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A PGW Rate Hike Could Be On the Way
Your gas bill could be going up by more than ten bucks a month. At fault? The unseasonably warm winters we’ve been having. PGW asked […]
Two SEPTA Employees Burned After Flames Shoot Out of Manhole in Southwest Philly
https://twitter.com/meanchelled/status/809233085267136514 Two SEPTA employees were burned by flames that shot out of a manhole in southwest Philadelphia yesterday.
Your Gas Bill Is About to Rise
Here’s the good news: Philadelphia Gas Works has been given permission to make moves that will help it speed its replacement of aging gas lines […]
The Brief: Every Philly School May Soon Have a Counselor
1. An arbitrator has decided that Philadelphia must have at least one full-time counselor per school. The gist: That’s because the school district’s contract with the teachers union stipulates […]
Company That Tried to Purchase PGW Is Itself Sold
UIL Holdings, the Connecticut company that last year attempted to buy PGW from the city, has itself been sold to a Spanish firm. UIL officials […]
State Wants Leaky Philly Gas Pipes Fixed Faster
In the wake of the collapse of the sale of Philadelphia Gas Works to a private bidder, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is pressuring the […]
Report: Leaky Philly Gas Pipes Pose Climate Hazard
A report from StateImpact Pennsylvania says that leaking gas pipes in Philadelphia are a massive problem. Those old pipes leak enough methane to cause changes […]
Nutter, Clarke Spar Over Death of PGW Privatization Deal
Despite some glimmers of last-minute hope a few weeks ago and Doug Oliver’s endorsement of a sale earlier this week, Mayor Michael Nutter’s proposed deal […]
PGW Exec and Mayoral Aspirant Doug Oliver Endorses a Sale
Mayoral aspirant Doug Oliver got knocked around a bit a few weeks ago after launching his exploratory committee on account of lacking any discernible agenda or priorities. Well, […]
PGW Sale: Not Dead Yet
No, the City Council doesn’t show much sign of budging. And yes, UIL Holdings — the Connecticut company that has spent most of 2014 trying […]
PGW Sale Hopes Dim
The proposed sale of Philadelphia Gas Works to a private Connecticut company — a sale long considered on life support, at best — is one step closer […]
UIL Says It’s Not Done Pursuing PGW
At this point, UIL Holdings — the Connecticut company that wants so badly to buy and privatize Philadelphia Gas Works — resembles the old guy […]
Mayor: Council Is Fibbing! Council: Nuh-Uh!
So City Council has just released a rebuttal to a rebuttal to a letter summarily rejecting the sale of PGW. At least, I think that’s where […]
Nutter Slams City Council Over Rejection of PGW Sale in Inquirer Op-Ed
In an opinion piece published in the Inquirer today, Mayor Michael Nutter ripped City Council over its rejection of the deal to sell PGW to […]
Analysis: What the PGW Flop Means
Philadelphia’s bid to become the nation’s next great energy hub is a stool built on three legs. The pitch goes a little like this. “Hey petrochemical and energy […]