Utility Price Increases

Policy Committee    April 22, 2026

PHILADELPHIA, April 22 – Consumers and working families will be saved from forking over another $30 or more each month after PECO withdrew its 12.5% rate increase originally scheduled for next year. While PECO highlighted affordability issues for ratepayers as the reason for its about-face earlier this month, the House Majority Policy Committee hosted a hearing on utility price increases to learn more. 

• Hosts: Rep. Morgan Cephas (D-Phila.), Rep. Jennifer O'Mara (D-Delaware)
• Testifiers:
  • Asim Haque- EVP of Governmental and Member Services, PJM
  • Brendan Taylor- VP of Regulatory, Policy & Strategy, PECO
  • Kelly Monaghan- Deputy Executive Director, Public Utilities Commission
  • Patrick Cicero- Counsel, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project
  • Joline Price- Supervising Attorney for Energy & Utilities Unit, Community Legal Services
  • Harrison Breitman- Senior OCA Attorney, PA Office of Consumer Advocate

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and testimony: Utility Price Increases

Media Release

• Consumers saved from another rate hike during affordability crisis, April 22, 2026

Video + Photos

• Click here to view the entire hearing
• Click here to view photos of the hearing