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VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection launched a review of its wholesale electricity market structure as rising power demand, price volatility and slowing investment pressure the grid operator’s long-standing reliability …
PJM Warns Current Power Market Model Faces Reliability Strain Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A planned 12.5% electricity rate increase for PECO customers has been withdrawn, sparing households an estimated $30 or more per month, but lawmakers say broader concerns about …
Rate Hike Halted, But Families Still Face Energy Strain Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Proposed increases to electric and natural gas bills could raise monthly costs for southeastern Pennsylvania households by more than $30, prompting state lawmakers to urge regulators to …
Lawmakers Warn Rate Hike Could Strain Household Budgets Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted Thursday on a series of actions affecting utility customers statewide, including advancing new consumer protection regulations, opening investigations into proposed natural …
PUC Advances Rules, Probes Rates, Approves Water Deal Read More
What This Means for You National utility regulators adopted a resolution recognizing renewable natural gas as a potential energy resource. Regulators also called on Congress to provide at least $4.2 …
Pennsylvania PUC Advances Renewable Gas Resolution, Backs $4.2B LIHEAP Funding Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s electric and natural gas utilities warned Tuesday that surging regional power costs and reliability risks could overwhelm customers, even as they pledged to work with Governor …
Energy Utilities Warn of $16B Cost Shock After Shapiro Budget Address Read More HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania utility regulators are confronting a turbulent start to the year, as proposed water rate hikes, lingering safety failures, and sharply contested settlement agreements collide across the …
PUC Hearings, Explosions, and Rate Battles Mark a Tumultuous January for Utilities Read More
ROYERSFORD, PA — Thousands of Chester County households are being urged to make their voices heard as Pennsylvania regulators weigh sweeping water and wastewater rate hikes that could drive monthly …
Water Bills on the Brink: Chester County Braces for a Rate Shock Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania officials are warning residents to stay on high alert as a new wave of utility-related scams sweeps across the Commonwealth, using fake websites and phony phone …
Fake Utility Sites Trigger Scam Surge, Forcing Pennsylvania to Sound Alarm Read More 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 …
After Massive Blackouts, Pennsylvania Maps a New Playbook for Storm Survival Read More