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Company: Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co.
Current Parent Company: WEC Energy Group
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Penalty: $18,750,000
Year: 2016
Date: May 10, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company and its parent company, Integrys Energy Group, which is owned by WEC Energy Group Inc. agreed to pay a total of $18.75 million -- including $11 million in refunds to customers -- in settlement of allegations it hid costs for infrastructure replacement from the state.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Illinois Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Wisconsin
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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