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United Illuminating and Connecticut Light and Power Request Rate Increases

Connecticut residents will face huge spikes in electric bills next year if rate increases requested by the Connecticut Light and Power Co. (CLP) and United Illuminating (UI) are approved. CL&P has filed a new rate increase with state regulators that ...

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Penelec Rate Hike Opposed

There's no shortage of voices weighing in on a Penelec request for a rate increase that would add about $20 to the average monthly bill. The State Consumer Advocate, the Coalition for Affordable Utility Service and Energy Efficiency, and Harborcreek ...

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Understanding “Smart Homes”

What is a Smart Home? Surprisingly, most people do not know. Two-thirds of U.S. consumers with broadband are not very familiar with smart home services or products or where to buy them, according to a new survey. That will likely ...

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ComEd Offers Financial Assistance

As we celebrate Veterans Day ComEd is reminding customers, including Veterans and active military personal, of its financial assistance and bill payment programs available to customers who have fallen behind on payments and need help with their electric bill. More ...

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Constellation Acquires Integrys Energy Services

Constellation announced that they have completed the acquisition of Integrys Energy Services, a competitive retail electricity and natural gas subsidiary serving approximately 1.2 million commercial, industrial, public sector and residential customers across 22 Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states and the ...

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Penelec to Raise Residential Rates

The utility Penelec wants to collect another $20 a month from residential customers. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PAPUC) has scheduled two public hearings to be held at the Ambassador Center to discuss the rate hike. Unlike the quarterly rate ...

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Connecticut Light and Power Increases Rates for Winter Months

After months of discussions, Connecticut Light and Power filed for an increase in its standard service rate for all customers. The cost per kilowatt-hour will jump 26 percent for all residential customers. The rate, which becomes effective Jan. 1, 2015, will ...

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Ameren Illinois Plans for Natural Gas Demands

Ameren Illinois says they expect prices to stay comparable to last year for the upcoming winter. The utility says prices should run from 53 to 55 cents per therm. That’s roughly the same average price that Ameren’s 800,000 Illinois natural ...

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Pennsylvania PUC to Hold Public Hearings Regarding Rate Increases

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) announced it will hold public input hearings on the proposed distribution rate increase requests for FirstEnergy Corp.’s Pennsylvania subsidiaries, including Penelec and West Penn Power. The PUC’s Office of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ...

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ComEd Makes it Easy to Switch to an Alternative Electric Provider

ComEd announced today that residential and small commercial customers who purchase their electricity supply from the utility may switch to a retail electricity provider at any time. If ComEd electricity supply customers choose to switch to a retail electricity provider, ...

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