Full Title: The Importance of Natural Gas to Illinois
Author(s): Consumer Energy Alliance
Publisher(s): Consumer Energy Alliance
Publication Date: June 12, 2025
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Description (excerpt):
The severe economic burden that forced electrification would place on families across the state, with particular harm to the 37% of Illinois households already living below the ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) threshold. Currently, Illinois consumes the eighth highest amount of natural gas in the country, with nearly 8 out of 10 Illinois homes relying on natural gas for heating.
In this report, CEA found that if Illinois households had been forced to switch to all-electric heating, their utility bills would have increased by $7.6 billion statewide or $2,631 per household.