PUC Approves Settlement with UGI Related to Plastic Natural Gas Pipe Installation Practices
Settlement resolves alleged pipeline construction and inspection issues while strengthening future oversight, quality assurance, safety reporting and accountability for plastic natural gas pipe installations
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a settlement between the PUC’s independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) and UGI Utilities Inc. – Gas Division (UGI) concerning alleged shortcomings in pipeline construction quality assurance and oversight related to plastic natural gas pipe installations in several eastern Pennsylvania communities.
Following a summer public comment period, the Commission voted 5-0 to adopt a Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement filed on March 20, 2026, by I&E and UGI. The approved settlement resolves the Commission’s investigation while establishing a series of measures intended to strengthen future construction oversight, enhance quality assurance, improve safety reporting and expand the use of operational data to support the continued safe and reliable operation of Pennsylvania’s natural gas distribution system.
The investigation did not identify any gas leaks, explosions, fires, proper…