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ICC lifts pause on multibillion-dollar Peoples Gas pipeline project, orders utility to focus on high-risk pipes

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CHICAGO — The Illinois Commerce Commission has lifted a pause against Peoples Gas that will allow the utility company to go forward with its multibillion-dollar plan to replace underground natural gas pipelines throughout Chicago. Advocates are calling Thursday's ruling by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) a “win,” saying the order will help curb potential rate increases on heating bills, but Peoples Gas claims the new order is the costlies…

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State cracks down on Chicago gas utility as other utilities ask for rate increase

CHICAGO — State regulators on Thursday ordered Chicago’s natural gas utility, Peoples Gas, to abandon its approach to a long-beleaguered pipeline replacement program. Consumer advocates praised the decision, but the company said the decision could cost customers.

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ICC lifts pause on multibillion-dollar Peoples Gas pipeline project, orders utility to focus on high-risk pipes

CHICAGO — The Illinois Commerce Commission has lifted a pause against Peoples Gas that will allow the utility company to go forward with its multibillion-dollar plan to replace underground natural gas pipelines throughout Chicago. Advocates are calling Thursday's ruling by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) a “win,” saying the order will help curb potential rate increases on heating bills, but Peoples Gas claims the new order is the costlies…

·Chicago, United States
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Illinois state regulators rein in Peoples Gas pipeline replacement program – CBS2 (Chicago)

The Illinois Commerce Commission voted on Thursday to allow Peoples Gas to resume a controversial pipeline replacement program, but with some big changes aimed at streamlining the project and saving customers money.

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ICC allows Peoples Gas to resume work—but with limits to control costs

The Illinois Commerce Commission ruled Thursday that Peoples Gas can resume work on its yearslong program to replace aging gas main lines beneath neighborhood streets.

·Chicago, United States
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State regulators clamp down on Peoples Gas pipeline replacement program

Regulators on Thursday pulled the reins on Peoples Gas and its maligned pipeline replacement program, subjecting the Chicago utility to yearly reviews of the massive project that has run a decade behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget.The decision from the Illinois Commerce Commission allows Peoples Gas to get back to the trenches replacing hundreds of miles of aging underground pipes that deliver natural gas to homes across the cit…

·Chicago, United States
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Peoples Gas Can Resume Replacing Pipelines Following State Investigation – Borderless Magazine NFP

Oscar Gomez/Borderless Magazine The Illinois Commerce Commission gave Peoples Gas the green light to resume work to replace Chicago's natural pipelines that pose safety risks with some exceptions.

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Chicago Sun Times broke the news in Chicago, United States on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
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