In Pennsylvania, electric bills have risen by 13% since last year — and 40% since 2021 — among the highest anywhere in the nation. (AP)
A record number of requests has been made this winter to a Pittsburgh nonprofit that doles out funds to help people pay their rising utility bills.
As of late December, Dollar Energy Fund had processed $2.5 million to 6,100 Pennsylvania households since October — a 131% increase over the same time the previous year…