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PRESS RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday October 30, 2025   Consumer advocate urges Illinois Senate to put breaks on legislation increasing electrical rates   Illinois House adopts bill guaranteeing higher rates for energy consumers but benefits special interest groups     Springfield, IL -- Leading Illinois consumer advocate the Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers (“IIEC”) issued the following statement after the rushed approval by the Illinois House Wednesday of the

STATEMENT ON ICJC PRESS CONFERENCE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 28, 2025   IIEC urges legislators to delay vote on Omnibus legislation to understand negative cost impacts IIEC calls on the Legislature to delay the vote on the Energy Omnibus bill and hold public hearings to fully understand the real costs and possible future impacts to consumers Springfield, IL -- Phillip Golden, Chairman of a leading consumer advocacy group, called on the Illinois legislature Tuesday to delay a

Oct. 20, 2025 Dear Members of the Illinois General Assembly, The Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers (IIEC) requests you vote “NO” or “PRESENT” on the Energy Omnibus Bill during the Fall Veto Session. In short, the current version of the Energy Omnibus is a multi-billion-dollar proposal,  which: Ø  Unnecessarily rushes implementation without sufficient consideration of the financial risk to utility rate payers as this legislation will not even take effect until June 1, 2026

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 8, 2025    Chicago, IL – The proposed Energy Omnibus Bill will increase rates over the rest of this decade as Illinois families and businesses toil under higher utility costs.  “The only result guaranteed in the Energy Omnibus bill is higher rate caps that will increase costs for the rest of the decade.  At a time when household budgets are already under strain, intentionally raising consumers’ utility costs is deeply concerning,” said