Energy Op-Ed

Utilities created this crisis, now they want a payday Mia DeJohn October 8, 2025 October 7, 2025

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Pennsylvania families are feeling the financial pain of higher grocery and housing costs. Now, they’re facing another hit: rising electric bills . Utilities in our state have quietly driven up costs through years of “gold-plating” infrastructure projects, investing more than necessary in the grid because they’re guaranteed a return on every dollar of capital they spend. This leaves families to pay for bloated budgets and unnecessary upgrades, while utility executives promise ever-higher profits to investors on Wall Street. The result is higher bills for households across the state.

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