Press Release
PUC to Investigate Rate Increase Request for UGI Gas
Published on 2/11/2016
Filed under: Gas
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to investigate a proposed rate increase for UGI Utilities Inc. – Gas Division (UGI) for its natural gas service.
The Commission voted 5-0 to investigate UGI’s proposal to increase annual revenues by $58.6 million (17.5 percent). Under UGI’s proposal the average total monthly bill for a residential customer using 57.3 ccf of gas per month would increase from $51.77 to $61.97 (19.7 percent).
The proposal is suspended until Oct. 19, 2016, and will be assigned to the PUC’s Office of Administrative Law Judge for a recommended decision. More information on the ratemaking process is available on the Commission’s website.
UGI provides natural gas service to about 387,919 customers in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania.
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Docket No. R-2015-2518438
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