Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG

Peoples Natural Gas

R-2026-3060855 · gas · Hearing

Summary

Peoples Natural Gas requested a $163.2 million annual base-rate increase, equal to 13.8 percent of current operating revenue. Evidentiary hearings are scheduled to begin August 5, 2026.

The case remains litigated and is the largest pending annual revenue request in the reviewed 2026 Pennsylvania case set. No authorized value is available.

Economics

Annual revenue change

Stage	Value	As of
Requested	$163.2M	Mar 26, 2026

Revenue change

Stage	Value	As of
Requested	13.8%	Mar 26, 2026

Timeline

Aug 5, 2026
Evidentiary hearings begin
Hearings are scheduled for August 5, 6, and 7 at 10 a.m.
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Jun 2, 2026
Public input hearings began
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Mar 26, 2026
General rate filing submitted
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Sources

1
Peoples Natural Gas statement of reasons ↗
utility filing · Mar 26, 2026 · page 1
2
Notice of evidentiary hearings ↗
commission filing · May 5, 2026 · page 1
3
Peoples Natural Gas rate case docket ↗
commission docket

Data note: Official-source record; no settlement or authorized amount was found.