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    Business ProfileforPhiladelphia Gas Works

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    79 complaints closed in last 3 years

    27 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    800 W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122-2806
    BBB File Opened:
    1/1/1926
    Alternate Business Name
    • PGW
    • Phila. Gas Works
    Business Management
    • Mr. Peter M. Yaffatt, Vice President of External Affairs
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Peter M. Yaffatt, Vice President of External Affairs
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    Customer Complaints

    79 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    07/26/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    So today on 7/26/23 my gas was shut off for a balance of 234$ which is ridiculous , I was never sent any warning in the mail or on any of my recent bills stating there will be a disruption in service if I didn't pay my balance. So I went online to pay the bill and instead of it being 234.00 like the shut off paper stated today , I go online and its 343$ I pay that thinking my gas will get turned right back on, nope I talk to a customer service representative and she stated I have to pay another 124$ for a reconnection fee in order for them to come out and hook me back up and I needed to be home. I was not home when they shut me off . This is unethical business practices and shady dealings.
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    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    severine f

    1 star

    11/30/2023

    I am a landlord in Philadelphia. When purchasing a new home, Philadelphia Gas works transferred my account from another of my rentals properties. They transferred a bill that I never knew I had, since they ignore all my phone requests to send my bills to my actual home address and have been consistently sending them to the rental properties. When I called to talk to a supervisor to sort this through because I need each property fees to be separate for taxes purposes, and I need bills to be actually sent to my address, I was told a supervisor would call and that call was never made. Finally they transferred my bill to a collection agency, to whom they gave my rental property address, not my mailing address and as such, I was never aware I had a collection or how to pay it until I saw it negatively reflected on my credit. Never had a collection in my life. To make me have one, you really have to go over board in your incompetence. I'm even surprised you managed to have the right name on the bill at all given how poorly this was handled. I have several rental properties. The minute an alternative to your poor service is offered you'll lose my business. This is completely unacceptable. There was no zero star option, you don't even deserve one.

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