Your Electric Bill Jumped Again? Blame Data Centers

For the third year in a row, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, PECO, is seeking yet another rate increase. The Hall Monitor’s consumer reporter, Lance Haver, tells us why — and what it has to do with data centers cropping up in communities across the U.S.

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