Continuing a trend of elevated heating gas prices, March supply rates for six out of 9 major Illinois utilities were higher than a year ago, including Consumers Gas (86 percent), Mt. Carmel (60 percent) and Nicor Gas (29 percent). Roughly eight out of 10 Illinois homes use methane gas for…...
Op-Ed: Frustrated–even ‘heartbroken’–Nicor customers wonder when enough is enough
By Sarah Moskowitz, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board Nicor Gas usually delivers the heat, but at a recent Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) public forum in Joliet the utility was the one on the hot seat–over escalating bills. One Nicor customer walked to the microphone and directly addressed the utility bigwigs who…...
Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition research shows a “painful history” of aggressive gas hikes
In a little more than a decade, Illinois’ three major gas utilities have raised delivery rates by close to $1.5 billion, almost doubling what customers pay–and aggressive utility spending threatens to make it even worse for consumers in years to come, according to research by members of the Illinois Clean…...
CUB’s monthly report on gas market volatility: March 2025
Gas utilities file supply prices–called the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA)–each month with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). Here’s what CUB uncovered in our review of prices in March. Compared with last month (February 2025), prices were higher for eight of 9 utilities: Ameren (about 0.24 percent higher), Illinois Gas (about…...
