On March 27, 2026, Peoples Gas filed a request to increase annual operating revenues for natural gas distribution service of approximately $163.2 million (13.8%).
Under the proposal, the average bill for a residential customer using 86 Mcf per year of natural gas would increase from $122.20 per month to $138.23 per month (13.1%).
In its filing, Peoples Gas stated that the requested increase in its base rates is necessary to allow it to earn a fair return on investments used and useful to continue to provide safe and reliable service to the public and to support its infrastructure modernization programs designed to enhance safety and reliability.
Peoples Gas also stated that this revenue increase is essential to attract the investments necessary to operate and maintain safe, reliable, and customer-focused natural gas distribution services.
The action by the Commission suspends the rate increase request for up to seven months, and the case will now be assigned to the PUC’s Office of Administrative Law Judge (OALJ) for an investigation and recommended decision.
The OALJ’s investigation will include public input hearings to gather testimony from concerned consumers and interested stakeholders. Dates, times, and locations for those hearings will be detailed in future PUC press releases.
Customers are encouraged to follow the case and learn more about how to participate in the ratemaking process through resources available on the PUC’s website.
A final PUC decision is due by December 26, 2026.
Documents related to this case are available at PUC Docket No.: R-2026-3060855.
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