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Abe
Scarr
State Director, Illinois PIRG Education Fund
Started on staff: 2002
B.A., Haverford College
Abe Scarr is the director of Illinois PIRG and is the PIRG Energy and Utilities Program Director. He is a lead advocate in the Illinois Capitol and in the media for stronger consumer protections, utility accountability, and good government. In 2017, Abe led a coalition to pass legislation to implement automatic voter registration in Illinois, winning unanimous support in the Illinois General Assembly for the bill. He has co-authored multiple in-depth reports on Illinois utility policy and leads coalition campaigns to reform the Peoples Gas pipe replacement program. As PIRG’s Energy and Utilities Program Director, Abe supports PIRG energy and utility campaigns across the country and leads the national Gas Stoves coalition. He also serves as a board member for the Consumer Federation of America. Abe lives in Chicago, where he enjoys biking, cooking and tending his garden.
Posts by Abe Scarr
Peoples Gas pipe replacement program behind schedule for 19th consecutive quarter
The Peoples Gas pipe replacement program failed to meet its pipe retirement goal for the 19th consecutive quarter, according to a new report filed Tuesday to the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Executive misstatement highlights fundamental problem with the Peoples Gas pipe replacement program
The parent company of Peoples Gas, WEC, held its quarterly earnings call Tuesday, and faced a question about the future of its failing pipe replacement program. WEC Executive Chairman Gale Klappa’s response highlights one of the ways the program is in desperate need of reform.
New Superbugs in Stock report: grocery stores failing to stop antibiotic overuse in meat supply chains
Illinois Attorney General appeal could lead to greater refunds for ComEd customers
ComEd used creative accounting to boost its profits off of paying its federal criminal penalty