13:18 ET CUB: State Regulators Should Slash Nicor Gas' Record Rate Hike

Nicor Gas' record $321 million rate-hike request includes an excessive profit rate for corporate shareholders and should be slashed by at least...

Apr 20, 2023, 10:05 ET Earth Week Announcement: CUB Releases First-ever Solar Guide

During Earth Week, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), Illinois' top consumer watchdog, released its first-ever solar guide to help consumers learn...

Mar 30, 2023, 13:18 ET Making history: CUB Works with GAOI, MREA to Launch Its First-ever Geothermal Group-Buy Program

For the first time in its history, a top Illinois consumer watchdog is helping to launch an innovative program to help Chicago-area consumers install ...

Jan 19, 2023, 14:27 ET FOSSIL FUELS INCREASED ELECTRICITY COSTS IN U.S. EVEN BEFORE WAR IN UKRAINE, NEW ANALYSIS SUGGESTS

While Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been a chief factor in the staggering energy costs that plague Americans this year, dependence on fossil fuels ...

Jan 04, 2023, 16:43 ET STATEMENT FROM CUB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID KOLATA ON ANOTHER RECORD NICOR GAS RATE-HIKE REQUEST

Nicor's rate-hike request is a gut punch to consumers who are in their second consecutive winter of painfully high gas bills. Enough is enough. CUB...

Dec 15, 2022, 14:52 ET Grow Solar Chicagoland Group Buy Program Ends, 76 Properties Going Solar

The Grow Solar Chicagoland group buy program has ended for the year, with 76 properties contracted to install renewable energy in the coming months....

Nov 10, 2022, 13:33 ET CONSUMER ALERT: CUB RELEASES WINTER-SAVING TIPS

With consumers facing higher heating bills this winter due to skyrocketing natural gas prices and aggressive utility spending, the Citizens Utility...

Oct 03, 2022, 15:20 ET CONSUMER ALERT: AMEREN IL'S NEW POWER PRICE UP 126% FROM LAST YEAR

As of Oct. 1, Ameren Illinois' price for electricity is up to 126 percent higher from a year ago, as Illinois prepares for what could be one of the...