Overview
- PECO, which filed with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Monday, is seeking delivery-rate increases that would raise a typical electric bill by about $20.08 a month and a typical gas bill by $14.52 starting in January 2027.
- The utility says the money would fund major upgrades to cut outages and leaks, including stronger poles, tougher aerial cables, new transformers, drone inspections, battery storage and plastic pipe to replace older gas mains.
- Regulators plan public hearings in June as the case weighs PECO’s proposal to spread some costs over up to six years to reduce 2027 delivery charges by about $88 million.
- Company leaders cite aging equipment, more severe storms and rising demand from data centers and electrification, with an executive pointing to a 400% jump in some wholesale power supply costs.
- The push comes as contract talks with IBEW Local 614 remain unresolved, the union has filed an NLRB charge alleging bad-faith bargaining, and residents warn the higher monthly charges would strain tight household budgets after Exelon reported $814 million in 2025 net income for PECO.