Press Release

PUC to Investigate Duquesne Light Co. Distribution Rate Increase Request

Published on 9/26/2013

Filed under: Electric

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to investigate Duquesne Light Co.’s request to increase its electric distribution rates by $76.3 million (17.6 percent).

The Commission voted 5-0 to investigate the request, which proposes increasing the total monthly bill by $8.23 (10.58 percent) from $77.77 to $86 per month for an average residential customer using 600 kWh.

The request is suspended for up to seven months and will be assigned to the Office of Administrative Law Judge for public hearings and a recommended decision or settlement. A final decision must be made by May 1, 2014.  More information on the ratemaking process is available on the Commission’s website.     

Duquesne Light provides electric services to approximately 588,000 customers in the greater Pittsburgh region, specifically in Allegheny and Beaver counties. 

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Docket Number R-2013-2372129

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