The state Public Utility Commission will publish a proposed settlement between Peoples Natural Gas Company and homeowners in West Wheatfield Township.
It concerns damages for an over-pressurization incident in Robinson in April of 2020. The PUC’s independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement found that three Peoples employees conducting an annual inspection failed to follow company procedures, that their training may not have been sufficient, and that the design of the system contributed to the damage.
A flareup resulted in the gas company replacing 11 furnaces, 70 water heaters, a stove, and several other items. The settlement calls for Peoples to pay a $250,000 civil penalty and bars the company from seeking to recover $305,206 in repair expenses from its customers through future rate increases.
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