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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

ComEd to spend $40 million on plan to rid homes of natural gas

Florence Pacheco recently had her gas furnace and water heater replaced with electric units with the help of ComEd and the nonprofit Elevate. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Florence Pacheco has struggled to stay cool during hot summers and warm through cold winters for over four decades in her Hermosa home.

So when she was offered an opportunity to have her gas furnace swapped out for a more efficient electrical system in her worker’s cottage at no cost to her, she enthusiastically agreed.

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