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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Plainfield Resident Wins Month of Free Electricity

Connie DiNello was one of five Energy Saver members from Illinois who won.

Editor's note: The following is a press release issued by the Citizen's Utility Board. A Plainfield resident who signed up for a free online service that helps people slash their utility bills was among 25 Illinois consumers to receive a big reward: free electricity for a month, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) announced Thursday. Earlier this year, CUB, Illinois’ leading consumer watchdog group, held a drawing of people who joined the service, CUBenergysaver.com, during Earth Month. Twenty-five people were randomly selected, including Plainfield resident Connie DiNello, who received a check for $74.48, the amount of her power bill that month. "I'm going to use the money to take my husband out to dinner,” said DiNello, who joined CUB …

Friday, December 16, 2011

Plainfield Man Wins 3 Months' Free Electricity

Joe Janis was among 70 winners of CUB's Energy Saver Program contest drawing.

A Plainfield resident who signed up for CUB's Energy Saver Program, has won the gift of "free electricty. Joe Janis' name was chosen in a drawing and he will be reimbursed for the money spent for electricity from June to August 2010, up to a maximum of $500, according to a media release issued by CUB, also known as the Citizens Utility Board. The drawing was from among people who signed up for CUB Energy Saver, www.CUBEnergySaver.com, a free online service that helps people cut their electric bills. It's run in conjunction with Efficieny 2.0. “We were thrilled to win, especially since it helped contribute to an updated and more efficient bathroom,” Janis’ fiancee, Laureen Guthrie, said in the release. “We practice efficiency because it’s …

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