In Pennsylvania, residential customers shoulder the cost of utility assistance programs. Businesses and factories don’t have to contribute, unlike in other states. • Spotlight PA

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Pennsylvania households pay hundreds of millions for utility assistance programs while businesses and factories are exempt.

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1000s miss out on Pa. utility assistance, but regulators aren’t sold on plans for automatic enrollment

by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA

A new data-sharing agreement could help increase participation and advocates say auto-enrollment is the most effective way to sign more people up.

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Who should pay for low-income utility assistance? In Pa., it all falls on residential customers

by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA

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