Rivera encourages residents to attend PUC hearing on UGI’s proposed rate increase
Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus March 23, 2026 | 3:26 PM
LANCASTER, March 23 – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will hold an in-person public hearing about UGI-Utilities, Inc.-Gas Division’s proposed rate increase at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. March 30 in the Manheim Township Public Library Morgan Center, 595 Granite Run Drive.
Rivera will offer comments at the 6 p.m. hearing.
Rivera said the hearings are being held in response to UGI’s planned substantial rate increase in operating revenues by 8.5%, or approximately $99.368 million. Under the proposal, the average monthly bill for a residential customer using 68.7 hundred cubic feet of natural gas would increase 8.7%, from $113.64 to $123.55 per month.
In September 2025, the PUC approved a 8.9%, or $69.5 million UGI rate increase--$40.9 million less than the 14.1%, or $110.4 million that the company originally requested. The monthly customer charge rose by 6.7%, or to $110.51 from $103.57. The rate hike took effect Oct. 28, 2025.
According to UGI, the requested increase would allow the company to receive a fair return on proposed investments, including PUC-approved infrastructure replacement programs; enhanced information technology systems; recovery of operating expenses associated with providing gas distribution service; extension of its Weather Normalization Adjustment pilot; and incorporation of weather calculation into its rate design.
On Feb. 19, the PUC formally suspended the proposed rate change to allow for a full investigation into the lawfulness and reasonableness of the proposed rates, as well as UGI’s existing rates, rules and regulations.
“We need to come together and tell the PUC how we cannot keep paying for UGI’s skyrocketing increases,” Rivera said. “I am grateful that the PUC has scheduled two hearings in Manheim Township, so as many of our residents as possible can share how these outrageous rate increases will affect their household finances, especially for those on a fixed income like our seniors.”
A final PUC decision is due by Oct. 29.
If residents cannot attend in person, they are encouraged to attend one of two telephonic hearings on Friday, April 3 (register by 10 a.m. on April 2):
- Telephonic hearing No. 1 will begin at 1 p.m.
- Telephonic hearing No. 2 will begin at 6 p.m.
The call-in information for the two telephonic hearings is:
- Toll-free conference number: 1-877-874-1047.
- PIN: 11738422.
To pre-register, residents should contact Legal Assistant Pamela McNeal by email at pmcneal@pa.gov or call 215-560-4228 and leave a message with the Administrative Law Judges’ office.
Participants must provide the following information:
- First and last name.
- Time of hearing.
- Phone number that will be used to call into the public input hearing.
- A phone number where you can be reached prior to the hearing if the PUC Judge needs to make contact.
- Emails address, if one exists.
Any hearing exhibits to which people will refer to during the hearing must be emailed to the PIC judge’s legal assistant at pmcneal@pa.gov. Exhibits for any public input hearing must be received by 10 a.m. on the business day immediately before the hearing, which will be forwarded to all parties of record.