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1Docket No. R-2025-3053499
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's general rate case seeking $55.6 million in annual revenue increases for system safety and modernization; PUC approved a settlement in 2025.
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State Intelligence
Updated Jun 1, 2026Utility Landscape
PECO Energy Company
IOUPhiladelphia and surrounding southeastern Pennsylvania counties; electric and gas distribution
Exelon subsidiary subject to active PUC oversight on grid modernization spending and Act 129 energy efficiency compliance. Filed a base rate case in 2024 seeking significant distribution revenue increases tied to infrastructure investment.
PPL Electric Utilities
IOUCentral and eastern Pennsylvania; approximately 1.4 million electric customers across 29 counties
Pursuing multi-year rate plan framework discussions with PUC as an alternative to traditional rate cases. Active FERC transmission rider recovery and ongoing smart meter deployment obligations under Act 129.
West Penn Power (FirstEnergy)
IOUWestern Pennsylvania; electric distribution serving roughly 730,000 customers across 24 counties
FirstEnergy subsidiary under continued regulatory scrutiny following Ohio bribery settlement; PUC staff monitoring governance and compliance commitments. Distribution system modernization plan filings pending review.
Duquesne Light Company
IOUPittsburgh metropolitan area and Allegheny and Beaver counties; approximately 600,000 electric customers
Received PUC approval for a phased rate increase in its 2023 base rate case and is expected to file a subsequent rate case in 2025–2026 cycle. Investing heavily in grid hardening and EV charging infrastructure programs.
Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW)
muniCity of Philadelphia; largest municipally owned gas utility in the United States
Uniquely subject to PUC jurisdiction despite municipal ownership under Pennsylvania law. Ongoing debates over long-term role of gas distribution infrastructure amid Philadelphia climate commitments and building electrification pressure.
Pennsylvania American Water
IOUStatewide water and wastewater service; largest investor-owned water utility in Pennsylvania with operations in 400+ communities
Frequent rate case filer utilizing Distribution System Improvement Charge (DSIC) mechanism between base cases. Subject to PUC scrutiny over infrastructure acquisition practices under Act 12 of 2016 fair market valuation provisions.
Key Issues
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Grid modernization cost recovery and multi-year rate plan frameworks: PPL and other Pennsylvania IOUs are pressing the PUC to adopt alternative ratemaking mechanisms that reduce regulatory lag on capital-intensive infrastructure investments, creating a significant policy debate over consumer protection guardrails versus utility investment incentives.
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Act 129 Phase V energy efficiency and demand response compliance: PUC is administering the fifth phase of Pennsylvania's landmark energy efficiency statute, with EDCs filing updated EE&C plans and stakeholders contesting cost-effectiveness screening methodologies and low-income program carve-outs.
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Philadelphia Gas Works long-term resource planning and gas system future: PUC and City of Philadelphia are navigating conflicting obligations — PUC's mandate to ensure safe, adequate, and reasonable service versus municipal decarbonization goals — with IRP proceedings and infrastructure replacement cost allocation under active review.
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Water and wastewater utility acquisitions under Act 12 fair market valuation: Pennsylvania American Water and other acquirers continue pursuing municipal system acquisitions using FMV provisions; PUC is under pressure from consumer advocates and acquired-community ratepayers to tighten evidentiary standards on valuation and rate impact analysis.
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Electric vehicle infrastructure programs and cost allocation: PUC is reviewing EV supply equipment program proposals from multiple EDCs, with contested proceedings focused on who bears charging infrastructure costs — all ratepayers versus direct EV users — and whether utility ownership of charging assets is appropriate under Pennsylvania law.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for initial comments in PPL Electric Utilities multi-year rate plan rulemaking docket; PUC Office of Special Assistants expected to circulate proposed rulemaking parameters for stakeholder input during summer 2026 comment cycle.
Estimated ALJ initial decision deadline in Duquesne Light Company base rate case anticipated to be filed in late 2025 or early 2026; procedural schedule would place recommended decision in late summer 2026 per standard PUC 12-month adjudicatory timeline.
Estimated PUC en banc hearing on electric vehicle infrastructure cost allocation principles; Commission indicated in 2025 policy statements intent to hold public en banc session to resolve competing EDC EV program proposals before issuing a binding policy order.
Estimated effective date for Act 129 Phase V energy efficiency and conservation plan compliance filings; EDCs required to demonstrate first-year progress toward PUC-approved EE&C targets with annual report submissions triggering potential penalty review by Commission staff.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously confirmed Stephen DeFrank to a second term as Commissioner and PUC Chair on June 4, 2025; his new term extends through April 1, 2030.
Staff
226| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Charles | Director of Communications | (717) 787-9504 |
| Jennifer L. Berrier | Executive Director | (717) 783-8156 |
| Paul Diskin | Director, Bureau of Technical Utility Services | (717) 772-7777 |
| Bob C. Gramola | Retiree | (717) 783-1240 |
| Nils Hagen-Frederiksen | Press Secretary | (717) 772-7777 |
| Robert Horensky | Fixed Utility Engineer-Water/Wastewater | (717) 772-7777 |
| Kelly Monaghan | Deputy Executive Director | (717) 772-0312 |
| Daniel Mumford | Director, Office of Competitive Market Oversight | (717) 772-7777 |
| Mary Beth O'Hara Osborne | Director of Regulatory Affairs | (717) 772-7777 |
| Festus Odubo | Executive Policy Manager - Office of Vice Chair Kimberly Barrow | (717) 783-6181 |
| June M. Perry | Legislative Director | (717) 772-7777 |
| David E. Screven | Chief Counsel | (717) 787-2126 |
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