PA · gas · R-2025-3059428
Active case·Briefing·Utility request
The litigated record is awaiting further Commission process. October 29 is the tariff-suspension expiration, not a scheduled decision.
National Fuel requested a $19.7 million annual base-delivery revenue increase. Reply briefs were filed July 2; no official next event or Commission decision date has been scheduled.
Jul 2, 2026
Oct 29, 2026
Case stage
briefing
Filed
Dec 19, 2025
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Jul 2, 2026
Decision
Not recorded
Rates effective
Not recorded
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 ↗Current case economics
Filed request and any outcome captured in this docket.
| Metric | Utility request | Current case outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | $19.7M Annual utility request | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Rate base | $571.58M Fully projected future test period ending October 31, 2027 · Oct 31, 2027 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Return on equity | 11.25% Fully projected future test period ending October 31, 2027 · Jan 28, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Common equity ratio | 56.4% Fully projected future test period ending October 31, 2027 · Jan 28, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Residential bill impact | 5.9% residential customer using 80 ccf per month · Jan 28, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
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 · Jun 15, 2023
$23M
Return on equity
mechanism authorized · Commission-approved ROE for National Fuel Gas's Distribution System Improvement Charge · Jun 18, 2026
10.25%
7 events · 5 documents · 6 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Dec 19, 2025
Case record received by Commission
official commission · completed
Dec 22, 2025
Case record posted by Commission
official commission · completed
Jan 28, 2026
Public tariff filing submitted
official commission · completed
Jan 29, 2026
Rate increase filing posted by Commission
official commission · completed
Mar 29, 2026
Proposed tariff effective date
utility guidance · completed
Jul 2, 2026
Reply briefs filed
official commission · completed
Oct 29, 2026
Suspension expires — not a scheduled decision
statutory deadline · scheduled
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
National Fuel Gas Distribution rate case docket
official docket · primary · —
National Fuel suspension tariff supplement
evidence · primary · Feb 23, 2026
PA PUC rate-filing discovery — R-2025-3059428
evidence · direct · Jan 29, 2026
National Fuel Gas 2026 rate filing Book V
evidence · direct · Jan 28, 2026
Cover letter to National Fuel rate increase filing
evidence · primary · Jan 28, 2026
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
PA PUC rate-filing discovery — R-2025-3059428
pa puc daily action search · Jan 29, 2026
National Fuel Gas 2026 rate filing Book V
utility rate case exhibit · Jan 28, 2026
National Fuel Gas 2026 rate filing Book V
utility rate case exhibit · Jan 28, 2026
National Fuel Gas Distribution rate case docket
commission docket · —
Cover letter to National Fuel rate increase filing
commission filing · Jan 28, 2026
National Fuel suspension tariff supplement
commission filing · Feb 23, 2026
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common equity ratio | utility request | National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation — Pennsylvania | Fully projected future test period ending October 31, 2027 | 56.4% | |
| Rate base | utility request | National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation — Pennsylvania | Fully projected future test period ending October 31, 2027 | $571.58M | |
| Return on equity | utility request | National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation — Pennsylvania | Fully projected future test period ending October 31, 2027 | 11.25% | |
| Residential monthly bill impact | utility request | National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation — Pennsylvania | — | 5.9% | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation — Pennsylvania | — | $19.7M |