The agency supervising public utilities in Pennsylvania warned that many energy companies will raise their prices on December 1. In a statement , the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said that there will be “potentially large winter energy cost increases” in many areas: Most Pennsylvania regulated electric utilities are adjusting the price they charge for the generation portion of customers’ bills on December 1 for non-shopping customers, also known as the “Price to Compare” (PTC). The PTC averages 40% to 60% of the customer’s total utility bill. However, this percent varies by utility and by the level of individual customer usage. The PUC notes that the Commission does not regulate prices for the generation portion of electric bills. For those customers that do not shop, electric utilities obtain default generation service using a procurement process overseen by the PUC — the electric utility in effect “shops” for the customer. Generation prices are …
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FedEx driver seen hanging up fallen American flag, giving salute on security camera
A FedEx driver in North Carolina was reportedly captured this week on a home security camera hanging up an American flag that was on the ground and giving it a salute. The footage showed the FedEx driver stopping for a moment as he noticed that the flag had fallen into the bushes in front of a house in the town of Mathews, North Carolina, CBS News' WJZY reported . After noticing the flag on the ground, the driver placed a package he was holding on the ground and walked over to pick the flag up and hang it. He then gave the flag a salute before he left. Homeowner, Karla Cruz, reportedly watched the incident that was captured on her security camera and felt pleased by the FedEx driver's actions. "I was like, 'Oh, he's gonna fix the flag, that's a really kind act,'" Cruz said, according to WJZY. "And then he salutes it, and my heart melts. I thought, maybe he's a veteran." The homeowner said that she now wants to find the FedEx driver to acknowledge his action. According to …
Thanksgiving weekend shootings across US kill at least 35 people and leave dozens of others injured
AT least 35 people were shot dead across the US and dozens more injured after the Thanksgiving weekend turned violent. Four children under 12 and a woman died in a home in Lancaster, California. They were each found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening. A man believed to be the father of the children is said to be speaking with police after reportedly handing himself in. A stray bullet that came through a fence killed Domingo Gaspar Gallegos, 12, in San Diego on Thanksgiving, his family have said. In Georgia, five-year-old Khalis Eberhart was shot dead by her cousin, three, on Thanksgiving day, police said. The gun is said to have belonged to the young boy's father. BOY 'KILLED BY TEEN' In Minnesota cops said a five-year-old boy was shot and killed by a teenager. Authorities said the incident came as the 13-year-old attempted to make a video for social media. Most read in The Sun GET THEM IN THERE I'm A Celeb WILL return - after …