How to Reduce Your Gas and Electricity Bill

The Consumer Affairs Commission and the Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Commission, in conjunction with the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), will offer a free seminar on how to reduce your electric, natural gas and phone bills by hundreds of dollars a year.  The seminar will be held on Tuesday, April 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Skokie Village Hall, 5127 Oakton St.  

Participants must reserve their spot by April 19 by calling the Village Manager’s Office at 847/933-8257 or email info@skokie.org.

Participants should bring all of their utility bills for a free, one-on-one consultation with a CUB expert who will search for ways to lower their utility costs.

“The key to saving money on your utility bills is simply to read them,” CUB Executive Director David Kolata said. “At a CUB clinic you can sit down with an expert who can explain all the confusing charges, answer your questions, and give you ways to slash your costs. You can’t find a free service like this anywhere else.” 

At CUB’s clinic, consumers will get information on:

• Skokie’s “municipal aggregation” program and how it impacts electric bills.
• 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.
• How to spot unnecessary charges on electric, natural gas and phone bills.
• The low-cost Consumer’s Choice local-calling plans, designed by CUB under a legal settlement with AT&T. The plans have been saving Illinois consumers an average of about $200 a year.
• Illinois’ best long-distance plans and how to get a $10 credit negotiated by CUB. That amounts to about five hours of free calls.
• Line-Backer, a costly—and optional—AT&T service that most people don’t need.
• CUB’s Cellphone Savings Center, www.CUBCellPhoneSaver.com, which gives the latest tips and information to cut wireless costs.

Attendees should bring their phone, electric, and gas bills so CUB experts can look them over.  For more information please contact the Village Manager’s Office at 847/933-8257.

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