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Join EEC and the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition to raise your voice in opposition to Peoples Gas proposed $200 million rate hike!  When: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Time: 5:30pm CT Daley Plaza 50 West Washington St.  Chicago, IL 60602   Just three years after pushing for the biggest rate hike in Illinois history, Peoples Gas is back to ask for even more money from its customers. Peoples Gas wants to charge Chicago residents more money for its expensive pipelines that come with a

Introducing the POWER Act: Protecting Our Water, Energy, and Ratepayers. This new legislation will hold data centers accountable, protecting our wallets and our communities. Without guardrails, data centers could increase our electricity costs by $37 billion through 2050. That’s a 24% increase! The POWER Act ensures Big Tech covers their own costs, not Illinois ratepayers. Requiring data centers to bring their own new clean energy means more wind, solar, and battery storage b

Edgewater Sustainable Development Guidelines: "The Green Edge

Event recording, CABO fact sheet + action alert, presentation, and resources provided and asked about during Q&A.

Join us with Alders Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth and Angela Clay to learn more about how to decarbonize our homes and how to save on our utilities

Recap Around 30 people came together at 6018North on a beautiful evening in August for an event in EEC's Community Resiliency Campaign: a...

Using less energy at home can save consumers money, improve their health, reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy sources, and more.