Get help with your water bill through LIHWAP!
Are you behind on your water bill? DHS’ new Water Assistance Program can help! The Low Income Home Water Assistance…
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New Report: As Temperatures Rise, PA Must Expand LIHEAP to Cover Cooling Needs
None of us can afford climate change, but the costs are even higher for Black and Brown people, cities, rural…
CLS and TURN to PECO: Keep Your Promises to Low Income Customers
On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, Community Legal Services, on behalf of our client the Tenant Union Representative Network (TURN), filed…
How to Prevent Gas and Electric Shutoffs
This information was last updated on April 1, 2026. Download flyer with this information here. (Versión en español.) If you…
PGW Wants to Raise Your Gas Bill During a Pandemic. Here’s What You Can Do.
PGW wants to increase customer rates by $70 million per year. They say the average household’s gas bill would go…
Proposed Settlement with the Philadelphia Water Department to Save Philadelphians $13 million
CLS is pleased to announce our proposed settlement agreement with the Philadelphia Water Department regarding the proposed annual adjustment to…
How To Participate in The 2021 Philadelphia Water Rate Case
Join the 2021 Philadelphia Water Rate Case Public Hearings by Zoom or Phone: Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 1:00 pm …
Report from CLS and PULP Reveals Energy Insecurity Among Black and Latinx Households in Pennsylvania
Today, Community Legal Services and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project released a report that reveals that Black and Latinx households…
Saving Your Home and Water Service Through TAP
A recent Pew Charitable Trusts article highlighted a growing problem across the country – overdue water bills causing the loss of a…
Servicios públicos económicos para sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica
PECO y PGW (las empresas de energía eléctrica y gas, respectivamente) deben ofrecer protecciones para los sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica.…
CLS is working to keep water rates affordable, and we need your help!
CLS represents the interests of Philly residential and small business customers as the ‘Public Advocate’ in water rate proceedings. Last…
Spring is Coming: Here’s How to Keep Your Utilities On
Each year, residential Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) and PECO customers are protected from utility shut offs by the winter moratorium.…
Philadelphia Water Department proposing to Raise Rates by $240 Million
Last week, Community Legal Services learned that the Philadelphia Water Department is proposing to increase water rates by $240 million…
Help Pennsylvanians Stay Connected and Resolve Utility Debt
As COVID-19 continues to devastate Pennsylvania, utility terminations remain a threat to public health and safety. Here’s what you can…
To Governor Wolf: Keep Pennsylanians’ Power on During the Pandemic
People are at risk of getting their utilities shut off, even though we are in the middle of a pandemic…
Utility affordability is a human rights and racial justice issue
People of color are disproportionately burdened by unaffordable utility service. Nationally, Black and Latinx households spend a greater percentage of…
