Hearings planned on UGI rate hike request
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL FILE - A UGI Utilities worker at a house fire in Ashland in 2020.
WILKES-BARRE – The natural gas utility serving portions of our area is seeking a rate hike and regulators have public hearings scheduled to hear public input.
UGI Utilities serves 690,000 customers across 46 counties in Pennsylvania, including all natural gas-served portions of the Sentinel‘s coverage area.
The company sought a $99.3 Million rate increase in January which would have seen the average residential customer’s bill increase by about 8%.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission suspended the rate hike last month pending investigation.
They have also scheduled in-person public hearings, though none are close by.
The nearest will take place on April 1 at the Wilkes-Barre Township firehall, 152 Watson Street, Wilkes-Barre. Two hearings will take place that day at 1pm and 6pm.
Hearings are also scheduled in Allentown at Allentown City Hall, 435 Hamilton Street, at 1pm, and 6pm April 6 and in Reading at the Dunn Community Center, 4565 Prestwick Drive, at 1pm and 6pm April 7.
There is a call-in hearing date set for Friday, April 3. Hearings will be at 1pm and 6pm that day.
To participate in the telephonic hearing, callers must do the following:
- Dial the toll-free Conference number – 1-877-874-1047
- Enter the PIN number when instructed – 11738422
- Speak your name when prompted, and press #.
- Then, the telephone system will connect you to the hearing.
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