UGI Utilities Inc.

Officials gather at CrisNics to give neighbors an update on repairs to sewer/stormwater line in wake of Wilkes-Barre sinkholes.

Northeast and Central Pennsylvania handled flooding and sinkholes – and Vice President JD Vance announced where he’ll be speaking in West Pittston tomorrow.

Street in South Wilkes-Barre hit by sinkhole for second time in less than three weeks.

UPDATE: Power restored, gas repairs continue in downtown Wilkes-Barre after city went dark last night

The state Public Utility Commission approved a settlement Wednesday that requires UGI Utilities to pay a $750,000 penalty and update procedures to ensure an eruption that killed a woman on Christmas 2020 in Monroe County never happens again.

On average, UGI wants to raise rates almost 11% on residential customers, almost 9% on businesses and 7.5% on industrial plants.

The utility wants higher residential, commercial and industrial rates to keep a respectable profit and upgrade its distribution, cybersecurity, billing and other systems.

If the proposed rate increase is approved, residential customers would see bills 27% higher than they were 10 months ago. The increase would be the third in less than a year, and Northeast Pennsylvania residents cannot afford another increase, the leaders say.

The 8.7% hike in the average home-heating bill is the second this year