The Public Utility Commission will be holding hearings on potential rate hikes after voting to suspend changes earlier this month.
The PUC voted unanimously to suspended and investigate proposed rate hikes for Pennsylvania American Water.
An estimated 682,000 customers would have seen increases in their bill.
Public hearings will now be held to determine if the increases may happen at a later date.
The nearest meeting to Butler County will happen on January 13 in Washington County at the Crossroads Center. Meetings will happen at 1 and 6 p.m.
There will also be two phone meetings on January 21. They will be happening at 1 and 6 p.m. and pre-registration is encouraged.
The call-in information for the two telephonic hearings is as follows:
Toll-free Conference Number: 866-675-4281
PIN Number: 85057514
To participate in a telephonic public input hearing, please complete the following:
- You must dial the toll-free Conference number above.
- You must enter the PIN number above when instructed.
- You must speak your name when prompted, and press #.
- Then, the telephone system will connect you to the hearing.
NOTE: Individuals wishing to testify at a telephonic public input hearing are encouraged to pre-register by 4 p.m. on January 19, 2026. Failure to pre-register could result in you not being called to testify by the PUC Judges.
To pre-register, please email the PUC Judges’ Legal Assistant, Sumathi Jayakumar Raj, at sumjayakum@pa.gov or call the Judges’ office phone at 717-787-4972 and provide the following information:
- Your first and last name.
- The hearing for which you are registering.
- The phone number you will be using to call into the public input hearing.
- A phone number where you can be reached prior to the hearing, if needed.
- Your email address, if you have one.
