HARRISBURG, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — Skyrocketing energy prices were the topic of a four-hour hearing in Harrisburg, with lawmakers hearing from a panel including grid managers, consumer advocates, and company executives.
The spike in electricity rates comes down to basic supply and demand, according to Evan Vaughn, executive director of MAREC Action, formerly the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition.
“There was a retirement of old power plants outstripping new power plants coming online,” he told lawmakers…