Public Notice: 06/18/2024 [8fda932615cb1b91dcdbdd3fd7e1374c]

PUBLIC INPUT HEARING NOTIFICATION For FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company s Rate Increase Request Docket No R 2024 3047068 The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission PUC will conduct 18 Public Input Hearings concerning FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company s request filed on April 2 2024 to increase electric rates by 502 million per year The Commission will conduct a series of Public Input Hearings totaling eighteen 18 in total with fourteen 14 Public Input Hearings to be conducted in person at seven 7 different locations within the territory of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company An additional four 4 Public Input Hearings will be conducted by telephone using the Commission s conference bridge technology Different processes will be used for the in person hearings than will be used to the telephonic hearings Individuals wishing to testify at either the in person or telephonic hearings will only be permitted once Time limitations may apply to how long individuals may testify if a large number of other individuals wish to testify at the same session In Person Public Input Hearings will take place at the following locations Tuesday June 25 2024 at 1 00 PM 6 00 PM VFW Post 2540 and Canteen 546 Fawn Road East Stroudsburg PA 18301 Wednesday June 26 2024 at 1 00 PM 6 00 PM Reading Public Museum Ground Floor Auditorium 500 Museum Road Reading PA 19611 Thursday June 27 2024 at 1 00 PM 6 00 PM Graduate Palo Alto Coaly Ballroom A B 125 S Atherton Street State College PA 16801 Tuesday July 9 2024 at 1 00 PM 6 00 PM Erie County Public Library H O Hirt Auditorium Museum Entrance 160 East Front Street Erie PA 16507 Wednesday July 10 2024 at 1 00 PM 6 00 PM Butler County Community College Founders Hall Parking Lot 6 107 College Drive Butler PA 16002 Thursday July 11 2024 Time 1 00 PM 6 00 PM Greensburg Garden and Civic Center Laurel Room Iris Room 951 Old Salem Road Greensburg PA 15601 Friday July 12 2024 at 1 00 PM 6 00 PM Double Tree by Hilton Junior Ballroom 340 Racetrack Road Washington PA 15301 Requests for Interpreters If you require an interpreter please contact Judge Dunderdale s office at 412 565 3550 or via email at mswarner pa gov as soon as possible If you contact the office too close to the hearing date we may not have enough time to arrange for an interpreter If you request an interpreter we will make every reasonable effort to have one present Telephonic Public Input Hearings Presiding Administrative Law Judge Katrina L Dunderdale Dates Tuesday July 16 2024 Wednesday July 17th 2024 Times 1 00 PM 6 00 PM If you wish to testify at one of the telephonic public input hearings you are encouraged to preregister by 4 00 p m on Friday July 12 2024 If you do not pre register and provide the information listed below you may not have an opportunity to testify To pre register by email please email Judge Dunderdale s Legal Assistant Mary Swarner at mswarner pa gov and provide 1 your first and last name 2 the date and time of the hearing at which you wish to testify 3 the phone number you will be using to call into the public input hearing and 4 if you require an interpreter to participate in the hearing the language of the interpreter To pre register by phone please contact Judge Dunderdale s office at 412 565 3550 and leave a message providing 1 your first and last name 2 the date and time of the hearing at which you wish to testify 3 the phone number you will be using to call into the public input hearing 4 a phone number where you can be reached prior to the hearing if we need to contact you 5 your email address if you have one and 6 if you require an interpreter to participate in the hearing the language of the interpreter If you do not wish to testify but want to listen to the public input hearing s please contact Judge Dunderdale s office by email at mswarner pa gov or phone at 412 565 3550 and provide your name and the hearing s you want to listen to so we can ensure we have adequate caller capacity on the conference bridge to accommodate all callers To participate in the Telephonic Public Input Hearing You must dial the toll free number listed below You must enter a PIN number when instructed to do so also listed below You must speak your name when prompted The telephone system will connect you to the hearing Toll free Bridge Number 1 866 675 4411 PIN Number 23464163 HEARING EXHIBITS If you have any hearing exhibits to which you will refer during the telephonic hearing please email them to Judge Dunderdale s Legal Assistant Mary Swarner at mswarner pa gov The legal assistant will forward the exhibits to the Judge and all parties Exhibits must be received by Tuesday July 9 2024 QUESTIONS The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate OCA represents the interests of utility customers before the PUC If you have questions about the public input hearings or the Company s requested rate increase please contact OCA at its toll free number 1 800 684 6560 or by email consumer paoca org Additionally OCA can help customers pre register for the Public Input Hearings OTHER WAYS TO BE HEARD If you want to be heard about the proposed rate increase but will not or cannot testify at the Public Input Hearings you may file a formal complaint or comment to the proposed rate increase Please visit the PUC s website to use the applicable form available at https www puc pa gov complaints formal complaints TTY based Telecommunications Relay Service number for persons who are deaf or hearingimpaired is 711