Watchdogs, Attorney General Call for Massive Cuts to Peoples Gas Rate Request

Watchdogs, AG call for massive cuts to Peoples Gas rate request

Consumer advocates filed their first testimony in this year’s Peoples Gas rate hike case, calling on the ICC to cut the $205 million request by at least $137 million.

Illinois attorney general pushes for rate cut as Peoples Gas seeks $202 million hike

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul instead suggested a $4.1 million rate decrease, citing “unsubstantiated” charges, including at least $97.2 million in “unsupported and unexplained” cost increases for the company’s pipe retirement program.

Watchdogs, Attorney General Call for Massive Cuts to Peoples Gas Rate Request

Watchdogs, Attorney General Call for Massive Cuts to Peoples Gas Rate Request Maggie Dougher… Wed, 05/06/2026 - 15:03 CHICAGO — Utility watchdog groups and consumer advocates urged regulators on Wednesday to “take an axe, not a knife” to the $205 million rate hike requested by Peoples Gas earlier this year. While the watchdogs called on regulators to slash $137 million, or roughly two-thirds of the request, the attorney general’s office went fur…

Consumer groups seek to slash $137 million from Peoples Gas rate hike request

Consumer groups filed testimony with the Illinois Commerce Commission this week urging regulators to slash two-thirds from a proposed $202 million rate increase by Peoples Gas.

Cut with ‘an axe’: Watchdogs, AG call for massive cuts to Peoples Gas rate request

CHICAGO — Utility watchdog groups and consumer advocates urged regulators on Wednesday to “take an axe, not a knife” to the $205 million rate hike requested by Peoples Gas earlier this year. While the watchdogs called on regulators to slash $137 million, or roughly two-thirds of the request, the attorney general’s office went further, calling... The post Cut with ‘an axe’: Watchdogs, AG call for massive cuts to Peoples Gas rate request appeared …

Illinois attorney general pushes for rate cut as Peoples Gas asks for $202M hike

The Illinois Attorney General’s office and consumer advocates say Peoples Gas’ proposal to raise rates by $202 million would ultimately cost homeowners while lining the pockets of the utility’s shareholders, and proposed a rate decrease instead. It will be up to the Illinois Commerce Commission to rule later this year on the gas company’s request for a $202 million rate hike, which would bump gas bills by an average of around $130 per year. But …