Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Money Saving Event

CUB PRESENTATION TO GIVE FREE GAS AND ELECTRIC GUIDANCE IN CHICAGO RIDGE, SHOW HOW TO CUT COSTS AND AVOID SCAMS

Experts with the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will hold a free presentation in Chicago Ridge to help electric and natural gas customers cut their costs by potentially hundreds of dollars a year.

The presentation is:

7 p.m., Thursday, July 17

Chicago Ridge Public Library

10400 S. Oxford Ave

Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

Note: Please register for this event by calling the library’s Head of Adult Services, Angeline Nalepa, at 708-423-7753.

CUB will give consumers information on:

*CUB’s free services and its Consumer Hotline, 1-800-669-5556.

*How to spot unnecessary charges on electric and natural gas bills.

*Chicago Ridge’s “aggregation” program, and how it compares to ComEd’s rate.

*Making the right choices in the electric and gas markets.

*ComEd’s plan to install digital "smart meters" at homes across Illinois.

*How to avoid utility-related scams.

*CUB Energy Saver, www.CUBenergysaver.com, a free online service that has helped consumers cut energy bills by an average of more than $100 a year.

*CUB’s Cellphone Savings Center, www.CUBCellPhoneSaver.com, which gives tips on how to cut wireless costs. 

CUB, Illinois’ leading nonprofit utility watchdog organization, is celebrating its 30th Anniversary.  Created by the Illinois Legislature, CUB opened its doors in 1984 to represent the interests of residential and small-business utility customers. Since then, CUB has saved consumers more than $10 billion by helping to block rate hikes and secure refunds. For more information, call CUB’s Consumer Hotline at 1-800-669-5556 or visit CUB’s award-winning website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.