Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commission rejected a proposal to give 113,000 PECO households a one-time $50 dollar credit on their bills. This request was submitted by PECO to the PUC, who deadlocked on the decision and ended up rejecting it. This proposal would have also directed $1.5 million in funds to provide fans and replacing window A/C units, as well as allowing more relaxed criteria for low-income requirements. Rejecting this proposal would mean the effects will be felt across different income-level households. PECO representatives are disappointed at the PUC's rejection of the proposal but they continue to work with the commission to find a timely response. This deadlock does not come as a surprise given the PUC also deadlocked on ending the moratorium on disconnections.
Andrew Maykuth, "Deadlocked Pa. panel rejects Peco proposal for COVID-19 bill relief for low-income customers", contributed by Briana Leone, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 11 August 2020, accessed 16 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/deadlocked-pa-panel-rejects-peco-proposal-covid-19-bill-relief-low-income-customers
Critical Commentary
Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commission rejected a proposal to give 113,000 PECO households a one-time $50 dollar credit on their bills. This request was submitted by PECO to the PUC, who deadlocked on the decision and ended up rejecting it. This proposal would have also directed $1.5 million in funds to provide fans and replacing window A/C units, as well as allowing more relaxed criteria for low-income requirements. Rejecting this proposal would mean the effects will be felt across different income-level households. PECO representatives are disappointed at the PUC's rejection of the proposal but they continue to work with the commission to find a timely response. This deadlock does not come as a surprise given the PUC also deadlocked on ending the moratorium on disconnections.