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AARP SET TO FIGHT AMEREN?S NEW RATE INCREASE PROPOSAL

 

For Immediate Release                                  Contact: Gerardo Cardenas  312-458-3609

November 2, 2009                                                         

                                     

AARP SET TO FIGHT AMEREN’S NEW RATE INCREASE PROPOSAL

 

Volunteers Attend Last 2009 Hearing, Urge ICC to Reject $162 million Increase 

 

DECATUR – Barely one year after hitting consumers with a multimillion dollar rate increase, Ameren is back at the trough – asking the Illinois Commerce Commission to approve an even larger rate hike. On behalf of its 1.8 million Illinois members, AARP is set to fight the utility company’s plans, urging the ICC to say “No Way!” to their request.

 

Ameren has asked the ICC for a $162 million increase on the delivery of electric and natural gas to its Illinois customers, barely a year after getting the go-ahead from the ICC to jack up their rates by the same amount. The state will render a decision in 2010. For working families and older adults living on fixed incomes, Ameren’s proposed rate hike comes at the worst possible time – with average annual increases estimated at nearly $125 for both services.

 

“The country is in a recession. Now is not the time for utility companies to seek rate increases,” said AARP volunteer Nancy Funk, who presented testimony during tonight’s ICC public hearing in Decatur, the last of the scheduled 2009 hearings on this rate case. “We urge the ICC to do the right thing, and reject Ameren’s proposal.”

 

AARP is encouraging its members and the public to attend the hearings and voice their opposition, and if they cannot attend them to call the ICC directly at 1-800-524-0795 and provide a direct comment. Consumers can also go online to http://www.icc.illinois.gov/docket/comment, and provide comments.

 

In the current economic downturn, utility bills are on the largest expenses individuals face every month. According to an AARP survey, older adults can spend nearly 20 percent of their income on utility costs, while almost half of people 50 and older said the recession has made it harder for them to pay their utility bills.

 

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CreateTheGood says:

Thanks for helping to Create the Good Illinois!
Posted: March 2, 2009 6:04PM EST
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