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Could Ameren Customers Be Getting A Refund?

A utility watchdog group is encouraging people to sign an online petition asking federal regulators to order refunds for customers of Ameren Illinois.

The Citizens Utility Board is basing its request on a revision order last month by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform an electricity auction that led to a 30 percent price spike in Ameren supply price for central and southern Illinois customers, that went into effect June 1st.

There are two parts to electric bills, delivery and supply. CUB spokesman Jim Chilsen explains this refund involves the supply part of the bill.

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Chilsen notes Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the Citizens’
Utility board and thousands of concerned CUB Action Network members urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate and reform the market.

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Rates would not apply to customers who are a part of an electric aggregation program. If a refund is ordered, it would be retroactively effective to May 28th, 2015. To sign the petition, you can go online at www.stopillinoisratehikes.org.

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