citizens utility board

Op-Ed: ComEd’s $15.3 Billion Grid Plan Once Again Puts Illinois Families on the Hook for Higher Bills - It’s no secret that electricity costs...

“It’s hard to believe, but when we pay our monthly bills we are bankrolling utility memberships in trade associations that push the utilities’ anti-consumer agenda,” Mah said. #utilities #lawmakers #consumer

Capacity costs make up about 20 percent of the electricity supply price paid by customers of Commonwealth Edison and other utilities within PJM’s footprint, which spans 13 states and the District of Columbia and serves about 67 million customers. #prices #power

Despite repeated promises that higher rates would strengthen the grid or improve service, residents are left wondering where their money is really going. #comed

“This will be a difficult summer for far too many customers, and we urge ComEd to do everything possible to work with people so they stay safe, cool and connected this summer,” CUB Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz said. #electric

Burnham residents, whose median income hovers around $44,000, are particularly vulnerable to sudden financial shocks. #waterbills

Oral arguments in the ComEd rate case (Docket 24-0181) are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, and the ICC’s final order in the case is expected Dec. 5. #cub #comed

Consumer Advocates Attend Boilingbrook Public Forum to Speak out Against Illinois American Water's $152 Million Rate-Hike Request (Boilingbrook, IL) - AARP Illinois and the...

Illinois American says the latest rate hike would increase average residential monthly water service bills by about $24 per month, while the average wastewater bill would increase by about $3 to $5 per month. #cub

"This report shows that regulators must continue to apply that strict scrutiny to gas utilities statewide to avert the catastrophic fallout projected in the study.” #gasbill