Year-end message underscores the daily work, judgment, and care that support utility service for nearly 13 million Pennsylvanians

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Steve DeFrank today closed the Commission’s final public meeting of 2025 with a message of thanks to PUC employees and a reflection on the work performed throughout the year to protect consumers and ensure safe, reliable utility service for nearly 13 million Pennsylvanians.

“This work is not abstract,” Chairman DeFrank said. “It affects whether families have heat in the winter, clean water at the tap, safe transportation, reliable communications, and confidence that the systems they depend on will be there tomorrow. And in 2025, PUC staff delivered.”