{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Citizens Utility Board","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org","title":"CUB\u2019s report on gas-market volatility: September | Citizens Utility Board","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RERH6fIt8M\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/30\/cubs-sept-report-on-gas-market-volatility\/\">CUB\u2019s report on gas-market volatility: September<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/30\/cubs-sept-report-on-gas-market-volatility\/embed\/#?secret=RERH6fIt8M\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;CUB\u2019s report on gas-market volatility: September&#8221; &#8212; Citizens Utility Board\" data-secret=\"RERH6fIt8M\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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The Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the Department of Energy, said it expects gas prices to be generally lower than earlier forecasts&#8211;but the EIA adds &#8220;tighter market balances&#8221; are predicted to cause &#8220;gradually increasing prices through the end of 2026.&#8221; \u00a0 Gas utilities file supply prices\u2013called the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA)\u2013each month with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). Here\u2019s what CUB uncovered in our review of prices in September. September Gas Prices\u00a0Ameren Illinois\u2013 46.25 cents per therm (DOWN about 12 percent from September 2024)Consumers Gas\u2013 53.13 cents per therm (UP about 28 percent from September 2024)Illinois Gas\u2013 41.62 cents per therm (DOWN about 6.5 percent from September 2024)Liberty Utilities\u2013 49.45 cents per therm (UP about 157 percent from September 2024)MidAmerican Energy\u2013 59.23 cents per therm (UP about 52 percent from September 2024)Mt. Carmel\u2013 33.53 cents per therm (DOWN about 32 percent from September 2024)Nicor Gas\u2013 45.00 cents per therm (UP about 41 percent from September 2024)North Shore Gas\u2013 34.17 cents per therm (UP about 15 percent from September 2024)Peoples Gas\u2013 30.05 cents per therm (UP about 5 percent from September 2024) Note: Your utility is determined by where you live, so you cannot switch from one utility to another. Under Illinois law, gas utilities are not allowed to profit off supply prices\u2014they pass those costs from gas producers and marketers onto customers with no markup. State regulators annually review the utilities\u2019 gas-management procedures to evaluate whether the companies did a reasonable job with their gas purchases, given market conditions, to hold down costs for consumers as much as possible. Regulators can order refunds, although that is rare.\u00a0 A few tips from CUB:\u00a0\u00a0","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gas-Blog-Photo.png","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":450}