(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) Registration is open now for six Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) “Be Utility Wise” (BUW) and “Be Wise” conferences that are being held across the state of Pennsylvania this fall.
These conferences offer human-service professionals and consumer advocates connections, practical tools and resources to help households access available assistance and manage essential utility services.
The PUC’s “Be Utility Wise” and “Be Wise” conferences have served as a foundation of the PUC’s consumer education efforts for thirty years, and it brings together thousands of utilities, community organizations, frontline service providers and regulators to both strengthen the network of assistance that is available to consumers and communities across Pennsylvania and to share information.
These conferences will be held between September and November, and according to a release from the PUC, here is morei nformation about them and the links to register for them:
Erie BUW – Registration Page, click here.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Hilton Garden Inn Erie
Ambassador Conference Center
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Region BUW – Registration Page, click here.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh – Southpointe
Time: 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton BUW – Registration Page, click here.
Friday, October 16, 2026
Mohegan Sun – Conference Center
Time: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Berks County/Reading – Berks Be Wise – Registration Page, click here.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Redner’s Event Center
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Johnstown BUW – Registration Page, click here.
Monday, November 9, 2026
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Living and Learning Center
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tri-Region Harrisburg BUW – Registration Page, click here.
Friday, November 20, 2026
Red Lion Inn
Time: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.