Press Release

PUC Releases Winter Natural Gas Reliability Overview Reports

Published on 11/13/2023

Filed under: Gas

Reports Detail Utility Planning & Readiness for Winter Heating Season

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released 2023 Winter Reliability Overview Reports from the state’s major natural gas distribution companies (NGDCs), along with a related Readiness Report from the Energy Association of Pennsylvania (EAP).

According to projections provided by EAP, overall natural gas consumption this coming winter is forecast to be slightly higher than last year – but noticeably lower natural gas prices are expected to make residential home heating less expensive, as compared to last winter.

Additionally, all of Pennsylvania’s major NGDCs indicated that they have sufficient supplies and procedures in place to ensure reliable natural gas service this winter.

Natural Gas Reliability Overview Reports

The reliability overview reports provide insights regarding preparations for conditions that may affect service reliability, supply, and prices for the winter months, including topics such as system readiness; employee safety/readiness; communications outreach; gas supply and planning; and natural gas demand for electric generators.

The winter readiness overviews can be viewed using the following links:

• Columbia Gas of PA
• National Fuel Gas
• PECO Energy
• Peoples Natural Gas & Peoples Gas
• Philadelphia Gas Works
• UGI Utilities – Gas Division
• Energy Association of PA

The full reports are also posted on the “Reliability” section of the PUC website.

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  Press Secretary
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  nhagen-fre@pa.gov