Electricity Price Comparison

I just got a big surprise on my electricity bill this last week and I’m still trying to figure out what happened. Apparently the kilowatt hours I used went up drastically but that usually happens in the summer – not in the winter – when the air conditioning is on. While I’m not sure what the electricity sucking culprit is – I was not too surprised to find an article from USA Today stating that electricity bills are skyrocketing across the nation.

According to the article electricity rates have increased for a 5th year…yikes! You know there has to be point … Continue Reading

According to Crain’s Chicago Business there’s a rate hike coming in the 2nd or 3rd quarter of 2010.

ComEd the local utility which provides electricity in Northern Illinois – to approximately 70% of the state’s population including Chicago – has announced the inevitable increase to recoup the cost of maintaining and upgrading the system and power-lines.

While I certainly understand that they incur costs and expenses for regular updates – I don’t see why it needs to be increased because the upkeep of the delivery system (note: ComEd does not own power plants – they just maintain the delivery) should already … Continue Reading