b'Peoples Gas at 175| Proud of its Past, Focused on the FutureHydrogen emits no carbon dioxideThese partnerships help driveOne key to having a long history, when used for heat, cooking andChicagos workforce. Theyve createdand being able to look back and be industrial processes. more than 470 local jobs supportingproud of it, is to always be looking cost-saving and energy-reducingahead. For our customers and our DRIVINGupgrades. community, Peoples Gas will keep ULTRAEFFICIENCY doing that.As we celebrate the past, we areA FOCUS ON PEOPLElooking to the future by helpingEven in the age of artificial intelli-customers decarbonize downstreamgence, the work of Peoples Gas will energy use. Peoples Gas recentlybe driven by good old fashioned unveiled a gas heat pump systempeople. Our work, literally, is hands now available for residential use. Theon. That means developing the system can immediately reduce atalents of community members is homes carbon emissions by 50%. Thecritical. Were creating innovative reduced energy use translates to low- workforce development pipelines to er heating bills. Crucially, the systemmeet this need and provide jobs:is compatible with existing natural Bright Futures U is a partnership gas hookups. This brings reliable andwith Chicago Public Schools actionable decarbonization solutionsthrough which we just hired nine to Chicago. high school graduates and plan Were also working with busi- to hire six more this year.ness customers to reduce energy usage, lower emissions, improve their Our Project Worker to Utility operations and drive sustainability.Worker program is an intensive Through our work applying innova- 12-week training regime that tive technologies to business pro- upskills seasonal workers into cesses, customers have received morefull-time, union employees. than $55 million in rebates, reduced Our Utility Worker Military energy use by more than 62 millionAssistance Program prepares therms, and prevented more thanveterans for career-track jobs.327,000 tons of carbon emissions. SEPTEMBER 202519'