{"id":41523,"date":"2024-10-14T09:06:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/?page_id=41523"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:47:48","slug":"fog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/fog\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Future of Gas Proceedings"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730148058647{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Hi, Scott Allen here, CUB\u2019s Energy Policy Specialist. I’ll be serving as CUB’s point person in the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) Future of Gas process (FOG) until it concludes in early February 2026. This webpage is where I\u2019ll be posting regular updates on what\u2019s happening in the FOG and how you can get involved. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This is our opportunity to make our voice heard to shape the future of gas utility regulation in Illinois!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2023, four of Illinois\u2019 investor-owned gas utilities came to the ICC seeking rate increases. Environmental and consumer advocates contested the utilities\u2019 requests and asked the ICC to order a process to study how Illinois will manage its shift away from gas use in buildings. The Commission responded with a Final Order<\/strong><\/a> initiating a series of public workshops to \u201cexplore issues tied to decarbonization of the gas system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The ICC kicked off these workshops in April 2024 and it\u2019s already apparent that things are going to get contentious. Gas system decarbonization is a large and unprecedented undertaking that poses a serious challenge to the existing utility business model. So far, the fossil fuel industry\u2019s resources and clout have been on full display in the workshop process. Several presenters have made dubious claims, but it\u2019s as yet unclear to us how the FOG facilitators intend to filter out disinformation from parties that profit from the unsustainable status quo.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay Tuned and Get Involved<\/strong><\/p>\n

CUB\u2019s goal in this process is to demand that gas utility investments be redirected in a way that benefits ratepayers by ensuring an affordable transition to clean buildings. We encourage anybody who has time and interest in gas system decarbonization to get involved. The facilitators want to hear from community-based organizations about how their communities are affected by gas utilities, pollution, bill affordability, energy efficiency, and the like. The <\/span>Future of Gas website<\/a><\/strong> has links to meeting recordings, agendas, slide presentations, written comments, and many other resources related to this proceeding. To get on the ICC distribution list and receive meeting invitations, <\/span>fill out this form<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Or you can stay up to date by regularly checking in right here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks,
\nScott Allen<\/p>\n

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Illinois Future of Gas: Perspectives Part I & II \u2013 February 26th & 27th workshops<\/a><\/h3>
<\/i> March 25, 2025<\/div>

By: Scott Allen Phase 2(a) of the Future of Gas proceeding has come to an end. That\u2019s after back-to-back workshops (Feb. 26-27) where participants shared their perspectives on how Illinois…<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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Illinois Future of Gas: Additional Decarbonization Technologies – January 27, 2025<\/a><\/h3>
<\/i> February 28, 2025<\/div>

By Scott Allen This workshop was in some ways a Part II to the previous \u201calternative fuels\u201d workshop in that it also focused on what I\u2019ll call \u201cCarbonization Pathways.\u201d I…<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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Illinois Future of Gas: Alternative Fuels Meeting \u2013 January 13, 2025<\/a><\/h3>
<\/i> January 31, 2025<\/div>

By: Scott Allen, Energy Policy Specialist Alternative fuels was the theme of the eighth Future of Gas workshop.\u00a0 Advocates often refer to alternative fuels and decarbonization technologies (like so-called \u201crenewable\u201d…<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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