🤔 Wonder why New York’s utility rates are among the highest in the nation? Utilities spend tens of millions of dollars pushing to raise rates, while consumers lack strong, independent representation in decisions that impact the reliability and affordability of their utilities. ⚖The deck is stacked against utility consumers in the ratemaking process. #AARPNY believes meaningful utility reform is possible if the state government acts. Please take a moment to urge Governor Kathy Hochul to stand up

For the first time in Philadelphia Gas Works’ history, the utility has agreed to hold community engagement meetings to discuss decarbonization. After PGW proposed a rate hike that would have raised an average monthly bill to over $104, a coalition of environmental justice groups intervened in their ratemaking case, arguing that customers shouldn’t have to pay more for energy that contributes to climate change, among other concerns. In a settlement approved on Oct. 9 by the Public Utility Commiss