Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

02/19/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/19/2026 13:14

PUC to Investigate UGI’s Natural Gas Rate Increase Request

PUC to Investigate UGI's Natural Gas Rate Increase Request

Published on 2/19/2026

Filed under: Gas

Proposed Rate Changes Suspended Pending Full PUC Investigation

HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted 5-0 to suspend and investigate a proposed rate increase by UGI Utilities, Inc. - Gas Division (UGI) for natural gas distribution service to approximately 690,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 46 counties across Pennsylvania.

On January 28, 2026, UGI filed a request to increase annual operating revenues for natural gas distribution service of approximately $99.368 million (8.05%).

Under the proposal, the average monthly bill for a residential customer using 68.7 hundred cubic feet (Ccf) of natural gas would increase from $113.64 to $123.55 per month (8.7%).

UGI stated that the requested increase in base rates is necessary to allow the company to earn a fair return on investments used and useful to serve the public safely and reliably; support Commission-approved infrastructure replacement programs; enhance information technology systems; recover operating expenses associated with providing gas distribution service; extend its Weather Normalization Adjustment (WNA) pilot; and incorporate a weather calculation into its rate design.

The Commission's suspension of the proposed rate changes provides time for a full investigation into the lawfulness, justness, and reasonableness of the proposed rates, as well as UGI's existing rates, rules, and regulations. The case will be assigned to the PUC's Office of Administrative Law Judge for evidentiary hearings and the issuance of a recommended decision. A final PUC decision is due by October 29, 2026.

Details regarding upcoming public input hearings - where customers can provide comments on the proposed rate changes - will be announced in the coming weeks.

More information about the PUC's ratemaking process is available on the Commission's website.

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