SB 897 puts utility profits first, ratepayers and reliability last

Energy Op-Ed

SB 897 puts utility profits first, ratepayers and reliability last Glen Thomas August 22, 2025 August 21, 2025

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Senate Bill 897 represents a costly and unnecessary abandonment of Pennsylvania’s successful competitive power market. Despite its proponents’ spin, the legislation will increase prices and jeopardize grid reliability while increasing the bottom line of utilities. The bill is riddled with flaws and must be rejected.

The bill represents an opportunistic attempt by some utilities to return to a time when captive customers paid above the national average for electricity and shouldered all the risks of building and operating power generation.

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