Philadelphia Gas Works
Lead Broker Named By City To Pitch Sale of PGW
Mayor Nutter said the sale will happen only if it benefits Philadelphia taxpayers and PGW customers.
Former PGW Head Tom Knudsen Named Philadelphia’s Tax-Collector-in-Chief
The man who helped both the Philadelphia Gas Works and the Philadelphia School Disrict address their financial woes has been chosen by Mayor Nutter to take charge of going after the city’s many tax deadbeats.
Phila. Gas Commission Narrowly Approves Controversial Consultant Payments
The five-member Philadelphia Gas Commission, which oversees PGW’s budget, voted 3-2 to approve more than $2.3 million in PGW revenues to pay legal, financial, and public relations consultants.
City’s Effort To Sell Off PGW Gets Tangled In Purse Strings Battle
Councilwoman Marian Tasco, who chairs the Philadelphia Gas Commission, doesn’t believe that PGW ratepayers should foot the bill for the privatization effort.
Crews Back To Work On Site Of Center City Water Main Break
A water main break that closed the 1600 block of Walnut Street, Saturday, is repaired but the street remains closed to traffic, indefinitely.
Philadelphia Gas Works
Craig White stopped by with more information on a new program offered by Philadelphia Gas Works.
PGW Increasing Natural Gas Rates
Philadelphia Gas Works is increasing the rate it charges its customers for the next three months, because of natural gas market conditions.
PGW Lowers Prices To Natural Gas Customers
The Philadelphia Gas Works is lowering the price of natural gas by 2½ percent, and that should save the average customer more than $34 per year.
BLOG: PGW Lowers Gas Rates For Next 3 Months
By Jim Donovan: The Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) today announced that it will decrease what residential customers pay for natural gas. The average residential heating customer will pay about 6.6 percent less per month for […]
City of Philadelphia Putting Its Gas Works Up For Sale
The mayor’s announcement follows the release of a study that found selling PGW makes sense for the city. Unionized workers vow a fight.
Mayor Nutter To Release Results Of Study On Whether City Should Sell PGW
Mayor Nutter next week is expected to make public a consultant’s study on whether the city could — and should — sell the Philadelphia Gas Works.
Pa. PUC Faults PGW For January’s Fatal Natural Gas Explosion in Tacony
The 24-page PUC report concludes that PGW failed to follow many of its own safety procedures on site, including taking too long to shut off gas and electricity in the area where gas was leaking.
PGW, Fire Department Repairing 6″ Gas Main Break In Frankford
Philadelphia Gas Works and the Fire Department are monitoring a 6-inch gas main leak in Frankford near Aramingo Avenue and Wakeling Street.
PGW Awaits Vote On LIHEAP Funding
PGW says low-income Philadelphians could be in a heap of trouble if Congress okays President Obama’s plan to slash LIHEAP funding.
PGW Working To Repair Gas Leak Near Recent Explosion
Philadelphia Gas Works crews are working to repair a leak near the intersection of Tyson and Torresdale Avenues in the Tacony section.
