{"id":3355,"date":"2023-12-05T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcofi.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2023-12-21T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T18:24:38","slug":"chicago-sun-times-mentions-cofi-for-utility-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/chicago-sun-times-mentions-cofi-for-utility-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Sun-Times menciona a COFI por su victoria en servicios p\u00fablicos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El 4 de diciembre, el Chicago Sun-Times mencion\u00f3 a COFI por su papel en la consecuci\u00f3n de una importante victoria para las familias de Illinois en materia de servicios p\u00fablicos. El 16 de noviembre, la Comisi\u00f3n de Comercio de Illinois (ICC) aprob\u00f3 las recomendaciones de COFI\/POWER-PAC IL, el Centro Nacional de Derecho del Consumidor y Legal Aid Chicago para implementar tarifas con descuento para personas de bajos ingresos, dirigidas a los clientes de Peoples Gas y otras compa\u00f1\u00edas de servicios p\u00fablicos en Illinois. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aqu\u00ed hay un extracto: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespu\u00e9s de persuadir a los reguladores estatales para que recortaran los aumentos de tarifas solicitados por las compa\u00f1\u00edas de gas natural en Illinois, los defensores de los consumidores y los activistas por la justicia ambiental est\u00e1n celebrando<strong>&nbsp;un nuevo sistema de tasas de descuento<\/strong>&nbsp;Se espera que esto ayude a prevenir m\u00e1s cortes de servicios p\u00fablicos en los barrios de bajos ingresos de Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El 16 de noviembre, la Comisi\u00f3n de Comercio de Illinois orden\u00f3 a Peoples Gas y a otras empresas de servicios p\u00fablicos que implementaran el sistema de tarifas de descuento escalonadas \u2014el segundo de su tipo que se introduce en el pa\u00eds\u2014 antes de octubre de 2024, prometiendo ampliar el n\u00famero de residentes de Chicago que pueden optar a ayuda con sus facturas de calefacci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Esto supone un cambio radical para las personas que luchan por pagar sus facturas de calefacci\u00f3n durante los crudos inviernos de Chicago\u2019, declar\u00f3 Karen Lusson, abogada principal del National Consumer Law Center, quien argument\u00f3 ante la comisi\u00f3n en nombre de la organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro. <strong>Organizaci\u00f3n comunitaria y asuntos familiares<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/business\/2023\/12\/4\/23984186\/peoples-gas-discount-rate-lower-income\">Lea la cobertura del Sun-Times aqu\u00ed.<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/cofi-and-power-pac-il-win-major-utility-victory-for-families\/\">Lea m\u00e1s sobre c\u00f3mo COFI se organiz\u00f3 y logr\u00f3 esta victoria.<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Dec. 4, the Chicago Sun-Times mentioned COFI for its role in winning a major utility victory for Illinois families! 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