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Electric Utilities, Power Generators, PJM to Brief PUC on Reliability for this Summer HARRISBURG – Electric utilities, power generators and PJM Interconnection will brief the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday, May 22, on their plans for maintaining service r…	5/15/2003
Utility Choice Web Site Exceeds 10 Million Hits - Web Site Empowers Pennsylvania Consumers HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced that www.utilitychoice.org now has reached 10 million hits, as the Utility Choice campaign continues to educate Penns…	5/5/2003
PUC Approves Plan to Assign PECO Residential Customers to Alternative Electricity Suppliers HARRISBURG – Approximately 400,000 of PECO Energy’s residential customers could be randomly assigned to alternative electricity suppliers under a plan approved today by the Public Utility Co…	5/1/2003
PUC Further Defines Role of Statewide Sustainable Energy Board HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today issued a tentative order to further define the role of the statewide Sustainable Energy Board to oversee four sustainable energy dev…	4/10/2003
PUC Urges Utility Companies and Customers to be Vigilant About Spotting Utility Imposters HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminded the public to be aware of the dangers from individuals posing as utility employees. “The PUC is concerned about t…	3/4/2003
PUC Chairman Thanks PECO Energy’s New Market Share Threshold Suppliers for Commitment to Electric Choice HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today noted that PECO Energy’s new alternative electricity suppliers for commercial customers will help to b…	2/27/2003
PUC Chairman Thomas Marks Another Milestone for Electric Competition: 23,500 Duquesne Light Customers See 39 Percent Reduction in Monthly Bills HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today announced another milestone for Pennsylvania Electric Choice: 23,500 Duquesne Light residential electric-he…	2/20/2003
PUC Announces New Utility Choice Brochure for Electric and Natural Gas Customers on Limited Incomes - Brochure provides consumers with timely information about saving energy and money HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced a new Utility Choice brochure as another way to inform low-income consumers about ways to restore their heat and elec…	2/10/2003
PUC Approves Plan to Assign Half of PECO Commercial Customers to Alternative Electricity Suppliers HARRISBURG – Approximately half of PECO Energy’s commercial customers may be randomly assigned to alternative electricity suppliers under a plan approved today by the Public Utility Commissi…	2/6/2003
PA PUC Submits Comments to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Calls Standard Market Design Essential to Future of Electric Competition Nationwide HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) filed comments before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) calling the Standard Market Design proposal essent…	1/13/2003
PUC Holds Special Hearing to Discuss Demand Side Response Programs HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today presided over a special hearing to review the current status of Demand Side Response (DSR) programs in the state and to discuss how…	12/20/2002
PUC Bureau of Consumer Services Releases Cold Weather Survey Results HARRISBURG – With more than 11,232 households entering the cold weather season without essential natural gas or electric service, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) is urging those consumers to…	12/18/2002
Media Advisory - PUC to Hold Hearing on Demand Side Response Programs HARRISBURG - The Public Utility Commission (PUC) will hold a special hearing on Thursday, Dec. 19 to review the current status of Demand Side Response (DSR) programs in the state and to discuss how th…	12/17/2002
PUC Urges Customers to Call Utilities to Get Reconnected HARRISBURG – With more than 9,000 households entering the cold weather season without essential natural gas or electric service, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) is urging those consumers to c…	12/12/2002
PA PUC Chairman Tells Federal Regulators that Standard Market Design is Essential to Competition HARRISBURG – A Standard Market Design for the nation’s electricity transmission system is essential to maintaining reliability and to fostering competitive power markets, the Chairman of the…	12/3/2002
Public Utility Commission to Hold Hearing on Demand Side Response Programs HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) will hold a special hearing on Thursday, Dec. 19, to review the current status of Demand Side Response (DSR) programs in the state and to discuss…	11/25/2002
PA PUC Launches Utility Choice Consumer-Education Campaign in Philadelphia to Inform Southeastern Pennsylvanians About Local Telephone Choice PHILADELPHIA -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas and Commissioner Aaron Wilson Jr. today joined members of the Council for Utility Choice to launch a multi-media an…	11/19/2002
PA PUC Launches Utility Choice Consumer-Education Campaign to Inform Central Pennsylvanians About Local Telephone and Natural Gas Choice HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas and Commissioners Aaron Wilson Jr. and Kim Pizzingrilli today joined members of the Council for Utility Choice to lau…	11/18/2002
PUC to Mark 65th Anniversary at Public Ceremony Featuring Five Past Commissioners Representing Four Decades of Service Harrisburg - The Public Utility Commission (PUC) will mark its 65th Anniversary during a public ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Atrium of the Commonwealth Keystone Building, North St…	10/15/2002
PUC Releases 2001 Utility Consumer Activities Report and Evaluation HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released its 2001 Utility Consumer Activities Report. The report is an annual evaluation on the customer service performance of…	10/11/2002
PUC Invites Public, Utility Industry, Consumer Groups to 65th Anniversary Celebration HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today invited the public, the utility industry and consumer organizations to its 65th Anniversary ceremony, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the…	10/7/2002
PUC Releases Response to House Resolution 361: ‘Protecting Critical Infrastructure -- Keeping Pennsylvanians Safe’ HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced that its report in response to House Resolution 361, "Protecting Critical Infrastructure: Keeping Pennsylvanians Saf…	9/26/2002
PUC Chairman Glen Thomas to Address State Conference on ‘Building a 21st Century PUC: Competing and Regulating in the Post-Enron World’ Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas will speak on "Building a 21st Century PUC: Competing and Regulating in the Post-Enron World" at the Pennsylvania State D…	9/16/2002
PUC Commissioners Participate in Town Meeting in Pittsburgh Hosted by $1 Energy Fund: Announce Expanded Consumer Education for Local Telephone, Natural Gas Competition PITTSBURGH -- Three members of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today addressed more than 250 utility and Community Based Organization (CBO) leaders at a Town Meeting hosted by the $1…	9/13/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Joins U.S. EPA Chief Whitman to Announce that Liberty Bell Pavilion in Philadelphia is First National Landmark to Buy 100 % Renewable Electricity PHILADELPHIA -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christie Whitman to announce that Liberty Bel…	9/13/2002

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