PA · gas · R-2025-3053499
Closed case·Complete·Authorized
The authorized increase was about half the revised utility request. The Commission set a 10.00% ROE, a 54.4% common-equity ratio, a $3.826 billion rate base, and a 7.82% overall return rather than approving a black-box settlement.
Columbia Gas requested a revised $110.4 million annual increase. The Commission authorized $55.6 million, effective January 1, 2026, after litigating the revenue requirement and cost of capital.
Feb 19, 2026
Not scheduled
Case stage
complete
Filed
Mar 20, 2025
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Dec 9, 2025
Rates effective
Jan 1, 2026
State rules
This docket is a full base-rate review. Selected charges can change on separate schedules without reopening every issue in this case.
Full base-rate review
No fixed recurring interval
A utility initiates a general rate increase by filing a new tariff. It cannot file another general increase for the same service until the prior request is decided or its maximum suspension period expires.
Rate period: Case-specific; Pennsylvania law sets the filing and decision clock rather than a standard single-year or multi-year plan.
Governing rule ↗Between full reviews
Purchased gas cost recovery
Annual rate · quarterly reconciliation
Large gas distributors file an annual gas-cost tariff and quarterly recalculations. Material differences can change the tariff between annual proceedings, with over- and under-collections reconciled.
Governing source ↗Distribution System Improvement Charge
Quarterly updates · annual reconciliation
An approved DSIC can recover eligible distribution investment between base-rate cases. The formula is updated quarterly and reconciled annually, subject to the utility's approved long-term infrastructure plan.
Governing source ↗Commission decision
Utility request and Commission-authorized outcome.
| Metric | Utility request | Authorized outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | $110.44M Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | $55.6M Prior authorized observation · Dec 9, 2025 | — Not compared: scope, period differ |
| Rate base | $3,839.64M Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Sep 5, 2025 | $3,825.96M Authorized FPFTY base-rate rate base · Dec 9, 2025 | — Not compared: period differ |
| Return on equity | 11.35% Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Mar 20, 2025 | 10% Authorized return on common equity · Dec 9, 2025 | — Not compared: period differ |
| Common equity ratio | 54.4% Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Mar 20, 2025 | 54.4% Authorized common-equity share of capitalization · Dec 9, 2025 | — Not compared: scope, period differ |
| Residential bill impact | 11.38% Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Mar 20, 2025 | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Dec 9, 2025 | — Not compared: scope differ |
Prior authorizations, mechanism values, actuals, and company projections are shown separately because they are not default like-for-like case comparisons.
Annual revenue change
authorized · Prior authorized observation · Dec 8, 2022
$44.5M
Return on equity
authorized · Prior authorized observation · Feb 19, 2021
9.86%
6 events · 3 documents · 9 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Mar 20, 2025
General rate application filed
official commission · completed
Dec 4, 2025
Commission approved final rate adjustment
official commission · completed
Dec 9, 2025
Final order entered
official commission · completed
Dec 23, 2025
Petitions for reconsideration filed
official commission · completed
Jan 1, 2026
Approved rates became effective
official commission · completed
Feb 19, 2026
Commission entered reconsideration decision
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania rate case docket
official docket · primary · —
Columbia Gas regulatory information and approved rate adjustment
evidence · primary · Dec 9, 2025
Pennsylvania PUC final opinion and order in Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's 2025 base rate case
evidence · direct · Dec 9, 2025
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
Pennsylvania PUC final opinion and order in Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's 2025 base rate case
final order · Dec 9, 2025
Pennsylvania PUC final opinion and order in Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's 2025 base rate case
final order · Dec 9, 2025
Pennsylvania PUC final opinion and order in Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's 2025 base rate case
final order · Dec 9, 2025
Pennsylvania PUC final opinion and order in Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's 2025 base rate case
final order · Dec 9, 2025
Pennsylvania PUC final opinion and order in Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's 2025 base rate case
final order · Dec 9, 2025
Pennsylvania PUC final opinion and order in Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's 2025 base rate case
final order · Dec 9, 2025
Pennsylvania PUC final opinion and order in Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's 2025 base rate case
final order · Dec 9, 2025
Columbia Gas regulatory information and approved rate adjustment
utility webpage · Dec 9, 2025
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania rate case docket
commission docket · —
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue change | utility rebuttal | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | $110.44M | |
| Common equity ratio | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | 54.4% | |
| Overall rate of return | authorized | party-commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | 7.82% | |
| Overall rate of return | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | 8.55% | |
| Rate base | utility rebuttal | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | $3,839.64M | |
| Residential monthly bill impact | authorized | party-commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | Not specified | |
| Residential monthly bill impact | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | 11.38% | |
| Return on equity | utility request | Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | 11.35% | |
| Common equity ratio | authorized | party-commission | — | 54.4% | |
| Rate base | authorized | party-commission | — | $3,825.96M | |
| Return on equity | authorized | party-commission | — | 10% | |
| Annual revenue change | authorized | party-commission | — | $55.6M | |
| Revenue change | authorized | party-commission | — | 6.05% | |
| Revenue change | utility request | party-utility | — | 12% |