The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled four in-person hearings and two telephone hearings in December to gather public input on PPL Electric Utilities Corporation’s proposed 7% residential rate increase. In September, the Allentown-based utility requested an annual base rate increase of $356. 3 million per year that would increase total annual revenue by 8. 6%. PPL serves about 1. 5 million customers in 29 counties, including Berks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery and Schuylkill. The PUC voted 5-0 in October to investigate the proposed rate increase, which could raise a total residential monthly bill by about 7%. A residential customer using 918 kWh per month would see an increase to $189. 40 from $177. 01. The company said commercial customers could see an increase of about 3. 1%, and industrial customers could see an increase of about 2. 6%. A final PUC decision on PPL’s request is due by July 1. The following is the schedule for the in-person hearings: • Dec. 8 at 6 p. m., Scranton University Brennan Hall, Rose Rose Room, fifth floor, 320 Madison Ave., Scranton. • Dec. 9 at 6 p. m., Catasauqua Municipal Building, borough hall, 90 Bridge St., Catasauqua. • Dec. 10 at 6 p. m., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Keystone Building, Hearing Room #1, 400 North St., Harrisburg. • Dec. 11 at 6 p. m., Manheim Township Public Library, Morgan Center, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster. Two telephone hearings will be held at the following times: • Dec. 15 at 1 and 6 p. m. • Information to participate: Dial the toll-free conference number, 866-421-8851; enter PIN number, 66640466; give your name when prompted and press #. • Participants in the telephone hearings are encouraged to register by 4 p. m. on Dec. 11. Failure to do so could result in not being called to testify. • To register, call legal assistant Pamela McNeal at 215-560-4228 or email at pmcneal@pa. gov and provide your first and last name; the hearing for which you are registering; the phone number you will be using to call into the hearing; a phone number where you can be reached before the hearing, if needed; your email address, if you have one. If you intend to offer any documents or exhibits at the hearings, you must email one copy to McNeal at pmcneal@pa. gov. Exhibits for any in-person hearing must be received by noon on Dec. 5. Exhibits for the telephone hearings must be received by noon on Dec. 12. For further information or help registering, contact the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate at 1-800-684-6560 or by email at consumer@paoca. org.
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