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On June 1st, electric utility prices across Pennsylvania spiked up. In our area, Penelec and Penn Power increased by 5% and 6 ...
The brief outage affected parts of Erie, as well as areas of Millcreek and Summit Townships, according to FirstEnergy's ...
Concerned about Penelec's proposed rate hike that could increase your electric bill by about $20 a month? You will have not one, but six opportunities in July to testify about the increase as the ...
Penelec is hoping customers are prepared to cough up an extra $20 a month to cover the cost of keeping the lights on. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, which includes Penelec, Penn Power, Met-Ed and West ...
According to a spokesperson for Penelec, those in the area who are still without power from yesterday's wind storm should expect to have power restored by 11 p.m. Saturday night. Penelec adds that ...
Customers who use Penelec as their power generation supplier will now pay more for their electricity. The residential rate for electricity has increased from 5.97 cents per kilowatt hour to 6.29 ...
The residential rate for electricity has decreased from 6.22 cents per kilowatt hour to 5.97 cents per kwh, said spokesman Scott Surgeoner of FirstEnergy Corp., Penelec’s parent company. The ...
Of these investments, Penelec will receive $538 million — the largest investment of the four PA service areas — to help improve the power grid infrastructure. The other service areas and their ...
Across the state line, things were similar to Penelec as they worked to restore power. “There were trees down everywhere. Our guys had to get out of the car and use chainsaws to cut and make a ...
Aerial saw tree trimming along transmission lines will be taking place in 16 Pennsylvania counties this year, including ...