ALLENTOWN, Pa.- PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) says it has submitted a new petition for a settlement in its pending request for a distribution rate increase.

Under the terms of the settlement, the rate increase would be smaller than what the utility first requested last fall.

According to PPL, here’s how monthly bills would be impacted:

Residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month could see their total bill increase by about $7.42.Commercial customers using 1,000 kWh and 3 KW per month could see their total bill increase by $4.64 per month.Industrial customers using 150,000 kWh and 500 KW per month could see their total bill increase by about $382.63.

Under the original request, the monthly increase for a typical residential customer would have been about $13; a typical commercial customer would have paid an extra $8; and the average industrial customer could expect a $514 increase.

The new proposal amounts to a $275 million increase in annual base distribution revenues, compared to $356 million under the initial plan.

PPL last raised its distribution rates in 2016. The company said the increase is needed to pay for infrastructure and grid improvements.

As part of the settlement, PPL Electric will agree not to increase distribution base rates again for two years.

If the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) gives the go-ahead, the new rates would go into effect July 1, 2026.