ICC urges customers to follow winter energy savings tips
Canton Daily Ledger
SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Commerce Commission is continuing to monitor the power situation in Texas and other areas of the country experiencing extreme weather events and warns that increases in wholesale energy prices could have an impact on some Illinois electric and natural gas customers. The ICC is urging customers to follow winter energy-saving smart tips to keep utility bills down.
“Despite all of the recent snow and cold, Illinois has not experienced significantly extended power outages. Each fall, the ICC holds a winter preparedness policy session to make sure the utilities we regulate have adequate supplies on hand to meet the demands of a harsh winter. Advanced planning has served our state well,” said ICC Chairman Carrie Zalewski. “The ICC continues to monitor and learn from the situation in Texas and other areas of the country, and we encourage all consumers to protect themselves from p
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Santa Rosa government and local announcements, events and activities are as follows. Meetings listed may be canceled due to the coronavirus situation.
SANTA ROSA BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: All BOCC and other county department meetings are held in the County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., Milton, unless otherwise indicated. SOME MEETING TIMES AND DATES HAVE CHANGED. Persons needing special accommodations to participate in a public hearing should call 850-983-1855 at least one week prior. Agendas and minutes are at www.santarosa.fl.gov.
•Strategic Workshop - 9 a.m. Feb. 23.
•Bagdad Architectural Advisory Board - 8:30 a.m. Feb. 24, Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton.
Created: February 19, 2021 01:09 PM
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was in Albany Friday morning calling For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding in the next coronavirus relief package.
Gillibrand says this will provide critical assistance for low-income households and seniors.
According to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, one in five homes in the country is at least 60 days behind on the electric and gas utilities.
Last year the CARES Act dedicated $900 million in emergency funding.
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