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CUB REVIEW OF STATE DATA FINDS COM ED, AMEREN RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS HAVE LOST +$2 BILLION TO ALTERNATIVE ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS OVER LAST DECADE
Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois residential customers have lost a combined total of more than $258 million over the last year and more than $2 billion since 2015 to alternative electricity suppliers, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) said Thursday, citing annual state reports.
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[{"type":"text","content":"CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois residential customers have lost a combined total of more than $258 million over the last year and more than $2 billion since 2015 to alternative electricity suppliers, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) said Thursday, citing annual state reports.","length":323,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"Citizens Utility Board Logo (PRNewsfoto/Citizens Utility Board)","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Citizens Utility Board Logo (PRNewsfoto/Citizens Utility Board)","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":400,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/d1d51dd00be2e7cc9c09cfd42655d641"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/LWCK_L.Uk5NGMmup8SrZuw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTcwNTtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/d1d51dd00be2e7cc9c09cfd42655d641","width":400,"height":400}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/817231/Citizens_Utility_Board_Logo.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"The watchdog called for state passage of additional consumer protections and warned residential consumers across Illinois to beware of rip-offs peddled by alternative suppliers door-to-door, via mail and over the phone.","length":219,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""The numbers show that going with an alternative supplier can be a risky, financially painful gamble," CUB Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz said. "This is a buyer-beware market. There are more reliable ways to save money, including energy efficiency."","length":273,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"While ComEd and Ameren bill customers for delivering electricity over the power lines they own, under Illinois law those customers can choose another company—an alternative supplier—to supply the actual electricity. The Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development (ORMD) recently released its 2025 annual report, covering June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. Some findings:","length":403,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"As of May 2025, about 1.18 million Illinois households were with an alternative supplier—about a 14 percent decrease from the year before. About 20 percent of ComEd residential c...