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Harrisburg, PA \u2013 Once again Pennsylvania consumers will see electricity rates climb\u00a0higher<\/a>\u00a0starting tomorrow, September 1st<\/sup>. On August 10th<\/sup>, the Public Utilities Commission announced these rate increases, the second major electricity hike in Pennsylvania in the past 6 months.<\/p>\n With Pennsylvania Senate Democrats casting their votes earlier this year in support of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), we will continue to see electricity rates increase across the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO)<\/a>\u00a0has estimated\u00a0that RGGI would increase<\/strong><\/p>\n consumer electricity costs by nearly $800 million<\/strong>. This increase could subject\u00a0Pennsylvania families to<\/strong><\/p>\n electricity rates skyrocketing by as much as 30 percent<\/strong>. This regressive tax would especially crush lower<\/p>\n income and fixed income seniors at a time when inflation is still running rampant.<\/p>\n In light of these latest electricity rate hikes across Pennsylvania, the PA Senate Republican Campaign Committee released the following statement:<\/p>\n \u201cElectricity companies are going to keep increasing prices as long as inflation continues the trend it has been taking and RGGI continues to move forward,\u201d PA SRCC Communications Director Michael Straw stated. \u201cSenate Democrats had a chance to stop the implementation of RGGI and provide some relief for middle-class families squeezed by inflation. Instead, they stood with special interests.\u201d<\/p>\n Information provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Harrisburg, PA \u2013 Once again Pennsylvania consumers will see electricity rates climb\u00a0higher\u00a0starting tomorrow, September 1st. On August 10th, the Public Utilities Commission announced these rate increases, the second major … Continue reading PA SRCC Statement on Tomorrow\u2019s Electricity Rate Increases<\/span>
\nMichael Straw
\nThe Pennsylvania Republican Senate Campaign Committee
\nhttps:\/\/www.pasrcc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
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