Results tagged “peco”

• Despite the tanking economy, Philadelphia's homeless population has declined in the past year. But don't start celebrating yet.
• 35 state parks might need to close because of budget cutbacks.
• PECO users in the Philly suburbs will soon pay 11% less in usage charges. No word on when city residents get a similar discount.

     

As we mentioned earlier this afternoon, PECO is testing their new sign, which promises to be far more interesting than the old one. Don't believe us? Check out the photos that Phillyist reader Mark Roddy snapped!

• We noted it earlier, and now it's been confirmed: PECO has been doing test runs of the new LED system atop their building. The system is set to go public for the Fourth of July festivities.


• If you're reading this, you probably haven't left for the shore yet. If you're leaving later tonight, be sure to watch out for the Jersey Devil. The Inquirer has photographic evidence, from one hundred years ago.


• A mere day after the Ride of Silence, a boy and his father were critically injured while riding their bike near the Art Museum. There will be plenty of people out and about this weekend, let's please all be careful and watch out for others.

We're not sure, but TVFF of Endless Simmer wrote us this morning with the photos above and a note saying:

We've heard of stealing Internet signal, and stealing cable... but stealing electricity? We're not big PECO fans, but there's a special place in the Darwin Awards for people who do this.

CNN's John King, host of State of the Union, recently reported that Philly is set to play an important part in the emerging green economy. Companies like Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa, which has settled comfortably into US Steel's former Bucks County digs, are leading the way.

So, money is tight for everyone these days and being green sometimes cost a little extra. But, what if we told you that you could be green and save money? Well, you can! One of the easiest ways to save money is to cut your energy consumption. Sure, you’ve probably already changed all of your light bulbs to CFLs, but there are numerous other things you can do to save some pennies.