{"id":3298,"date":"2023-10-12T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcofi.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2023-11-06T11:07:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:07:33","slug":"power-pac-il-co-president-discusses-peoples-gas-rate-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/power-pac-il-co-president-discusses-peoples-gas-rate-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"El copresidente de POWER-PAC IL analiza el aumento de la tarifa del gas popular"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Peoples Gas asked the ICC (Illinois Commerce Commission) to approve a record rate hike, but the increase would harm families struggling to keep up with rising gas bills. POWER-PAC IL Co-President&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/the-work\/power-pac-il\/executive-committee-and-governing-council\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donna Carpenter<\/a>&nbsp;explains to CBS Chicago why a rate hike is \u201cimpossible to keep up with.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDonna Carpenter has lived in her West Englewood home for about 10 years, watching as utility costs reached new heights last winter. She said her Peoples Gas bill jumped $300 to $400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018When you are on a fixed income, that\u2019s impossible to keep up with,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s now watching a potential record rate increase as it nears a final vote with the Illinois Commerce Commission, and she\u2019s not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article and watch the video&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/peoples-gas-rate-hike-request-judge-icc\/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>&nbsp;on the CBS Chicago website.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peoples Gas asked the ICC (Illinois Commerce Commission) to approve a record rate hike, but the increase would harm families struggling to keep up with rising gas bills. 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