CUB Statement on Nicor Gas' Proposed $308+ Million Rate Hike
January 08, 2025
January 08, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025:
Nicor Gas' campaign for a state-record rate hike of about $308.6 million-which is closer to $325 million when including taxes-is unjustified, and CUB will fight it. Illinois' largest gas utility has now asked for five brutal rate hikes in less than a decade, causing hardship for customers by increasing gas delivery charges by a staggering $724 million since 2018 and h . . .
Nicor Gas' campaign for a state-record rate hike of about $308.6 million-which is closer to $325 million when including taxes-is unjustified, and CUB will fight it. Illinois' largest gas utility has now asked for five brutal rate hikes in less than a decade, causing hardship for customers by increasing gas delivery charges by a staggering $724 million since 2018 and h . . .