BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will give Des Plaines consum ers tips on electric competition and how to cut utility bills\, and the consumer group will share details about an electric rate cut over the su mmer as well as an electric increase slated for the fall.\n"This is a co nfusing time to be an electric customer\, but CUB can help you make sens e of it all\, and save money\,&rdquo\; CUB Executive Director David Kola ta said. "We have some great tips on how to slash your bills\, and we ha ve helpful\, easy-to-understand information about electric competition i n Illinois.&rdquo\;  \; Attendees will learn about: *A $169 million decrease in ComEd delivery rates this past summer\, and an increase in C omEd supply rates&mdash\; from about 6.93 cents per kilowatt-hour to abo ut 8.32 cents per kilowatt-hour&mdash\;slated for Oct. 1.\n* Electric ch oice. Des Plaines consumers can now choose a company other than ComEd to supply their electricity. In this new environment\, CUB can help consum ers spot questionable marketing tactics. \;\n* CUB Energy Saver\, ww w.CUBenergysaver.com\, a free online service that helps consumers build a personalized plan to cut their energy bills\, tracks real energy and m onetary savings on ComEd bills\, and rewards consumers who reduce their energy usage with restaurant and shopping discounts. The service has bee n showing consumers how to save an average of about $100 a year.\nCUB is Illinois&rsquo\; leading nonprofit utility watchdog organization. Creat ed by the Illinois Legislature\, CUB opened its doors in 1984 to represe nt the interests of residential and small-business utility customers. Si nce then\, CUB has saved consumers more than $10 billion by helping to b lock rate hikes and secure consumer refunds. For more information\, call CUB&rsquo\;s Consumer Hotline\, at 1-800-669-5556\, or visit CUB&rsquo\ ;s award-winning website\, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org. URL:http://desplaines.patch.com/events/cub-to-give-des-plaines-consumers- money-saving-tips SUMMARY:CUB to give Des Plaines consumers tips on electric competition\, upcoming ComEd rate hike LOCATION:Des Plaines Public Library: 1501 Ellinwood Ave\, Des Plaines\, I L END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR