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The Brief Trade Update (BTU) newsletter delivers program updates, reminders, and training opportunities right to your inbox.
April 2025 Brief Trade Ally Update
Stay Ahead of Industry Trends: Gas Heat PumpsGas heat pumps are reshaping the HVAC industry, providing the most energy-efficient, cold-climate heating solution AND saving customers money. Help transform the industry by taking free, on-demand courses at the Peoples Gas...
February 2025 Brief Trade Ally Update
Gain New Skills and Earn CEUsin 2025Set your 2025 professional goals in motion with free, accredited courses on The Trade Ally Learning Center. You can access a wealth of information to boost your customers’ energy efficiency and earn BPI CEUs in the process. Designed...
November 2024 Brief Trade Ally Update
Enjoy Prospective Business Leads! The “Find a Trade Ally” tool is live and available to customers.The tool’s search engine allows customers to find trade allies by location, name, service, affiliation and even building type. When your business appears in the results,...
September 2024 Brief Trade Ally Update
Meet Tony Ranallo With an impressive 45 years of experience in the industry, Tony Ranallo is not just a principal/partner but also the COO of Boilersource—a premier sales and solutions organization dedicated to providing state-of-the-art boiler room equipment to...
July 2024 BTU
Meet Ryan Hoger If you’re an HVAC professional in the Chicagoland area, odds are good that you’re familiar with Ryan Hoger. In addition to being a featured trainer for our programs over the last 13 years, Ryan Hoger is the Director of Training at Temperature Equipment...
May 2024 BTU
Small Business Program Announcement As a result of very high participation in the Small Midsize Business program so far this year, Peoples Gas began waitlisting applications received after April 23 for the 2024 program year. Thank you for your partnership in the...
March 2024 Brief Trade Ally Update
Direct Deposit Available for Trade Ally Payments! Tired of waiting for your trade ally rebate payments to show up in the mail? Expedite the process to be paid by signing up for ACH payments with the program. The fastest and most secure way to be paid for your work is...
January 2024 Brief Trade Ally Update
Thank you for an outstanding 2023! We paid out millions in rebates on natural gas saving projects and hit our goals — thanks to you! Without your continued support, we would not be able to accomplish so much.2024 Program Applications and Earning CEUs on...
September 2023 Brief Trade Ally Update
Fall is here, and the cooler temperatures are shifting the focus toward steam traps, boiler tune-ups, pipe insulation, new boilers and other space heating updates. Let Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas assist you with these, or any other energy efficiency project you...