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Analysis: Summer heat raised ComEd bills by $64M

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A consumer watchdog group says this summer's extreme heat boosted the bills of Commonwealth Edison customers by about $64 million.

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A consumer watchdog group says this summer's extreme heat boosted the bills of Commonwealth Edison customers by about $64 million. But the Citizens Utility Board also said Tuesday that customers could've reduced most of that increase by changing their habits. They could have saved money and energy by using fewer lights and drying clothes outside, for example.