The first step is smaller than the original request
Pennsylvania approved UGI Gas Division's rate settlement October 1, cutting the requested additional revenue by nearly 35 percent. The approved change is still an increase: $65 million in annual operating revenue, phased as $40 million now and $25 million on October 1, 2027.
The regulator's example residential customer uses 68.8 Ccf monthly. That bill rises from $113.76 to $117.69 in the first step, then to $120.21 in 2027. The comparison is a usage-based example, not a fixed increase for every household or a promise that weather and supply costs stay unchanged.
Assistance terms have their own dates
The residential customer charge rises from $16.25 to $19 now and $20 in 2027, below the requested $23. The settlement also includes assistance enrollment and recertification measures, hardship contributions and income screening. Those terms should not be flattened into a claim that every account gets debt forgiveness immediately.
An expanded arrearage-forgiveness pilot starts April 1, 2027 and gives income-qualified customers a specified payment-plan option on part of current arrears. Review the applicable assistance terms separately from the base-rate increase. The settlement delays another base-rate filing until at least January 15, 2029, but that is not a guarantee that every other component of the gas bill is frozen.