Energy

The increase comes as rising demand and infrastructure costs continue pushing electricity bills higher.

The Energy Bills Relief Act would reinstate tax incentives and speed the development of new clean energy projects.

Fire officials and police officers were present as the meeting reached standing-room-only capacity, with overflow rooms and the township lobby filled with residents.

The plan would require data centers seeking tax incentives to mitigate their impacts on the environment and electric grid.

Mayor Dave Fleisher said officials are working on a proposal to ban the controversial facilities.

The legislation would require data centers to take financial responsibility for their impact on the grid.

The bill’s supporters say it would align investor-owned utility profits with typical Wall Street earnings. Utilities say it would threaten infrastructure investment.

The utility says its transmission security agreements ensure data centers pay their “fair share” of the infrastructure costs required to serve them.

Customers, advocates and experts outlined the limited tools the city has to control costs during a hearing on rising utility bills.

The Philadelphia Gas Commission tabled the $182 million proposal but agreed to fund $5 million for engineering and environmental studies.

The Delaware City Refinery has a history of releasing sulfur dioxide while fixing equipment issues.

In a letter to the state’s regulated utilities, the governor laid out a new system to rein in corporate profits.

AI data centers have been blamed for higher electricity bills.

IBEW Local 614, which represents 1,400 workers, filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission seeking an investigation into PECO’s record of repairs.

Hundreds of curbside and parking lot chargers could be installed over the next few years.