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

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. 

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

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