Press Release

PUC to Investigate Rate Increase Request by UGI Electric

Published on 3/11/2021

Filed under: Electric

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to investigate a proposed general rate increase for UGI Utilities Inc. for its electric service.

The Commission voted 4-0 to investigate the request, which was filed on Feb. 8, 2021, and would increase annual revenues by $8.7 million (10%).  Under UGI’s proposal, the average monthly bill for a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month would increase from $110.18 to $123.83 (12.4%).

The request is suspended for up to seven months and will be assigned to the PUC’s Office of Administrative Law Judge for an investigation and recommended decision. More information on the ratemaking process is available on the Commission’s website.

UGI provides electric service to about 64,400 residential, commercial and industrial customers in portions of Luzerne and Wyoming counties.

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Docket No.:  R-2021-3023618

Contact:

• David Hixson
  Deputy Press Secretary
  717-772-2766
  dhixson@pa.gov