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May 9, 2025 CUB Q&A: Why is ComEd’s electricity price spiking?
A record price spike in an electricity “capacity auction” means the supply price for Commonwealth Edison will increase significantly on June 1. ComEd estimates this could cost customers an extra $10.60 per month, on average. Read CUB’s Q&A and visit CUBHelpCenter.com for more information.
A record price spike in an electricity “capacity auction” means the supply price for Commonwealth Edison will increase significantly on June 1. ComEd estimates this could cost customers an extra $10.60 per month, on average. Read CUB’s Q&A and visit CUBHelpCenter.com for more information.
April 7, 2025 CUB Blog: Progress: Maryland legislators pass bill that shines light on utility votes at PJM–Illinois considering similar measure
Maryland legislators have passed a bill that requires utilities to disclose their votes at PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest power grid operator. The same legislation has passed the Delaware Senate unanimously and is currently active in three other states–and CUB hopes to pass similar legislation in Illinois.
Maryland legislators have passed a bill that requires utilities to disclose their votes at PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest power grid operator. The same legislation has passed the Delaware Senate unanimously and is currently active in three other states–and CUB hopes to pass similar legislation in Illinois.
December 10, 2024 CUB Blog: Consumers for a Better Grid: 2024 Year In Review
Well, we’ve made it to the end of 2024. As we take a breath to gather ourselves for the coming year, it’s good to reflect on all we’ve accomplished in the past year and chart a course for all that remains to be done. CUB, through its Consumers for a Better Grid campaign, has been working diligently on behalf of Illinois consumers at the power-grid operator PJM Interconnection and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). A few highlights from the past year …
Well, we’ve made it to the end of 2024. As we take a breath to gather ourselves for the coming year, it’s good to reflect on all we’ve accomplished in the past year and chart a course for all that remains to be done. CUB, through its Consumers for a Better Grid campaign, has been working diligently on behalf of Illinois consumers at the power-grid operator PJM Interconnection and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). A few highlights from the past year …
December 19, 2024 Capitol News Illinois: Worried about grid reliability, state officials seek to boost renewables, energy storage
“The market can’t work if the interconnection queue doesn’t work and it hasn’t for a while,” Summers said of PJM, which serves northern Illinois and much of the eastern United States. “That’s something that just fundamentally needs to be fixed.”
“The market can’t work if the interconnection queue doesn’t work and it hasn’t for a while,” Summers said of PJM, which serves northern Illinois and much of the eastern United States. “That’s something that just fundamentally needs to be fixed.”
December 10, 2024 CUB Statement: Consumer Victory: FERC Rejects PJM’s Anti-Consumer Transmission Proposal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected anti-consumer proposals by PJM Interconnection and a group of transmission owners that would have given transmission owners more control over power grid planning.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected anti-consumer proposals by PJM Interconnection and a group of transmission owners that would have given transmission owners more control over power grid planning.