Electricity Cost Rising 50% in much of Illinois and Risk of Brownouts Looms

That estimate of approximate 50% increase in energy costs was borne out in recent op-ed by the president of Ameren, which supplies electricity to much of Southern and Central Illinois. The “typical residential customer in the Ameren Illinois service territory is expected to see a 54% increase in their energy bill starting in June of 2022,” he wrote. “The actual impact will depend on the amount of energy used.”

 

 

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