# Pennsylvania — winter shutoff moratorium for electric and natural gas distribution utilities

For Pennsylvania, citation is 52 Pa. Code § 56.100; moratorium window is December 1 through March 31; covered utilities is Electric distribution and natural gas distribution utilities; eligibility / income test is customers with household incomes at or below 250% of the Federal poverty level, verified against its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Pennsylvania _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Citation:** 52 Pa. Code § 56.100 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Moratorium window:** December 1 through March 31 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Covered utilities:** Electric distribution and natural gas distribution utilities _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Eligibility / income test:** customers with household incomes at or below 250% of the Federal poverty level _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (b) Electric distribution and natural gas distribution utilities. Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, during the period of December 1 through March 31, an electric distribution utility or natural gas distribution utility may not terminate service to customers with household incomes at or below 250% of the Federal poverty level except as provided in this section or in § 56.98. The Commission will not prohibit an electric distribution utility or natural gas distribution utility from terminating service in accordance with this section to customers with household incomes exceeding 250% of the Federal poverty level.

## Source

- https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/052/chapter56/s56.100.html&d=reduce

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Winter utility shutoff/disconnection moratorium by state](https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/).