Post by Logan on Feb 25, 2016 7:18:21 GMT -6
After an unseasonably warm few months, winter struck Pennsylvania with a vengeance in recent weeks – with temperatures dropping to 9 degrees on Valentines Day weekend.
For many families in the Keystone State, the bitter cold meant a weekend indoors, curled up on the couch with a hot beverage in hand.
But, for an unprecedented number of other Pennsylvanians, the plummeting temperatures had far more dire implications.
According to a PennLive's analysis of Public Utility Commission data, the number of Pennsylvanian households that have had their service shut off by the state's regulated gas and electric utility companies has soared to record-breaking levels in recent years.
Read more: www.pennlive.com/news/2016/02/utility_shutoffs_chapter_14_ga.html
For many families in the Keystone State, the bitter cold meant a weekend indoors, curled up on the couch with a hot beverage in hand.
But, for an unprecedented number of other Pennsylvanians, the plummeting temperatures had far more dire implications.
According to a PennLive's analysis of Public Utility Commission data, the number of Pennsylvanian households that have had their service shut off by the state's regulated gas and electric utility companies has soared to record-breaking levels in recent years.
Read more: www.pennlive.com/news/2016/02/utility_shutoffs_chapter_14_ga.html