Gas prices for seven of Illinois’ 9 major utilities remained elevated compared with a year ago, led by Liberty Utilities, which is charging a supply price that is about 208 percent higher; Nicor Gas, which is charging a price about 44 percent higher; and Peoples Gas, with a price about…...
CUB’s money-saving events in August
CUB’s Outreach team travels across the state to staff free events giving consumers energy efficiency tips for their home, educating them on how clean energy can cut their utility bills and helping people protect themselves from scams and rip-offs. As the hot summer drags on, CUB can help you learn…...
CUB statement on FERC ordering PJM to make interconnection improvements
The following is a statement from Clara Summers, manager of the Citizens Utility Board’s Consumers for a Better Grid Campaign. (Read CUB’s full statement here.) We thank the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for ordering PJM to take specific steps to finally update its interconnection queue rules to meet national…...
Illinois Community Solar: CUB’s evaluation of their community solar offer
This is an evaluation of Illinois Community Solar’s community solar offering. If you are not already familiar with community solar, please read CUB’s Introduction to Community Solar first. Also, learn more about an income-qualified program called Illinois Solar for All. How will signing up for the Illinois Community Solar offer…...
PJM Capacity Auction Leads to Record Price Spike for Second Straight Year, Threatens Even Higher Com Ed Bills in 2026-27
CUB released the following statement: While we are relieved that the negotiated price cap prevented capacity costs from soaring even higher, this record price spike is unacceptable. CUB is deeply concerned that ComEd customers will continue to bear painfully high costs for another year, largely because of policy shortcomings from…...
Op-Ed: Frustrated–even ‘heartbroken’–Nicor customers wonder when enough is enough
By Sarah Moskowitz, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board Nicor Gas usually delivers the heat, but at a recent Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) public forum in Joliet the utility was the one on the hot seat–over escalating bills. One Nicor customer walked to the microphone and directly addressed the utility bigwigs who…...
Overbilled by $720? After she spent 50+ hours on phone with AT&T, CUB helps end her “nightmare”
CUB helped end a Chicago consumer’s year-long “nightmare” with AT&T after the telecom giant’s mistake inflated her internet bill to 10 times what it usually was. Ms. C. contacted CUB in late February, but her problem with AT&T had begun a year earlier, when her Internet modem needed replacing. Instead…...
