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Scranton officials ask PUC for hearing on proposed UGI gas rate increase
Summary
Scranton Mayor and city leaders say they and county officials filed a letter with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission asking for a hearing after UGI sought a multi‑million dollar statewide rate override; officials urged residents to submit comments to the PUC.
Mayor (name not specified) and Scranton officials said they and legal counsel have sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission asking for a hearing on UGI’s statewide rate increase request, and urged residents to submit personal testimony to the PUC.
The officials said the PUC acknowledged receipt of the letter within minutes. “The idea of a rate increase on a utility bill, we just cannot sustain that for our families and our small businesses here in Scranton,” Mayor (name not specified) said, adding she had shared the letter with other mayors across the Commonwealth to encourage similar requests for hearings.
Council President Jerry Sprung said the company has already applied multiple increases in recent months and described UGI’s current override request as $110,400,000.…
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