A weather normalization adjustment is a charge or credit that utility companies are allowed to add to a utility bill. Typically, an additional charge is added when the winter is warmer than usual, leading to less gas, oil, or electricity being used to heat homes. And, if the summer is unusually cool, a credit is applied to a utility bill.
 
Although weather normalization adjustments are supposed to even out, they often result in higher-than-expected winter utility bills for Pennsylvanians. I have spoken with constituents who have had to turn down their heat to save money, only to find an additional charge due to not using enough energy. Others have shared that, while they were away, they set the heat to a low temperature, only to come back to a higher-than-expected utility bill as a result.
 
This practice must end. That is why I am introducing legislation to prohibit weather normalization adjustments. Weather normalization adjustments do not benefit Pennsylvanians. Instead, they put an increased burden on Pennsylvanians just trying to pay their bills.
 
I ask that you join me in supporting the residents of our Commonwealth by prohibiting the use of weather normalization adjustments. Pennsylvanians should not be punished for turning their heat down or for an unusually warm winter.
 

Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 1710 (May 13, 2025): 66-1330(b)