Consumers for a Better Grid @ForABetterGrid
If you use electricity, pay attention to us. We are working for better electrical transmission in general and a better PJM specifically. Owned by @CUBillinois. forabettergrid.org Joined November 2021-
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“Power plants have been slated to retire because...they are no longer economic or needed,” Grid Strategies reports. “DOE mandates override those well-informed decisions, inflating electric bills for homeowners and businesses...” Read more in @UtilityDive: utilitydive.com/news/doe-manda…
Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., join us for a livestream update on high summer electricity prices with CUB Communications Director Jim Chilsen, as he interviews veteran consumer advocates Annie Warnock and Clara Summers. Set a reminder here: youtube.com/watch?v=0XK3ok…
CUB writes in our new blog: Data centers must be "good grid citizens. Since these are some of the wealthiest companies in the world, they should be able and willing to carry their costs. PJM and our state policymakers have the power to ensure that." buff.ly/HChZnB5
CUB's Clara summers: “The market can’t work until the interconnection queue delay is fixed."
CUB's Clara summers: “The market can’t work until the interconnection queue delay is fixed."
A recent study in @pvmagazineusa demonstrates the value of interregional planning and transmission-- thanks to @GridLabEnergy and Telos Energy for highlighting this! pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/21/cle…
We thank the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for ordering the PJM power grid operator to take specific steps to finally update its interconnection queue rules to meet national standards. Read CUB's full statement: buff.ly/0UDeIRk
CUB Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz joined @WBEZreset with @SashaAnnSimons to discuss AI data centers and your energy bills. Listen to the full story here: wbez.org/reset-with-sas…
Amid an expensive summer, we received the results of the latest PJM "capacity auction": Another record-high auction price points to elevated ComEd bills next year. There's an urgent need for policy reform at the PJM power grid operator. CUB's statement: buff.ly/mTGg1eK
CUB on record-high capacity price: “CUB is deeply concerned that ComEd customers will continue to bear painfully high costs for another year, largely because of policy shortcomings from PJM.”
CUB on record-high capacity price: “CUB is deeply concerned that ComEd customers will continue to bear painfully high costs for another year, largely because of policy shortcomings from PJM.”
ICYMI: ComEd estimated the June 1 electricity price spike would cost customers an avg of $10.60/month. But the utility says some customers have seen triple-digit increases. A ComEd officials calls it a "double whammy": the capacity price auction + an unusually hot June.
ICYMI: ComEd estimated the June 1 electricity price spike would cost customers an avg of $10.60/month. But the utility says some customers have seen triple-digit increases. A ComEd officials calls it a "double whammy": the capacity price auction + an unusually hot June.
For the 2nd straight year, PJM's capacity auction hit a record-high price. That threatens ComEd customers with even higher bills. And it ramps up the urgency for Illinois to pass strong energy legislation & for PJM to reform its poor policy. CUB statement: buff.ly/4zvKHyh
Thank you, @GovPritzker, for advocating for state representation on the PJM Board, to protect consumer interests.
Thank you, @GovPritzker, for advocating for state representation on the PJM Board, to protect consumer interests.
PJM's capacity auction results come out Tuesday. What will it mean for ComEd customers next year? CUB's Clara Summers says auctions have been a raw deal for consumers--a major reason is the backlog of clean energy generators waiting to be connected. buff.ly/zA9nZfy
CUB fights plan to keep dirty power plants open, at customer expense: “There is a standard in ratemaking that costs should be prudently incurred. Since these costs are manufactured emergencies & are not prudently incurred, they are not just & reasonable.” buff.ly/eFj2m0f
On @WBEZ, Sarah from CUB says poor PJM policy is a major reason for the ComEd price spike. The grid operator must fix a clogged “interconnection queue”--the line of power plants waiting to connect to the grid. Listen: buff.ly/JlACG4c Learn more: CUBHelpCenter.com.
The budget bill that Congress passed today will increase electric bills, make the power grid more vulnerable to expensive outages, and lead to job losses. Read CUB's statement: buff.ly/XXG0jBd
The budget bill that Congress passed today will increase electric bills, make the power grid more vulnerable to expensive outages, and lead to job losses. Read CUB's statement: buff.ly/XXG0jBd
Read CUB's Q&A about a move to make Illinois consumers pay to keep open outdated power plants: buff.ly/XRWszLJ
.@OpcMd, CUB, @ILAttyGeneral and other consumer advocates challenge a Department of Energy move to unnecessarily keep an aging, out-of-state zombie power plant open this summer--at extra cost to us! Read CUB's statement buff.ly/OTq6RHo
CUB's Sarah Moskowitz spoke to a packed room as she participated in a panel discussion on "Public Engagement and Regulatory Culture" at the Mid-America Regulatory Conference, @MARCRegulatory, this week. It's important to have the voice of consumer advocates in these discussions!
"Forcing MISO customers to pay for a power plant that does not benefit them would violate the Federal Power Act’s cost causation requirement," according to comments filed by @ELPCenter and 15 other groups, including @cubillinois @CUBofMI, CUB of Minn., @votesolar, @CleanFERC
"Forcing MISO customers to pay for a power plant that does not benefit them would violate the Federal Power Act’s cost causation requirement," according to comments filed by @ELPCenter and 15 other groups, including @cubillinois @CUBofMI, CUB of Minn., @votesolar, @CleanFERC
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