{"id":265915,"date":"2026-08-15T13:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/265915\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T13:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:20:26","slug":"registration-now-open-for-free-september-17-be-utility-wise-human-services-conference-in-erie-solomons-words-for-the-wise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/265915\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Now Open for Free September 17 \u2018Be Utility Wise\u2019 Human Services Conference in Erie \u2013 Solomon’s Words for the Wise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The PUC event connects front-line professionals with utility assistance programs, affordability resources, and tools to help Erie-area households maintain essential services<\/p>\n

ERIE \u2013 Human service professionals helping Erie-area families navigate utility bills, affordability changes and available assistance are encouraged to register for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission\u2019s (PUC\u2019s) free \u201cBe Utility Wise\u201d conference on\u00a0September 17, 2026, at\u00a0Erie\u2019s Ambassador Conference Center.<\/p>\n

For three decades, \u201cBe Utility Wise\u201d has been a cornerstone of the PUC\u2019s consumer education efforts, bringing together front-line service providers, community advocates, utilities, regulators and other organizations to share information, strengthen connections and help Pennsylvania households access available assistance and maintain essential utility services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people attending these conferences are often the first connections that families make when they are struggling with utility bills or trying to understand what assistance is available,\u201d said PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank. \u201cBe Utility Wise helps give those front-line professionals the information, resources and connections they need to respond eff\u2026<\/p>\n

View this press release on our website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The PUC event connects front-line professionals with utility assistance programs, affordability resources, and tools to help Erie-area households…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265916,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-265915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}