{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Citizens Utility Board","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org","title":"CUB Alerts ComEd Customers About Lower Power Prices | Citizens Utility Board","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"g05I2VfQ0m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/20150601_comedsummerpowerprices\/\">CUB Alerts ComEd Customers About Lower Power Prices<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/20150601_comedsummerpowerprices\/embed\/#?secret=g05I2VfQ0m\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;CUB Alerts ComEd Customers About Lower Power Prices&#8221; &#8212; Citizens Utility Board\" data-secret=\"g05I2VfQ0m\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CUB Alerts ComEd Customers About Lower Power Prices&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Contact: Jim Chilsen, chilsen@citizensutilityboard.org, (312) 513-1784[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]CHICAGO, June 01, 2016\u2014The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) on Wednesday alerted Northern Illinois consumers about a decrease in Commonwealth Edison\u2019s summer electricity price. As of June 1, ComEd\u2019s &#8220;price to compare&#8221;\u2014the rate customers compare to alternative supplier offers\u2014has dropped about 11 percent. According to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), this is the new ComEd price: New Supply Rates June \u2013 September 2016: 6.19 cents kilowatt-hour (kWh)* Note: This price includes ComEd\u2019s supply rate (4.928 cents per kWh) plus a transmission services charge (1.262 cents per kWh). The non-summer price, October 2016 through May 2017, has not been finalized. However, the ICC has an estimate of the price: 6.308 cents per kWh. ComEd has estimated that people on the company\u2019s supply rates could save an average of about $3 per month over the next year. Any consumer with an alternative power supplier\u2014including those on community power deals\u2014should compare his or her price to ComEd\u2019s rates above. CUB also has a free calculator, at www.CUBPowerCalculator.com, to help consumers determine the best deal for them. &#8220;Everyone should look at their power bills and make sure they\u2019re not paying too much with an alternative electricity supplier,&#8221; CUB Communications Director Jim Chilsen said. &#8220;With the warmer weather, door-to-door alternative supplier marketers will be out. Arm yourself with the facts, so you don\u2019t get lured into bad deals.&#8221; Shoppers evaluating an alternative supplier offer should use CUB\u2019s calculator and follow these tips: Don\u2019t give out your electric bill or account number unless you are sure you want to switch. If you do, an unethical marketer could use that information to switch you to an alternative supplier without your consent. Ask if the rate you are being offered is an introductory or promotional rate, and if so, when does that rate end and what will be the new rate. Ask if the rate you\u2019re being offered has any fees tied to it\u2014such as an exit fee, or a monthly fee that will inflate the per-kWh rate. Exit fees are capped at $50, and you can avoid getting slapped with one if you cancel a contract within 10 days once the supplier&#8217;s charges first appear on the bill. Created by the Illinois Legislature, CUB opened its doors in 1984 to represent the interests of residential and small-business utility customers. Since then, the nonprofit utility watchdog group has saved consumers more than $20 billion by helping to block rate hikes and secure refunds. 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