September 30, 2026
Pursuant to recent legislation, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois have each filed tariffs with the Illinois Commerce Commission to implement new time of use default service electricity rate options
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September 17, 2026
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved the Illinois Power Agency's fall 2026 default service energy procurement
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August 20, 2026
TLG Commodities Receives License In New State
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August 10, 2026
Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission said in a report that, "while Ameren’s allocation methodology is not without limitations," the information reviewed by Staff and Ameren’s practices, "do not demonstrate a clear or material misallocation of costs between supply and delivery services that…
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July 29, 2026
Per an annual report from the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development, residential customers at Commonwealth Edison in Illinois served by an alternative retail electric supplier (ARES) paid, on an aggregate basis, about 1.34 cents per kWh more than ComEd's bypassable…
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June 25, 2026
Chariot Energy Seeks License In New State
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June 4, 2026
Rushmore Energy, LLC provided the following statement concerning the matter:
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June 4, 2026
In a news release, Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul announced a $500,000 settlement with Rushmore Energy, "that resolves allegations the alternative retail electric supplier (ARES) engaged in fraudulent, unfair and deceptive business practices to mislead Illinois consumers into paying more…
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May 26, 2026
The Illinois Power Agency has posted winning prices from the spring 2026 capacity procurement for default service customers at Ameren Illinois
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May 15, 2026
Ameren Illinois has filed an update to its bypassable transmission rate effective June 1, 2026
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April 30, 2026
New Alternative Electric Supplier Receives Michigan License
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April 30, 2026
Ameren has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission new Retail Purchased Electricity Charges for the period beginning June 1, 2026
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April 29, 2026
The Midcontinent ISO posted results from the 2026-27 Planning Resource Auction (capacity auction)
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April 23, 2026
The Illinois Power Agency has posted winning prices for block energy supplies procured in the IPA's spring 2026 procurement for default service electricity supplies
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April 16, 2026
Commonwealth Edison has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission a monthly update to the bypassable Purchased Electricity Adjustment Factor (PEA), which serves as a reconciliation factor for electricity default service and which, although bypassable, is not part of the official price to compare
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April 9, 2026
Ameren in Illinois filed an update to its Purchase of Uncollectible Discount Rate (POU Discount Rate), to set the POU Discount Rate at 79.31%, effective June 1, 2026
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February 23, 2026
AEP Energy, Inc. applied for an amended Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to include service to a single industrial customer in the Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (JCE Co-op) service area, which is a cooperative
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January 7, 2026
Fanfare Energy Seeks License In New State
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December 2, 2025
Regulator Approves Higher Fees Charged To Retail Suppliers, Grants Some Relief On Penalties
In a recent rate case order, the Illinois Commerce Commission denied Nicor Gas Company's request to continue a pilot program allowing customers to purchase carbon offsets from the utility to offset 100% of the customer's natural gas usage
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December 1, 2025
The Illinois Attorney General announced that some default service customers at Ameren Illinois will receive on their electric bill beginning in December a one-time credit reflecting proceeds from a previously reported $33 million settlement with Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC and Illinois Power…
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October 2, 2025
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the fall capacity procurement for default service customers at Ameren Illinois
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August 18, 2025
The Illinois Power Agency has issued for comment a draft default service procurement plan which, among other things, seeks comment on the use of multi-year capacity hedges for default service, rather than relying solely on RTO capacity auctions
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August 11, 2025
Retail Supplier Rate Of Nearly 40¢, Charged For Four Months, Reported ComEd Residential Market Nearly Reaches Highly Concentrated Status
Residential customers on alternative retail electric supply (ARES) at Commonwealth Edison in Illinois paid, on average, 2.46¢ per kWh more for electricity supply in the past 12-month period (June 2024 through May 2025) versus the ComEd price to compare, per an annual report from the Office of Retail…
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July 31, 2025
A settlement, which would resolve several complaints at FERC against Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC and Illinois Power Marketing Company ("Dynegy"), would allocate $33 million of the settlement payment to Ameren Illinois, with such $33 million then distributed by Ameren Illinois to only Ameren…
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April 17, 2025
Settlement Includes Marketing Stay-Out In State AG Alleges Characterization Of SOS Rate, Which Has Factor Which Can Vary Monthly, As "Fluctuating" Or Changing "Every Month" Is Deceptive
Settlement Relates To Alleged Use Of Terms "Low" Rates & "Price Protection"
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