August 19, 2025 CUB: How data centers are raising our bills in Illinois–and what we should do about it

Sep 5

Written By Clara Summers

There’s been a lot of buzz about the impact of data centers on electricity demand–CUB Illinois Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz recently spoke at length about it on a Chicago radio station. This Q&A attempts to get through the hype and give Illinois consumers some facts.

October 23, 2025 Data center distress: CUB, NRDC experts warn PJM states could get hit with forced blackouts, $163B in electricity capacity costs

July 31, 2025 CUB Q and A: Another capacity auction, more bad news–so what happened?