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ICYMI: $10M Grid Upgrades Aim to Cut Outages Across Pennsylvania

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 - by Maryann Pugh

HARRISBURG, PA — In case you missed it, more than 20,000 Pennsylvanians could see fewer and shorter power outages under a new round of state-funded electric grid upgrades totaling over …

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After Massive Blackouts, Pennsylvania Maps a New Playbook for Storm Survival

January 13, 2026January 12, 2026 - by Maryann Pugh

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania utility regulators are tightening oversight and rewriting the state’s storm-response playbook after a violent spring windstorm left hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark and …