CUB To Warn Telecom, Electric, Natural Gas Customers About Five Scariest Utility Bill Money-Wasters

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Oct 27, 2011, 01:24 ET

CHICAGO, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will spend Halloween in costume at the James R. Thompson Center, handing out treats and warning telecom, electric and natural gas customers about the five scariest money-wasters on their bills.

The CUB Bear, Count Dracula, and other funny/creepy characters will be among the creatures handing out chocolate and tips that could save customers $500 a year. CUB's Halloween event is:

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31
James R. Thompson Center—Atrium
100 W. Randolph St.
Chicago

CUB also will help consumers sign up for CUBEnergySaver.com, a free, award-winning online service that has been showing people how to cut their energy bills by an average of more than $100 a year. CUB Energy Saver also rewards people who reduce their ComEd bills with points that can be redeemed for shopping discounts.

CUB is Illinois' leading nonprofit utility watchdog organization. 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 helped save consumers more than $10 billion by blocking rate hikes and securing refunds. For more information, call CUB's Consumer Hotline at 1-800-669-5556 or visit the group's award-winning website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.

SOURCE Citizens Utility Board