Citizens Utility Board (CUB)- Money Savings Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Jim Chilsen

August 19, 2014 (o) 312-263-4282, (c) 312-513-1784

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

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

The presentation is:

7 p.m., Wednesday, September 17

Deerfield Public Library

920 Waukegan Rd.

Deerfield, IL 60015

Note: Please register for this event by calling the library at 847-945-3311 or going online at www.deerfieldlibrary.org.

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.

*Utility rates, and making the right choices in the electric and gas markets.

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

*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.

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