Breathing Easier At Home: Q&A on Health Benefits and Savings of Switching to Electric in Chicago

Gas bills are on the rise in Chicago, with no sign of stopping. Hundreds of Chicagoans are already struggling to heat their homes and make ends meet, yet this past week the natural gas utility that serves Chicago, Peoples Gas, filed for a $402 million rate-hike request, a 60 percent increase over the rates approved by state regulators in 2015. Luckily, as a new NRDC/Energy Futures Group analysis found, electrification of household appliances could save residents thousands of dollars and help them breathe cleaner air. NRDC’s Gina Ramirez and Valeria Rincon sat down to talk about the findings of the analysis and how it could change the lives of low-income Chicago residents.