Elected officials and stakeholders from more than a dozen states are urging the company that operates the mid-Atlantic electric grid to give them a seat at the table.

They believe it'll help drive down rising electric costs consumers are facing.

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro kicked off the historic summit on Monday in Philadelphia where he called for reform.

"Like everything else, it's getting to be more and more expensive," homeowner Ron Leonard said.

Leonard's watching his budget as the cost of powering his home in Montgomery County keeps rising.

"Seems to me that it's probably gone up at least 25% over the ten years I've been in my house," he said.

He's not alone. The latest federal data show

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