Oct 14, 2026 · 7 min · 9 segments
On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, ten states have legalized this energy- and money-saving home technology. Should PA become the first swing state to do so?
Yeah, for some families, higher utility bills are forcing some difficult choices, and of course, while rising gas prices are, you know, stacking up, that's adding even more pressure.
Philadelphians are feeling the pinch of rising power bills.
Last year, PECO raised its rates, and power bills increased by about ten percent for Philadelphia households.
Combine that with water and gas rate hikes, and the average city household paid thirty dollars more per month last year.
PECO has plans to hike rates again in twenty twenty-seven, citing the need for grid and natural gas pipeline upgrades and an increasing power usage driven in part by demand from data centers.
Yeah, for some families, higher utility bills are forcing some difficult choices, and of course, while rising gas prices are, you know, stacking up, that's adding even more pressure.
Philadelphians are feeling the pinch of rising power bills.
Last year, PECO raised its rates, and power bills increased by about ten percent for Philadelphia households.
Combine that with water and gas rate hikes, and the average city household paid thirty dollars more per month last year.
PECO has plans to hike rates again in twenty twenty-seven, citing the need for grid and natural gas pipeline upgrades and an increasing power usage driven in part by demand from data centers.
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