{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Citizens Utility Board","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org","title":"CUB Issues Alert Against Bad Alternative Supplier Deals | Citizens Utility Board","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DBZdVZWk5p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/blog\/2025\/11\/05\/cub-issues-alert-against-bad-alternative-supplier-deals\/\">CUB Issues Alert Against Bad Alternative Supplier Deals<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/blog\/2025\/11\/05\/cub-issues-alert-against-bad-alternative-supplier-deals\/embed\/#?secret=DBZdVZWk5p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;CUB Issues Alert Against Bad Alternative Supplier Deals&#8221; &#8212; Citizens Utility Board\" data-secret=\"DBZdVZWk5p\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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The watchdog urged consumers to review the \u201cElectric Supply\u201d section of their bills to confirm they are not overpaying with an expensive alternative supplier offer,\u00a0including supplier offers negotiated by local governments. CUB stressed that it is likely that Ameren Illinois\u2019 supply price is your best bet. Ameren\u2019s non-summer power price (October 2025 through May 2026): 8.402\u00a2 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for up to 800 kWh of usage. (Appears as 0.08402 on your bill.) 7.483\u00a2 per kWh for electricity usage beyond 800 kWh. (Appears as 0.07483 on your bill.) The prices above include the supply price + a transmission charge + a supply cost adjustment. Please be advised:\u00a0Ameren\u2019s non-summer price represents a more than 30 percent reduction from Ameren\u2019s supply price over the summer. Consumers can choose to stay with Ameren Illinois for supply or go with an alternative supplier. Among the choices in the market, many communities have &#8220;municipal aggregation&#8221; offers that local leaders have negotiated with an alternative supplier. If you go with an alternative supplier, you still get a bill from Ameren, with the alternative supplier charges included. To see if you\u2019re with another supplier, look in two places on Ameren bills: \u201cElectric Supply\u201d and \u201cDetails From Your Electric Supplier.\u201d If a company other than Ameren Illinois is listed, you are with an alternative supplier. In the \u201cElectric Supply\u201d section, you should be able to see the per kWh price you\u2019re paying with that supplier. See how it compares with the Ameren supply price CUB lists above. If you want to end the offer, call the alternative supplier using the phone number for the company that is listed in the \u201cDetails From Your Electric Supplier\u201d section. It can take up to two months to switch back to your utility. If you think you were fraudulently signed up, tell the supplier you want a refund. If you don\u2019t like the supplier\u2019s response, file a complaint with CUB, at 1-800-669-5556. A\u00a0recent CUB review of state electricity choice reports revealed that Illinois consumers have lost more than $2 billion to alternative electricity suppliers over the last decade. In Springfield, CUB will continue to push for reforms, such as House Bill 1284, which would require a customer signature if the supplier wants to increase its rate at the time of auto renewal.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CUB_IL_LogoBadgeRGBAdminLogo.png","thumbnail_width":254,"thumbnail_height":254}