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July 22, 2025 CUB Statement: PJM Capacity Auction Leads to Record Price Spike for Second Straight Year, Threatens Even Higher Com Ed Bills in 2026-27
While we are relieved that the negotiated price cap prevented capacity costs from soaring even higher, this record price spike is unacceptable. CUB is deeply concerned that ComEd customers will continue to bear painfully high costs for another year, largely because of policy shortcomings from PJM.
While we are relieved that the negotiated price cap prevented capacity costs from soaring even higher, this record price spike is unacceptable. CUB is deeply concerned that ComEd customers will continue to bear painfully high costs for another year, largely because of policy shortcomings from PJM.
July 20, 2025 Inside Climate News: Are You a Customer of PJM? Its Capacity Auction Will Affect Your Electricity Prices in 2026
Surging data center demand and sluggish clean energy growth are converging as PJM, the pivotal power grid operator, awaits capacity auction results.
Surging data center demand and sluggish clean energy growth are converging as PJM, the pivotal power grid operator, awaits capacity auction results.
July 1, 2025 CUB Q&A: Feds want to hit us with higher electric bills to prop up expensive, out-of-state power plants
This summer, electricity prices are skyrocketing. Starting June 1, consumers started to feel the heat of poor decision-making at our regional grid operators, PJM and MISO. Unfortunately, there is more bad news: the federal Department of Energy is ordering two expensive, out-of-state power plants on the verge of retirement to stay open past their closing dates, at our expense.
This summer, electricity prices are skyrocketing. Starting June 1, consumers started to feel the heat of poor decision-making at our regional grid operators, PJM and MISO. Unfortunately, there is more bad news: the federal Department of Energy is ordering two expensive, out-of-state power plants on the verge of retirement to stay open past their closing dates, at our expense.
June 30, 2025 Statement: CUB Joins Other Consumer Advocates in Challenging Federally Mandated Rate Hike to Keep ‘Zombie Power Plant’ Open
The following is a statement by Clara Summers, manager of the Citizens Utility Board’s Consumers for a Better Grid campaign, on a federal order to keep the Eddystone Generating Station, a power plant in Pennsylvania, open. The move could needlessly cost customers across the country, including Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) customers in Illinois, millions of dollars in higher electric bills.
The following is a statement by Clara Summers, manager of the Citizens Utility Board’s Consumers for a Better Grid campaign, on a federal order to keep the Eddystone Generating Station, a power plant in Pennsylvania, open. The move could needlessly cost customers across the country, including Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) customers in Illinois, millions of dollars in higher electric bills.
June 11, 2025 The Triibe: ComEd customers will see higher light bills this summer. Who’s to blame?
Commonwealth Edison customers will see a rate hike this summer that could increase their electricity bills as much as $10 per cycle, a change that consumer affairs advocates say could make or break marginalized customers.
“[It’s] unfortunate, because the people who really can’t afford it the most are going to be affected,” said Scott Onque, pastor at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in South Shore. “Marginalized communities, poor communities, Black and brown communities will have to deal with a $10 increase on their bill, or an estimated $10 increase per month on their bill. And it may sound fractional to some, but you know, $10 could make or break a person, as far as paying their bills in some communities.”
Commonwealth Edison customers will see a rate hike this summer that could increase their electricity bills as much as $10 per cycle, a change that consumer affairs advocates say could make or break marginalized customers.
“[It’s] unfortunate, because the people who really can’t afford it the most are going to be affected,” said Scott Onque, pastor at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in South Shore. “Marginalized communities, poor communities, Black and brown communities will have to deal with a $10 increase on their bill, or an estimated $10 increase per month on their bill. And it may sound fractional to some, but you know, $10 could make or break a person, as far as paying their bills in some communities.”