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Why is Peoples Gas giving $7 million back to customers?

August 1, 2019 jjones Peoples Gas

What happened? The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced in July that Peoples Gas has agreed to give about $7.2 million back to its customers. Why is Peoples Gas giving money back to consumers? It’s connected to a review of 2015 costs of the utility’s troubled pipeline-replacement program, called the System…...

We like headlines like this: “Regulators order Peoples Gas to repay $7.2 million to customers”

July 23, 2019 jchilsen gas bills, Peoples Gas

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has announced that Peoples Gas has agreed to give about $7.2 million back to its customers in connection with a review of the 2015 costs of the utility’s troubled pipeline-replacement program. This is the result of a settlement involving the utility and the staff of…...

Fake news? Not to customers paying high Peoples Gas bills

April 29, 2019 jchilsen Peoples Gas

In a recent earnings call, Gale Klappa, the CEO of WEC Energy Group (the parent of Peoples Gas), tried to dodge ongoing reports by Crain’s Chicago Business that the utility’s pipeline-replacement program is mismanaged, over-budget and on the verge of sparking a heating-affordability crisis in Chicago. “I hate to use…...

CUB’s Bryan McDaniel speaks at news conference before Peoples Gas hearing

April 24, 2019 jjones Peoples Gas

Just before a City Council committee passed a resolution asking the Illinois General Assembly to rein in reckless spending by Peoples Gas, CUB’s Bryan McDaniel stood with consumer advocates to talk about problems with the utility’s pipeline-replacement program. Peoples Gas is legally obligated to replace hazardous pipes, and the company…...

Breaking: City Council hearing on Peoples Gas

April 23, 2019 jjones Peoples Gas, Updates

CUB wants to alert you to an important event for Peoples Gas customers on Wednesday. We hope you can be there! Ald. George Cardenas’ Health & Environmental Protection Committee is holding a hearing on a growing problem in Chicago: soaring Peoples Gas bills due to the utility’s mismanaged pipeline replacement…...

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March 18, 2019 jjones Peoples Gas, Updates

Here’s why we need your help fighting Peoples Gas: Check out the latest numbers on your gas utility’s spending spree. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that capital spending at Peoples (and its smaller sister company) is “set to explode” to $3 billion over the next five years. In one year, Peoples Gas…...

A Chicago heating-affordability crisis?

February 13, 2019 jjones Peoples Gas

Mismanaged pipeline program Last winter, Peoples customers paid about 80 percent more for service than Nicor Gas customers—and a big reason is the pipe program, which aims to replace 2,000 miles of aging gas mains. A state-ordered 2015 audit uncovered rampant mismanagement. Since then, the projected price tag for the program has quadrupled to up to $11…...

The heating-affordability crisis

October 10, 2018 jchilsen Peoples Gas, Updates

By Bryan McDaniel CUB’s Director of Governmental Affairs CUB has been working with other consumer advocates to reform the Peoples Gas pipeline-replacement program–the utility’s mismanaged project that threatens to spark what Crain’s Chicago Business called a “heating-affordability crisis.” Last week I came face-to-face with the heating-affordability crisis. I met with…...

Update: Illinois utilities sharing $350 million in tax savings with customers

May 2, 2018 jchilsen Ameren, ComEd, Illinois American, Nicor, North Shore Gas, Peoples Gas

CUB’s legal team and other consumer advocates were busy in the first few months of the year working to make sure Illinois utilities rightfully shared their newfound tax savings with customers. As a result, customers will see $350 million in lower rates. Due to legislation passed in Washington late last…...

Some good news for ComEd customers this October

October 3, 2017 mkulling ComEd, Nicor, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, rate cut, Rate hike, Saving Money, savings, Updates

In October, ComEd customers will receive a one-time refund totaling about $80 million. Here’s what you should know: The per-kilowatt-hour credit, labeled the “energy efficiency credit,” works out to nearly $14 for the average ComEd residential customer. The credit is the result of a refund requested by ComEd…...

Why is Peoples Gas giving $7 million back to customers?

We like headlines like this: “Regulators order Peoples Gas to repay $7.2 million to customers”

Fake news? Not to customers paying high Peoples Gas bills

CUB’s Bryan McDaniel speaks at news conference before Peoples Gas hearing

Breaking: City Council hearing on Peoples Gas

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A Chicago heating-affordability crisis?

The heating-affordability crisis

Update: Illinois utilities sharing $350 million in tax savings with customers

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