NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT HEARINGS

Re: Peoples Natural Gas and Peoples Gas Rate Increase

To Our Customers:

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) will conduct public input hearings (in-person and telephonic) concerning Peoples Natural Gas and Peoples Gas’ request for an increase in rates. The In-Person and Telephonic public input hearings will be held at the following times and places: 

In-Person Public Input Hearings:

Telephonic Public Input Hearings:

Thursday, March 7, 2024
1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.

To participate in the public input hearing,

• You must dial the toll-free Conference number below
• You must enter the PIN number below when instructed
• You must speak your name when prompted, and press #
• Then, the telephone system will connect you to the hearing

Toll-free Conference Number: 866.566.0649

Passcode: 83345259

To participate in the telephonic public input hearing, you are to pre-register by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. If you do not pre-register and provide the information listed below, you may not have an opportunity to testify.

Pre-Registration Instructions for Telephonic Public Input Hearings:

Contacting the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) toll free at 1-800-684-6560 or by email at consumer@paoca.org (in email, include following information):

(1) your first and last name;
(2) the date and time of the public input hearing at which you wish to testify;
(3) a phone number where you can be reached prior to the hearing if we need to contact you;
(4) your email address if you have one; and
(5) if you require an interpreter to participate in the hearing, the language of the interpreter.

Hearing Exhibits: If you have any hearing exhibits to which you will refer during the telephonic hearing, please email them to the OCA at consumer@paoca.org. The OCA will forward the exhibits to the Judges and all parties.
Exhibits must be received by Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

Persons who are deaf or hearing-impaired and wish to attend, please dial 717 to be connected to a relay operator.

Requests for Interpreters: If you require an interpreter to participate in an in-person or telephonic hearing, please pre-register as soon as possible. We will make every reasonable effort to have an interpreter present. If your request is too close to the hearing date, we may not have enough time to arrange for an interpreter. To pre-register, contact the Offce of Consumer Advocate (OCA) toll free at 1-800-684-6560 or by email at consumer@paoca.org.

Questions?

The Pennsylvania Offce of Consumer Advocate (OCA) represents the interests of utility customers before the PUC. If you have questions about the public input hearings or Peoples’ requested rate increase, please contact the OCA toll free at 1-800-684-6560 or by e-mail at consumer@paoca.org. The OCA can help customers register for the public input hearings and/or submit exhibits.