WELLSBORO, PA – On Thursday, January 15, 2026, the Public Utility Commission voted 5-0 to approve a Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement enabling Wellsboro Electric to adjust its annual electric distribution operating revenues by approximately $2.5 million – less than the $2.9 million increase originally requested by the company. Wellsboro Electric will implement the annual operating revenue adjustment in two phases:
- Phase I – an increase of $1,800,172, effective January 29, 2026; and
- Phase II – an additional increase of $699,928, effective January 29, 2027.
After implementation of Phase II, the total bill for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours (kWhs) per month will increase 18.1%. Pursuant to the company’s original filing, the total bill for the same residential customer would have increased 21.2% and became effective entirely in 2026. Additionally, the Settlement enables Wellsboro Electric to adjust its fixed customer charge from $12 to $15 per month, as opposed to an adjustment from $12 to $16.50 per month, as requested in the company’s original filing.
Wellsboro Electric serves approximately 6,500 electric customers in the Borough of Wellsboro and in the townships of Charleston, Delmar and Middlebury in Tioga County. The company last filed for an increase in electric distribution base rates in 2019.
