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New report unveils Ameren Illinois’ playbook to stall rooftop solar in Illinois
Special interest groups are working in coordination with local utilities to stall the growth of rooftop solar here in Illinois, according to a new report released Thursday by Environment Illinois Research & Education Center and Illinois PIRG Education Fund. In Illinois, Ameren Illinois attempted to replace net metering, the policy used in 40 states, Washington, D.C., and some U.S. territories to ensure solar panel owners receive fair compensation for the clean energy they supply to the electric grid, with lower payments to solar owners.
Year-end report: average Peoples Gas customer paid more than $130 in 2020 for pipe replacement program
Peoples Gas released its fourth quarter report Tuesday on its troubled pipe replacement program. It shows that the average customer paid $11.67 per month over the fourth quarter -- more than ten times the $1.14 per month the legislature was told average customers would pay when it passed a law in 2013 allowing Peoples Gas to charge customers a surcharge to recover costs for the program. Over the course of the year, the average customer paid more than $130, which is 11 percent of their total bill, toward the troubled program.