BIG ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER

The Citizens Utility Board is Illinois' leading nonprofit utility watchdog. Created by the Illinois Legislature, CUB has saved consumers more than $20 billion since 1984 by helping to block rate hikes and secure refunds... Our legal team typically juggles multiple rate cases each year, often beating back increases by millions of dollars. We secured over $1 billion in refunds for Ameren and ComEd customers after an anti-consumer power auction was abolished in 2007. In the Peoples/North Shore Gas rate cases in 2011 and 2012, CUB saved consumers more than $100 million... In Springfield, CUB's legislative team has worked for energy legislation that protects the environment and consumers' wallets. In 1997, we helped secure $6 billion in rate cuts through the electric restructuring law, and a decade later CUB successfully pushed for legislation that created Illinois' Renewable and Energy Efficiency portfolio standards. In recent years, we've helped pass landmark legislation, including the..

Primary location: Chicago United States