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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New York utilities spent more than $2 billion to replace aging pipes and nearly $400 million to extend service to new customers in 2022 and 2023 Residential natural gas use has declined in New York by ...