NOTICE OF PROPOSED
RATE CHANGES
To Our Customers:
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (“Peoples” or the “Company”) is filing a request with the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“PUC”) to increase your natural gas distribution rates as of May
26, 2026. This notice describes the Company’s rate request, the PUC’s role, and what actions you can take.
Peoples has requested an overall net distribution rate increase of approximately $163.2 million
per year. In this filing, Peoples is updating the normal heating degree days (“HDDs”) used in the
Weather Normalization Adjustment (WNA) mechanism as described in its current and proposed
tariffs on page 79.
Based upon current tariff rates, if the Company’s entire request is approved:
The total bill for a residential customer using 86 Mcf per year would increase from $122.20
to $138.23* per month or by 13.1%.
The total bill for a commercial customer using 250 Mcf per year would increase from $271.47
to $314.05 per month or by 15.7%.
Rates for an industrial customer using 1,750 Mcf per year would increase from $1,802.05 to
$2,010.68 per month or by 11.6%.
*This amount excludes the Company’s proposed defined credit adjustment applicable to residential customers
not enrolled in the Customer Assistance Program (CAP) that is expected to be provided to customers in the
first quarter of both 2027 and 2028.
To find out your customer class or how the requested increase may affect your natural gas bill,
contact Peoples at 1-800-764-0111. The rates requested by the Company may be found in the
Company’s Proposed Tariff, PA PUC No. 49. You may examine the material filed with the PUC
which explains the requested increase and the reasons for it. A copy of this material is kept at
Peoples’ office. Upon request, the Company will send you the Statement of Reasons for Tariff No.
49, explaining why the rate increase has been requested.
The state agency which approves rates for public utilities is the PUC. The PUC will examine the requested
rate increase and can prevent existing rates from changing until it investigates and/or holds hearings on the
request. The Company must prove that the requested rates are reasonable. After examining the evidence,
the PUC may grant all, some or none of the request or may reduce existing rates.
The PUC may change the amount of the rate increase or decrease requested by the utility and
customer class. As a result, the rate charged to you may be different than the rate requested by the
Company and shown above.
There are three ways to challenge a Company’s request to change its rates:
1. You can file a formal complaint. If you want a hearing before a judge, you must file a formal
complaint. By filing a formal complaint, you assure yourself the opportunity to take part in
hearings about the rate increase request. All complaints should be filed with the PUC before
May 26, 2026. If no formal complaints are filed, the Commission may grant all, some or none
of the request without holding a hearing before a judge.
2. You can send us a letter telling us why you object to the requested rate increase. Sometimes
there is information in these letters that makes us aware of problems with the Company’s
service or management. This information can be helpful when we investigate the rate request.
Send your letter or request for a formal complaint form to the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission, Post Office Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265.
3. You can be a witness at a public input hearing. Public input hearings are held if the Commission
opens an investigation of the Company’s rate increase request and if there is a large number
of customers interested in the case. At these hearings you have the opportunity to present
your views in person to the PUC judge hearing the case and the Company representatives. All
testimony given “under oath” becomes part of the official rate case record. The hearings are held
in the service area of the Company.
For more information, call the PUC at 1-800-692-7380. You may leave your name and address
so you can be notified of any public input hearings that may be scheduled in this case.
PEOPLES NOTICE OF PROPOSED RATE CHANGES To Our Customers : Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC ( ” Peoples ” or the ” Company ” ) is filing a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ( ” PUC ” ) to increase your natural gas distribution rates as of May 26 , 2026. This notice describes the Company’s rate request , the PUC’s role , and what actions you can take . Peoples has requested an overall net distribution rate increase of approximately $ 163.2 million per year . In this filing , Peoples is updating the normal heating degree days ( ” HDDs ” ) used in the Weather Normalization Adjustment ( WNA ) mechanism as described in its current and proposed tariffs on page 79 . Based upon current tariff rates , if the Company’s entire request is approved : The total bill for a residential customer using 86 Mcf per year would increase from $ 122.20 to $ 138.23 * per month or by 13.1 % . The total bill for a commercial customer using 250 Mcf per year would increase from $ 271.47 to $ 314.05 per month or by 15.7 % . Rates for an industrial customer using 1,750 Mcf per year would increase from $ 1,802.05 to $ 2,010.68 per month or by 11.6 % . * This amount excludes the Company’s proposed defined credit adjustment applicable to residential customers not enrolled in the Customer Assistance Program ( CAP ) that is expected to be provided to customers in the first quarter of both 2027 and 2028 . To find out your customer class or how the requested increase may affect your natural gas bill , contact Peoples at 1-800-764-0111 . The rates requested by the Company may be found in the Company’s Proposed Tariff , PA PUC No. 49. You may examine the material filed with the PUC which explains the requested increase and the reasons for it . A copy of this material is kept at Peoples ‘ office . Upon request , the Company will send you the Statement of Reasons for Tariff No. 49 , explaining why the rate increase has been requested . The state agency which approves rates for public utilities is the PUC . The PUC will examine the requested rate increase and can prevent existing rates from changing until it investigates and / or holds hearings on the request . The Company must prove that the requested rates are reasonable . After examining the evidence , the PUC may grant all , some or none of the request or may reduce existing rates . The PUC may change the amount of the rate increase or decrease requested by the utility and customer class . As a result , the rate charged to you may be different than the rate requested by the Company and shown above . There are three ways to challenge a Company’s request to change its rates : 1. You can file a formal complaint . If you want a hearing before a judge , you must file a formal complaint . By filing a formal complaint , you assure yourself the opportunity to take part in hearings about the rate increase request . All complaints should be filed with the PUC before May 26 , 2026. If no formal complaints are filed , the Commission may grant all , some or none of the request without holding a hearing before a judge . 2. You can send us a letter telling us why you object to the requested rate increase . Sometimes there is information in these letters that makes us aware of problems with the Company’s service or management . This information can be helpful when we investigate the rate request . Send your letter or request for a formal complaint form to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission , Post Office Box 3265 , Harrisburg , PA 17105-3265 . 3. You can be a witness at a public input hearing . Public input hearings are held if the Commission opens an investigation of the Company’s rate increase request and if there is a large number of customers interested in the case . At these hearings you have the opportunity to present your views in person to the PUC judge hearing the case and the Company representatives . All testimony given ” under oath ” becomes part of the official rate case record . The hearings are held in the service area of the Company . For more information , call the PUC at 1-800-692-7380 . You may leave your name and address so you can be notified of any public input hearings that may be scheduled in this case . PEOPLES