Who should pay for low-income utility assistance? In Pa., it all falls on residential customers
Pennsylvania requires electric and natural gas utilities to offer discounted bills to low-income customers, but these assistance programs have historically reached only a fraction of eligible people. As energy prices rise, the cost of these programs has grown, raising a dispute about who should pay for them—currently, the costs fall on residential customers' bills. Regulators have not yet agreed to adopt automatic enrollment, which could help more eligible people access the assistance they need.
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