PA · gas · R-2025-3054393
Closed case·Complete·Authorized
The authorized increase is about $0.52 million below the request. The approval did not specify authorized ROE, capital structure, rate base, or overall return.
Valley Energy requested a $1.63 million annual increase. The Commission approved approximately $1.105 million, effective January 29, 2026.
Jan 29, 2026
Not scheduled
Case stage
complete
Filed
Mar 28, 2025
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Jan 15, 2026
Rates effective
Jan 29, 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 | $1.63M Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | $1.11M Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Jan 15, 2026 | +$0.52M |
| Rate base | $25.19M Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Apr 30, 2025 | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Jan 15, 2026 | — |
| Return on equity | 11.65% Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Apr 30, 2025 | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Jan 15, 2026 | — |
| Common equity ratio | 48.94% Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Apr 30, 2025 | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Jan 15, 2026 | — |
| Residential bill impact | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not specified Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 · Jan 15, 2026 | — |
3 events · 3 documents · 5 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Mar 28, 2025
Commission docket opened
official commission · completed
Jan 15, 2026
Commission final order
official commission · completed
Jan 29, 2026
New base rates effective
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
PA PUC rate-filing discovery — R-2025-3054393
official docket · official docket · May 2, 2025
Valley Energy 2026 final order
evidence · final order · Jan 15, 2026
Valley Energy 2025 rate filing
evidence · primary filing · Apr 30, 2025
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
PA PUC rate-filing discovery — R-2025-3054393
pa puc daily action search · May 2, 2025
Valley Energy 2025 rate filing
rate case filing · Apr 30, 2025
Valley Energy 2025 rate filing
rate case filing · Apr 30, 2025
Valley Energy 2026 final order
commission order · Jan 15, 2026
Valley Energy 2026 final order
commission order · Jan 15, 2026
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue change | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | $1.11M | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | Valley Energy, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | $1.63M | |
| Common equity ratio | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | Not specified | |
| Common equity ratio | utility request | Valley Energy, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | 48.94% | |
| Overall rate of return | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | Not specified | |
| Overall rate of return | utility request | Valley Energy, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | 8.27% | |
| Rate base | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | Not specified | |
| Rate base | utility request | Valley Energy, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | $25.19M | |
| Residential monthly bill impact | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | Not specified | |
| Return on equity | authorized | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | Not specified | |
| Return on equity | utility request | Valley Energy, Inc. | Fully projected future test year ending December 31, 2026 | 11.65% |