IL-AG v. Direct Energy Services LLC

Direct Energy Services LLC allegedly engaged in fraudulent, unfair and deceptive business practices to mislead Illinois consumers into paying millions of dollars more for electricity than consumers who stayed with their default public utility, according to IL-AG. Direct Energy Services allegedly violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act by deceptively enrolling consumers in Direct Energy services, at times charging consumers electricity rates over 230% more than they would have paid under their default public utility rate, according to IL-AG.

Summary generated from official Illinois Attorney General press release