Two Illinois Commerce Commission administrative law judges issued a proposed order Tuesday to slash an already downwardly revised Peoples Gas rate increase request by more than half.

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Proposed order agrees with key Illinois PIRG findings, but fails to change course of failing pipe replacement program

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The governor finished strong on clean energy — with one big exception.

"When utilities are allowed to spend wastefully, we pick up the tab," writes one stakeholder. Another: "Upgrading pipes to more modern materials improves reliability of energy delivery and lowers emis...

Chicago-area officials are urging regulators to reject Peoples Gas' $144 million rate hike and reform its pipe program.

* Capitol News Illinois… Dozens of elected officials penned a letter Tuesday urging state regulators to reject Peoples Gas’ $144 million rate hike request and reform the company’s pipeline retirement program. Several officials joined utility watchdogs at a news conference at Chicago City Hall announcing the letter. “If a company is delivering a service to us, we should [...]

Thirty-eight alderpersons and state legislators representing Chicago sent a letter to state regulators Tuesday opposing the Peoples Gas rate hike.

Utilities are spending billions of dollars replacing aging gas lines. But experts question the safety benefit even as ratepayers are picking up the tab.

A recent study found there is no statistical evidence that increased spending on replacing old gas pipes has improved safety.

A settlement cuts Nicor Gas’ proposed Illinois rate hike by 63%, reducing the increase for residential customers.

Nicor Gas has reached a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to reduce its pending rate request for next year by nearly $140 million, or 63%.

Surveying the mess that the best human minds had made of the world, the bandleader, pianist, electronic musician, composer, and philosopher known as Sun Ra took a dim view of consensus reality.

The rush to build large data centers to meet demand for AI computing power is causing big problems. We need to hit the brakes on big data centers to make sure we can get this right.

Everton have reached an agreement with Monaco for the signing of U.S. men’s national team striker Folarin Balogun. Monaco sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships...

AB 2313 will give Californians the freedom and funds for non-polluting appliances with money that would otherwise be spent replacing gas service lines

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Army is announcing today that the Janus Program has selected five nuclear energy vendors, and five initial locations.