When the Illinois Commerce Commission rejected an emergency motion by Peoples Gas to restore $134 million of disallowed pipeline replacement funding for 2024, the work ground to halt while the state prepared to conduct a new investigation into the long-running program. That has resulted in dozens of unfinished projects across the city and hundreds of layoffs by contractors scheduled to work on .
Peoples Gas filed an emergency motion Friday with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking to restore $134 million of disallowed pipeline infrastructure funding for 2024 to address uncompleted projects and critical improvements. Without the funding, there will be safety risks from leaking pipes, gaping holes in streets and sidewalks, replacement meters left “dangling” on customer residences .
Atmos Energy will begin a project this month to replace nearly 9,712 feet of piping and more than 100 service lines in Paducah through its Pipeline Replacement Program.
PADUCAH — Atmos Energy will begin a project this month to replace nearly 9,712 feet of piping and over 100 service lines in Paducah through its Pipeline Replacement Program.