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Alert Issued To Utility Customers Who Paid Bills Through CashPoint HARRISBURG - Consumer Advocate Sonny Popowsky and the Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Services (BCS) today urged utility consumers who have recently paid their utility bills throug…	5/12/2004
PUC to Investigate PPL Request for Rate Increase HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to investigate PPL Electric Utilities’ (PPL) request for a $164.4 million increase in its distribution base rates. &…	5/7/2004
PUC Adopts Tighter Reliability Standards for Electric Companies HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved regulations to tighten reliability standards and reporting requirements for electric utilities. The new standards are geared toward…	5/7/2004
Electric Utilities and PJM to Brief PUC on Reliability for this Summer HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s electricity providers and PJM Interconnection will brief the Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday, May 27, on their plans to meet the demand for electricit…	5/3/2004
Public Input Hearings Set for FirstEnergy Reliability Investigation HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled 10 hearings to receive public comment on its investigation into the reliability performance of FirstEnergy companies Met-Ed,…	3/30/2004
PUC Sets Dates for POLR Roundtable Discussions HARRISBURG - The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced dates for a series of roundtable meetings to discuss the obligations of electric distribution companies (EDC) to provide provider of la…	3/18/2004
PUC Releases Winter Edition of the ‘Keystone Competition’ Report HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released the winter edition of the “Keystone Competition” report. The quarterly report represents the PUC’s effo…	3/12/2004
PUC Initiates Commissioners Roundtable on Default Electricity Service HARRISBURG - The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted unanimously to create a series of roundtable meetings to discuss the obligations of electric distribution companies (EDC) to provide defaul…	3/4/2004
PUC Judge Sets Deadline to Intervene in FirstEnergy Investigation HARRISBURG – A state administrative law judge has set March 15 as the deadline for parties to intervene in the Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) investigation into the reliability performanc…	3/4/2004
PUC Ratifies Appointment to Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today ratified Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll’s appointment of a DuBois man to its Consumer Advisory Council, which provides inp…	2/12/2004
PA PUC Launches Formal Investigation of FirstEnergy Reliability Performance HARRISBURG – Concerned that the service reliability of the Commonwealth’s three FirstEnergy companies may have fallen below established standards, the Public Utility…	1/16/2004
PUC Urges Consumers to Call Utilities to Restore Service HARRISBURG - With more than 12,000 households entering the cold weather season without heat-related utility service, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) is urging those consumers to contact their…	12/18/2003
PUC Releases Autumn Edition of the ‘Keystone Competition’ Report HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released the autumn edition of the “Keystone Competition” report. The quarterly report represents the PUC’s effo…	11/18/2003
PUC to Host Philadelphia Be Utility Wise Fair HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will continue its efforts to urge Pennsylvanians to “Prepare Now for High Winter Gas Prices” at the Be Utility Wise Fair from 9…	11/17/2003
PUC Report Shows Utility Complaints Dropped 16 Percent in 2002 HARRISBURG – Consumer complaints to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) decreased by 16 percent in 2002, according to the 2002 Utility Consumer Activities Report and Evaluation relea…	10/7/2003
PUC Welcomes Wendell F. Holland as Newest Commissioner HARRISBURG – On behalf of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), Chairman Terrance Fitzpatrick today welcomed Wendell F. Holland as a PUC Commissioner. Nominated by Gov. Edward Rendell…	9/16/2003
PUC Releases 2002 Customer Service Performance Report for Electric and Natural Gas Companies HARRISBURG - The vast majority of electric and natural gas customers said they were satisfied with the way customer service representatives handled their calls in 2002, according to an annual report r…	8/21/2003
PUC Makes Appointment to Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today appointed a Montgomery County resident to its Consumer Advisory Council, which provides input to Commissioners on consumer-rela…	8/7/2003
PUC Approves Expanded Role for Statewide Sustainable Energy Board HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today issued a final order further defining the role of a statewide board that oversees four sustainable energy development funds, which promote p…	8/7/2003
PUC Makes Appointments to Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today made appointments to its Consumer Advisory Council, which provides input to Commissioners on consumer related issues. The…	7/17/2003
PUC Announces Appointments to Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced appointments to its Consumer Advisory Council, which provides input to Commissioners on consumer-related issues. The Commis…	7/1/2003
PUC Proposes Tighter Reliability Standards for Electric Companies HARRISBURG - Electric distribution companies would face tighter reliability standards regarding the number and duration of power interruptions that would be considered reasonable by state regulators,…	6/26/2003
PUC Releases Inaugural ‘Keystone Competition’ Report - Report focuses on competition in the telecommunications and energy markets HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released the inaugural “Keystone Competition” report. The report represents the PUC’s efforts to provide benefic…	6/10/2003
Electric Utilities, Power Generators, PJM Prepared with Power for Summer HARRISBURG - Electric utilities, power generators and PJM Interconnection are expecting normal demands for electricity and have advised the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) that they have…	5/22/2003
Media Advisory - Electric Utilities, Power Generators, PJM to Brief PUC on Summer Reliability HARRISBURG - Electric utilities, power generators and PJM Interconnection will brief the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commonwea…	5/21/2003

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