Millions granted in energy assistance as disconnections to resume
Millions granted in energy assistance as disconnections to resume
In March 2021, while seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases and an increase in vaccinations, the PSC decided that disconnections could resume on April 15.
MILWAUKEE - The state’s moratorium on utility disconnections expires on Thursday, April 15. It’s been 18 months since utility companies in Wisconsin could disconnect customers for not paying their bills.
Many Milwaukee residents who need help paying their bills seem to be finding it.
A pawn shop can be like a litmus test for how its neighborhood is faring. Typically, the week before Wisconsin’s annual moratorium on cold weather utility disconnections expires, there’s an increase in borrowing at Neighborhood Pawn in Milwaukee.