PPL seeks rate increase, says customers' bills would rise about $13
PPL Electric Utilities says it needs more funding to improve the grid and customer service as it requests this rate increase.
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PPL Electric Utilities says it needs more funding to improve the grid and customer service as it requests this rate increase.
New Jersey residents will see their power bills increase by $22 to $28 per month in June after a recent auction over the state's power supply.
Virtually all of Puerto Rico spent New Year's Eve without electricity as a power outage hit the U.S. territory, but the lights are slowly coming back on for 2025.
New Jersey voters may get the chance in November to weigh in on whether new power plants that burn fossil fuels should be banned.
The company is monitoring the region's power supply and says that it will take other steps if necessary to keep power flowing in the region.
Power grid operator PJM asked residents to curb electricity use and reduce demand on the grid. PJM communications officer Susan Buehler joins CBS Philadelphia to explain why.
Investigators were still working to determine a motive, but the county sheriff said those responsible "knew exactly what they were doing" and that the attack was "targeted."
