HARRISBURG – As utility costs escalate and utility shutoffs hit record highs in Pennsylvania, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis is focusing on how the Shapiro-Davis Administration has delivered real relief for consumers, while emphasizing the need for utility industry reforms that will drive costs down for hard-working Pennsylvanians. Davis, who hosted a roundtable discussion with utility industry experts at the Capitol, exposed, “The corporations that power most Pennsylvanians’ homes are huge, publicly traded companies with footprints in multiple states, and they’re making money hand over fist. Pennsylvania consumers are paying for the utility industry’s highest profit margins in the country. This is pure, unadulterated greed – and it has a huge impact on Pennsylvania families and seniors, who are just trying to get by. The Shapiro-Davis Administration is laser-focused on bringing down costs and putting more money back in Pennsylvanians’ pockets.”
From left to right: Elizabeth Marx, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project; Lt. Gov. Austin Davis; Mark Szybist, Special Counsel for Energy Affordability; and Robert Routh, Pennsylvania Policy Director for Climate and Energy at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), during a roundtable discussion on rising energy costs at the Keystone Building in Harrisburg.