Bucks County Consumer Protection Q. I don’t always look at my PECO bill since I’m on auto-pay but I noticed this month there was a small notice tucked in with my billing statement. The notice says that PECO is requesting a rate increase so electric rates may be increasing if approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Is there anything we can do to oppose this increase? A. This is actually fairly common so you may just not have noticed these informational notices tucked in with your billing statement. The good news is that before a rate increase can take effect PECO has to request permission through the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.