{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Citizens Utility Board","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org","title":"Statement From CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Successful Launch of Ameren Illinois Peak Time Rewards Program | Citizens Utility Board","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xfFPiurfDV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/20160823_peaktimerewards\/\">Statement From CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Successful Launch of Ameren Illinois Peak Time Rewards Program<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/20160823_peaktimerewards\/embed\/#?secret=xfFPiurfDV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Statement From CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Successful Launch of Ameren Illinois Peak Time Rewards Program&#8221; &#8212; Citizens Utility Board\" data-secret=\"xfFPiurfDV\" 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;Statement From CUB Executive Director David Kolata on Successful Launch of Ameren Illinois Peak Time Rewards Program&#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, August 22, 2016\u2014 &#8220;Many Illinoisans probably don\u2019t think it\u2019s possible to save money on their electric bills during hot summer days, but thousands did recently, thanks to Ameren Illinois\u2019 Peak Time Rewards program. CUB is pleased to hear that in the first Peak Time Rewards event, more than 7,000 customers\u2014about 70 percent of those enrolled in the program\u2014saved an average of $6.10, for total savings of $45,456. This is a promising start to a program that has a lot of potential to save consumers energy and money. In fact, if you expand those results to all Ameren Illinois residential customers, total potential savings in the program could reach about $1.8 million annually. CUB believes that the cheapest electricity is the electricity you don\u2019t use, and Ameren Illinois\u2019 Peak Time Rewards program proves it. We encourage Ameren Illinois customers with advanced electric meters to enroll in this program for next year, so they can receive credits\u00a0too.&#8221; Background * Ameren Illinois plans to install 780,000 new advanced electric meters by the end of\u00a02019. * Peak Time Rewards is a voluntary, no-cost program offered to Ameren Illinois customers with the advanced electric meters. It provides eligible customers with a bill credit if they reduce energy usage at designated hours on &#8220;peak&#8221; days, when electricity demand is high. The program encourages participants to take simple, effective actions around the house, such as bumping up the thermostat a few degrees or delaying household activities like laundry and running the dishwasher until after the Peak Time Rewards\u00a0hours. * The first Peak Time Rewards hours were on Aug. 11, when the heat index shot up to 110 degrees. During designated hours that day, more than 7,000 Ameren Illinois customers, or about 70 percent of those in the program, earned bill credits of $1.51 for each kilowatt-hour (kWh) they saved below a personal baseline. The average credit was $6.10. Collectively, participants earned $45,456 in credits for saving 30,100 kWh. Ameren said that\u2019s about how much electricity three typical Illinois households use in a\u00a0year. * Enrollment for this summer\u2019s Peak Time Rewards program is closed. For more information on Ameren Illinois\u2019 program, or to enroll for next summer, please visit PeakTimeRewards.com or call\u00a01-844-787-7874. 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. For more details, call CUB\u2019s Consumer Hotline, 1-800-669-5556, or visit CUB\u2019s award-winning website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.[\/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][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CUB_IL_LogoBadgeRGBAdminLogo.png","thumbnail_width":254,"thumbnail_height":254}