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PA PUC Public Meeting Agenda for August 25, 2022 Harrisburg, PA - The PUC will hold its regular public meeting on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in Hearing Room 1 on the second floor of the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg. L…	8/24/2022
PUC Schedules September 19 Public Input Hearing for Rate Increase Proposed by Leatherstocking Gas Company Telephonic Hearing Will Gather Public Input from Natural Gas Service Customers in Susquehanna County and Other Concerned Parties HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today ann…	8/22/2022
PUC Damage Prevention Committee Announces Actions Against Underground Facility Owners, Excavators and Project Owners Plans Hybrid In-Person, Livestreamed and Virtual Meeting on September 13 HARRISBURG – A total of 75 disciplinary actions, including $33,875 in administrative penalties, have been taken against 54 unde…	8/22/2022
PUC Recognizes National 811 Day & Safe Digging Efforts HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is highlighting the importance of “Safe Digging” awareness and education on August 11th, or 8/11 – which is National 811 Day. Calling 8-1-…	8/11/2022
PUC Approves Settlement with Peoples Natural Gas Company Settlement Follows PUC Examination of 2019 Incident Involving Natural Gas Leak and Service Outage in Moon Township, Allegheny County HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today…	8/4/2022
PUC to Investigate Rate Increase Request by Leatherstocking Gas Company HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to suspend and investigate a general base rate increase request by Leatherstocking Gas Company LLC (Leatherstocking). The Comm…	8/4/2022
PUC Reminds Consumers of Registration Deadline for Public Input Hearing on Valley Energy Inc. & Citizens’ Electric Proposed Rate Increases Individuals, Interested Parties Wishing to Testify During August 11 Telephonic Hearing Must Pre-Register by Wednesday, August 10 HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today rem…	8/1/2022
PUC Damage Prevention Committee Announces Actions Against Underground Facility Owners, Excavators and Project Owners Plans Hybrid In-Person, Livestreamed and Virtual Meeting on August 9 HARRISBURG – A total of 124 disciplinary actions, including $72,125 in administrative penalties, have been taken against 71 undergr…	8/1/2022
PUC Urges Consumers to Be Alert for Energy Marketing Scams Watch for Deceptive or High-Pressure Energy Marketing Efforts and Misleading Claims About Savings HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today urged Pennsylvania consumers to be…	7/18/2022
PUC Schedules Public Input Hearing for Proposed Rate Increases by Valley Energy Inc. & Citizens’ Electric Company of Lewisburg Telephonic Hearing on Thursday, August 11 Will Gather Public Input from Customers and Other Concerned Parties HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today scheduled a mid-August…	7/15/2022
PUC Ratifies Emergency Order Suspending Weather Normalization Adjustments for May 2022 for Philadelphia Gas Works Customers PGW Directed to File Internal Investigative Report with the PUC; Comments Sought from Consumer Advocates and Other Interested Parties HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) toda…	7/14/2022
PA PUC Public Meeting Agenda for July 14, 2022 Harrisburg, PA - The PUC will hold its regular public meeting on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in Hearing Room 1 on the second floor of the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg. Liv…	7/13/2022
PUC Damage Prevention Committee Announces Actions Against Underground Facility Owners, Excavators and Project Owners Plans Hybrid In-Person, Livestreamed and Virtual Meeting on July 12 HARRISBURG – A total of 141 disciplinary actions, including $65,625 in administrative penalties, have been taken against 82 undergro…	7/5/2022
PUC Chair Gladys Brown Dutrieuille Elected President of Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners Brown Dutrieuille Stresses “We Are In This Together” as the Region Works to Address Complicated Challenges for Utility Service HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Gladys…	6/22/2022
PUC Details $234 Million Distribution of Gas Drilling Impact Fees Total Impact Fee Distribution Tops $2.2 Billion to Pennsylvania Communities HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today posted detailed information about this year’s distributi…	6/17/2022
PUC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Settlement with Columbia Gas Concerning Washington County House Explosion Proposed Settlement Includes $990,000 Civil Penalty and Procedure Changes Following 2019 “Over Pressurization” Incident Which Destroyed a Washington, Pennsylvania, Home and Injured Several People HARR…	6/16/2022
PUC to Investigate Proposed Rate Increase by Valley Energy Inc. HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted today to investigate a rate increase request filed by Valley Energy Inc. (Valley Energy), which provides natural gas distribution se…	6/16/2022
PUC Approves Plans by Five Major Utilities to Return Additional $64 Million in Federal Tax Savings to Customers Savings from Federal Tax Cuts to be Refunded as Monthly Credits on Over 2 Million Customer Bills Through December 2022 HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved pl…	6/16/2022
PA PUC Public Meeting Agenda for June 16, 2022 Harrisburg, PA - The PUC will hold its regular public meeting on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in Hearing Room 1 on the second floor of the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg. Liv…	6/15/2022
Safety Investigation Ongoing Following Deadly Late-May Incident in Pottstown Note: The following information is preliminary and may be supplemented or corrected as the investigation continues. HARRISBURG – Pipeline safety engineers from the Safety Division of the Pennsylvania…	6/2/2022
PUC Damage Prevention Committee Announces Actions Against Underground Facility Owners, Excavators and Project Owners Plans Hybrid In-Person, Livestream and Virtual Meeting on June 14 HARRISBURG – A total of 177 disciplinary actions, including $95,175 in administrative penalties, have been taken against 85 undergroun…	5/27/2022
PUC Reminds Consumers of Upcoming Public Input Hearings for Rate Increase Proposed by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania May 26 Registration deadline for Telephonic Hearings to Gather Public Input from Columbia Gas Customers and Other Concerned Parties HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today…	5/24/2022
PUC Reminds Consumers of Early June Public Input Hearings for Rate Increase Proposed by PECO Energy Company – Gas Division May 27 Registration Deadline for June 1 Telephonic Hearings to Gather Public Input from PECO Customers and Other Concerned Parties HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today r…	5/24/2022
PUC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Settlement with Peoples Natural Gas Company Settlement Follows PUC Examination of 2019 Incident Involving Natural Gas Leak and Service Outage in Moon Township, Allegheny County HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has m…	5/13/2022
PUC Rejects Proposed Settlement with Columbia Gas of PA Concerning Over-pressurization of Distribution Systems PUC Calls for Further Examination of 2018 Incidents on Columbia Gas Systems in Fayetteville, Franklin County and Rimersburg, Clarion County HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC…	5/12/2022

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