{"id":300096,"date":"2026-10-05T13:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300096\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:18:09","slug":"pennsylvania-utility-commission-approves-ugi-rate-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300096\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Utility Commission approves UGI rate hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/news-team\/6ca7b4b5-c44b-4054-922b-c68840fcd507\" aria-label=\"Katelyn Smith profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791206289_867_6ca7b4b5-c44b-4054-922b-c68840fcd507_1630873826.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Katelyn Smith\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/news-team\/511e3fdb-cd97-4a5b-9f85-a4381ea2ffec\" aria-label=\"Matt Barcaro profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/511e3fdb-cd97-4a5b-9f85-a4381ea2ffec_1654041504.file.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Matt Barcaro\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Utility Commission approves reduced UGI rate hike<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/news-team\/6ca7b4b5-c44b-4054-922b-c68840fcd507\" aria-label=\"Katelyn Smith profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791206289_867_6ca7b4b5-c44b-4054-922b-c68840fcd507_1630873826.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Katelyn Smith\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/news-team\/511e3fdb-cd97-4a5b-9f85-a4381ea2ffec\" aria-label=\"Matt Barcaro profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/511e3fdb-cd97-4a5b-9f85-a4381ea2ffec_1654041504.file.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Matt Barcaro\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a>HARRISBURG, Pa. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">UGI customers will see a natural gas rate increase, but it will be less than originally proposed.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8 Today.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">The Pennsylvania Utility Commission approved a settlement that reduces UGI&#8217;s initial request by nearly 35%.  <\/p>\n<p>This means the average residential customer will see their monthly bill increase by about $6.45, instead of the nearly $10 per month initially proposed.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">The settlement also includes a commitment from UGI to not seek another rate increase until at least January 2029.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Utility Commission approves reduced UGI rate hike HARRISBURG, Pa. \u2014 UGI customers will see a natural 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