Press Release

PUC Suspends Request for Rate Increase by Wellsboro Electric Company

Published on 9/10/2004

Filed under: Electric

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to suspend and investigate Wellsboro Electric Company’s request for a $689,340 (7.6 percent) annual increase in rates.

Under the company’s proposal, the average annual bill for a residential customer using 6,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity would increase approximately $50, from $536 to $586. The increase would affect 5,823 customers in the Borough of Wellsboro and the townships of Charleston , Delmar and Middlebury, Tioga County .

The proposed increase will be suspended until May 28, 2005, from its proposed effective date of Oct. 28 and assigned to a PUC administrative law judge for a recommended decision. The Commissioners must make a final decision at a public meeting before May 28.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ensures safe, reliable and reasonably priced electric, natural gas, water, telephone and transportation service for Pennsylvania consumers, by regulating public utilities and by serving as stewards of competition.

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Docket No. R-00049313

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