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Summary
The bill amends the Public Utilities Act to require the Illinois Commerce Commission to conduct an independent, comprehensive cost‑benefit study before approving any decarbonization pathway, pilot program, infrastructure investment, or regulatory mandate affecting the natural‑gas distribution system. The study must consider greenhouse‑gas reductions, total system costs (including at least $80 billion in stranded‑asset risk by 2050 under high‑electrification), ratepayer impacts—especially for low‑income and non‑migrating customers—reliability, safety, equity, workforce effects, and the potential of private market solutions to achieve the same goals at lower cost. Approvals are only allowed if the analysis shows net benefits and does not favor regulated solutions that raise costs without proportional gains.
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