Shapiro demands a stop to “excessive” utility rate increases, but has little authority to force change

This story was originally published by Spotlight PA. HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvanians struggle with rising energy prices, Gov. Josh Shapiro wants the commonwealth’s utility companies to control costs and stop seeking “unacceptably high” rate increases. Otherwise, the Democratic governor warned in a recent letter to utility leaders, he will “vocally and forcefully” oppose their requests for rate hikes. “We have reached a tipping point,” Shapiro wrote in the letter, which was obtained by Spotlight P...