PECO said Friday that it would suspend shutting off power and waive late payment fees through May 1 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Philadelphia-based energy provider is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, providing power to more than 1.6 million customers and natural gas another 500,000 in the region.
PECO is the latest of local utilities to put a moratorium on shutoffs. The Philadelphia Water Department placed a 60-day moratorium on shutoffs following a request…