Changes to Your Bill - Business Customers


On January 28, 2010, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved an increase in the amount Peoples Gas charges to deliver your gas.

Changes in Your Bill

Service Classification (Rate) 2 General Service

Monthly Customer Charge (Sales) Old Rate New Rate
Customer Charge* Meter Class 1 (700 CFH or less) $26.30 $30.10
Customer Charge* Meter Class 2 (701-3,000 CFH) $65.30 $83.80
Customer Charge* Meter Class 3 (Over 3,000 CFH) $65.30 $196.00
Distribution Charge – First 100 Therms $.35445 $.30615
Next 4,900 Therms $.13976 $.13084
Over 5,000 Therms $.07433 $.10554
Monthly Customer Charge (Transportation) Old Rate New Rate
Customer Charge* Meter Class 1 (700 CFH or less) $26.30 $27.60
Customer Charge* Meter Class 2 (701-3,000 CFH) $65.30 $81.30
Customer Charge* Meter Class 3 (Over 3,000 CFH) $65.30 $193.50
Distribution Charge – First 100 Therms $.34537 $.30615
Next 4,900 Therms $.13068 $.13084
Over 5,000 Therms $.06525 $.10554

* Includes charges set by the State of Illinois to fund weatherization, energy assistance and renewable energy grants.

Usage Limitation

To be billed under this service classification, customers can only use an average of 41,000 therms per month. Customers using more than this amount in a year will be switched to Service Classification (Rate) 4.

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Reading Your February Bill

Your February bill will be prorated; meaning part of it will be calculated using old rates and part using new rates. Your March bill will be calculated using the new rates entirely.

Beginning April 2011, your bill includes the Infrastructure Cost Recovery charge (ICR). The ICR will fund upgrades to the Peoples Gas delivery infrastructure, specifically the replacement of cast and ductile iron mains. The ICR will become effective April 1, 2011 and be billed over a nine-month period each year thereafter, from April through December. We will keep you informed as more details emerge.

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