The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will hold a series of public hearings in June and July on a proposed rate increase requested by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company.
Butler County hearings will take place on July 10th at BC3’s Founder’s Hall beginning at 1 and 6 p.m. Additional hearings are planned to take place over the phone July 16th and 17th.
The FirstEnergy rate increase request, filed last month, would increase its operating revenues by approximately $504 million per year across their four rate districts which works out to about 34 percent.
Under this request, the average monthly bill for a residential customer in the West Penn rate district would increase by nearly $17 from $156.36 to $172.98, or just over 10 percent.
Those who would like to testify at one of the phone hearings should email the assistant of the judge conducting the hearing or call 412-565-3550 by July 12th. Those who would just like to listen are also asked to call or email.
FirstEnergy provides service to more than two million customers in 56 counties across the state. A final decision by the Commission regarding the FirstEnergy rate increase request is due by January 1st, 2025.
