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coronavirus

Utility shutdowns are the COVID-19 consumer threat no one’s talking about

July 30, 2020

In March, as shutdowns were beginning, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission passed protections so that companies cannot shut off customers’ water, gas, heat, electricity, and telecommunications services even if they cannot pay their monthly bills due to the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

Health

Philadelphia Summer: Amid COVID-19 Economic Downturn, Thousands Could Face Utility Shutoffs

June 26, 2020

Summer heat upon first glance might seem like a sort of great equalizer: the temperature is the temperature. Except that it’s not. In Philadelphia, neighborhoods with few trees can be up to 22 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than more tree-lined ones in the city — a division that falls along racial and economic lines. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)

coronavirus

Coronavirus prompts PECO and other utility providers to suspend shut-offs

March 21, 2020

The Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia Gas Works and PECO have announced moratoriums on service disconnections. The moratoriums, effective Friday, vary in length. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

En Español

¿Podrían ser más asequibles las facturas de electricidad en PA? Esta agencia tiene la clave

August 29, 2019

Aquí esta toda la información que no sabía y que necesitaba saber sobre la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de Pensilvania (Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission) | Presentado Por: Billy Penn (Read more.)

Finance

Could electric bills in PA become more affordable? This agency holds the key

August 28, 2019

All the info you didn’t know you needed about the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

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