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ICC Future of Gas

Illinois Future of Gas: The Energy Efficiency Meeting

By Scott Allen, Energy Policy Specialist  The purpose of this workshop (10/21/24) was to discuss the role and importance of energy efficiency in decarbonizing the gas system. In a word, I’d describe this workshop as “dizzying.”   During these workshops I’ve become accustomed to the gas industry making fantastical claims that…...

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What are the Illinois Commerce Commission’s Future of Gas Proceedings?

In 2023, four gas utilities–Ameren Illinois, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas–pushed for rate hikes before  the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). Environmental and consumer advocates who challenged the rate increases also requested that the ICC order a process to study how Illinois will manage its shift away from…...

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