Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

The state Public Utility Commission approved a rate hike for UGI Utilities for the second straight year, almost 6%, but a settlement blocks the utility asking for another base-rate hike before 2029. UGI can still raise rates based on the cost of gas.

Pennsylvania’s legislators return to the capitol Monday following a 10-week recess, with several unresolved issues awaiting action, including the future of skill games, regulation of data centers, rising utility costs and restrictions on cell phone use in schools.

The state Public Utility Commission approved the fourth rate hike in six years for the Pennsylvania American Water Co. on Thursday.

Judges appointed by the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission heard testimony Tuesday mostly against PPL Electric Utilities' proposed infrastructure project in southern Luzerne County.

The state Public Utility Commission approved a rate hike Thursday for PPL Electric Utilities that will raise the monthly bill of a typical customer by about $7 a month.

AI data centers have been blamed for higher electricity bills.

UGI Utilities natural gas customers can weigh in on the utility’s latest request for higher rates at public hearings Wednesday in Luzerne County.

In September, the state Public Utility Commission approved higher rates that raised a typical UGI Utilities residential customer's rates by 6.7%. Now, the utility wants an 8.7% on top of that.

The state Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to suspend Pennsylvania-American Water Co.'s latest rate hike request, postponing higher rates, if they're approved, until at least August.

PPL Electric Utilities wants to raise its residential customers' bills by 7 percent, but customers will have a chance to respond. The public can comment on the rate hike at several upcoming hearings.