BOSTON (SHNS) – Gas companies were told late Wednesday night they need to immediately begin ratcheting down the amount of money they can bill customers for efforts to replace old and leaking natural ...

A Peoples Gas pipe replacement program, which could have doubled gas bills, can continue Thursday after the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) wrapped up a year-long investigation into the project.

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If approved, the rate increase request would raise average residential customer delivery charges by $10 to $11 per month beginning in 2027, the utility said in a news release.

Customers should not be paying for an unnecessary and expensive program that helps to entrench BGE’s profits. Utility ...

The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday authorized Peoples Gas to restart a multibillion-dollar program to upgrade 1,100 miles of gas pipes beneath Chicago’s streets. But regulators trimmed back ...

Last year, utility regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission finally held Peoples Gas and its failing pipe replacement program accountable. Not only did regulators launch a yearslong ...

Environmental and consumer advocates marched from the Citizens Utility Board offices to the Illinois Commerce Commission in the Loop on Monday to hand-deliver 5,000 public comments. The groups are ...

City Utilities is one of 37 utilities nationwide to receive federal grant funds to begin replacing natural gas mains. CU broke ground on the first phase of the replacement program, which focuses on ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Last year, a $303 million natural gas rate hike was approved for Peoples Gas—primarily as a result of an expensive gas pipe replacement program. Some experts are now recommending that ...

WESTFIELD — This summer, Westfield Gas & Electric is hoping to start a three-year project to replace leak-prone natural gas pipes. Low-pressure steel and cast-iron pipes will be swapped out for ...