This article outlines the 2018 water rate increase in Philadelphia, designed as an 11% increase for households over three years. We are reading and reflecting on this increase in relation to the proposed 2021 water rate increase of 17.5%, which is set to go into effect during the pandemic.
Andrew Maykuth, 13 March 2021, "Philadelphia rate board gives water customers some relief", contributed by Alison Kenner, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 13 March 2021, accessed 26 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/philadelphia-rate-board-gives-water-customers-some-relief
Critical Commentary
This article outlines the 2018 water rate increase in Philadelphia, designed as an 11% increase for households over three years. We are reading and reflecting on this increase in relation to the proposed 2021 water rate increase of 17.5%, which is set to go into effect during the pandemic.