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A day before hundreds of workers were scheduled to walk off the job, Pittsburgh’s largest electricity provider and a labor union reached a tentative agreement to likely avert a strike. Members of IBEW Local 29 voted 711-14 to authorize a strike for Saturday, but an agreement was reached between IBEW
Patricia Finley Perfetti and her husband, Tom, put solar panels outside their Rostraver home four years ago. They have been reaping the benefits of homegrown electric power and lower utility bills ever since. “It’s sure nice to get a zero charge on the electric bill,” Patricia Perfetti said. The Perfettis
A large blaze erupted at a power substation in Pittsburgh after a reactor “catastrophically failed,” public safety officials announced.
When it’s hot outside, the instinct of some is to lower the temperature on the household thermostat. But local HVAC repair experts advise against dropping the settings too low. “Air conditioning controls humidity, not temperature,” said David Demilio, owner of Demilio Heating and Cooling in South Greensburg. “In the long