In a report dated June 8, the Independent Fiscal Office reported the cost of energy-- gasoline and utility bills-- to households in Philadelphia increased 33 percent from the prior years.

The IFO also reported the cost of energy started to go up dramatically in the summer of 2020, according to the IFO graph of rising costs.

As multiple media outlets have reported, this increase in energy prices was driven by the spike in oil and natural gas prices on foreign energy markets that directly affect what the U.S. pays for energy.

Click Here for a copy of the report.

NewsClips:

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports Lowest Quarterly Natural Gas Production In PA Since 4th Quarter Of 2020, First Decrease In Production Growth Since 2018  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Natural Gas Development Boom Reboot Predicted In PA

-- WSJ: Why Shale Drillers Are Pumping Out Dividends Instead Of More Oil And Natural Gas

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Tops $9 In U.S. As Supply Crunch Concerns Mount

-- Natural Gas Intel: LNG Demand Seen Driving Natural Gas Prices Higher This Summer, FERC Says

-- Reuters: U.S. Drillers Keep Number Of Oil, Natural Gas Rigs Unchanged This Week

-- Natural Gas Intelligence: Oil, Natural Gas Prices Drive Sustained Surge In Inflation

Related Articles This Week:

-- AG Shapiro Charges Energy Corporation Of America/Greylock, 2 Employees With Environmental Crimes Involving Leaks At Oil & Gas Well Sites In Clearfield, Greene Counties

-- House Republicans Side With Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers, Against Taxpayers, To Continue Pre-1985 Exemption From Well Bonding, Prevent Any Increase In Plugging Bond Amounts

-- Senate Republicans, At Request Of Natural Gas Industry, OK Bill To Take Away Protections In Erosion & Sedimentation Permitting For Oil & Gas Activities

-- At The Request Of Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Reported Out Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change

-- On-Site Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Waste Disposal Plans Making Hundreds Of Drilling Sites Waste Dumps

-- Senate Hearing: Body Of Evidence Is 'Large, Growing,’ ‘Consistent’ And 'Compelling' That Shale Gas Development Is Having A Negative Impact On Public Health; PA Must Act

-- Hearing Board Denies Sen. Muth Standing As Legislator To Appeal DEP Permit For Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County; Individual Standing Still Pending

[Posted: June 7, 2022]

6/13/2022