Why are our electric bills so high?

It's a fact of life that electric bills tend to be higher in summertime, when air conditioners are working around the clock to give us some relief from the heat and corn sweat that can make summer on the prairie so miserable.

But this summer, families and businesses across Illinois have been getting bills that are even costlier than normal.

Guests:
 
Matt Tomc
Vice President of Regulatory Policy and Energy Supply, Ameren Illinois

Linda Larsen 
Associate Director of Research, Climate Jobs Institute, University of Illinois

Sarah Moskowitz 
Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board

Mark Denzler
President and CEO, Illinois Manufacturers Association