State Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Retail Supplier
August 28,2017
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against, an alternative retail electric supplier
The AG's office alleged in a news release that the ARES's, "sales agents failed to disclose information, including the price and length of the contracts and that customers would be charged a new monthly fee."
"Madigan alleged many customers were given the false impression they were signing up for a discounted rate from ComEd or that they were going to save money through a made-up energy choice program," the AG's office alleged
Since 2012, the AG alleged that the supplier's customers have paid $12 million more in rates and extra fees than they would have paid if they had remained with the regulated utility.
The AG noted that, according to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), ARES customers in the ComEd territory as a whole have paid more than $152 million more for electricity than traditional utility customers from June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017 (though we would note that this total includes muni aggregation customers, who make up the bulk of switched load)