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PUC Approves Rate by Community Central Energy Corporation HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a $388,016 (54.7 percent) increase in steam rates for Community Central Energy Corporation in the City of Scranton. Un…	9/12/2002
Public Utility Commissioners to Participate in Town Meeting Sponsored by $1 Energy Fund, Continue Utility Choice Campaign in Pittsburgh MEDIA ADVISORY TO: Editors, News Directors and Capitol Correspondents FROM: Tom Charles, Manager of Communications (717) 787-9504 SUBJ: Public Utility Commissioners to Participate in Town Meeting S…	9/12/2002
PUC Presides Over Hearing on Proposal for Standard Market Design HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today presided over a public hearing to solicit comments on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) proposal to create a S…	9/10/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Marks Sept. 11 by Thanking PA Utilities for their Help in Protecting Critical Infrastructure, Keeping Pennsylvanians Safe HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today thanked Pennsylvania’s electric, gas, telephone and water utilities for their cooperation and work to prot…	9/10/2002
Media Advisory: PUC to Hold Public Hearing on FERC’s Proposed Rule to Create Standard Market Design HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to solicit comments on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) proposal t…	9/6/2002
PUC Releases Results of Corporate Audit Survey HARRISBURG – Most of Pennsylvania’s large utility companies have adequate corporate governance controls and auditing practices in place which, if consistently followed, would reasonably cont…	8/29/2002
PUC Takes Steps to Improve Monitoring of Electric System Reliability HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today adopted several recommendations for improving how it monitors the reliability of the state’s electric distribution system, including ti…	8/29/2002
Commissioner Wilson Kicks Off Special Utility Choice Consumer-Education Outreach to Pittsburgh Barbershops, Public Housing PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Commissioner Aaron Wilson Jr. today joined partners of the Utility Choice program and youths from the Entrepreneurial Development Program to…	8/28/2002
PUC Acts to Address New Power Billing Issue HARRISBURG -- The Public Utility Commission (PUC) is warning approximately 13,000 PECO customers who recently received bills from New Power that the bills do not meet regulatory standards and customer…	8/28/2002
PUC to Hold Public Hearing on FERC’s Proposed Rule to Create Standard Market Design for Wholesale Power Markets HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced that the five Commissioners will preside over a public hearing next month to solicit comments on the Federal Energy Regul…	8/20/2002
PUC Reminds Pennsylvanians to Conserve Power During Record and Sustained High Temperatures HARRISBURG -- With the use of electricity reaching a new all-time record yesterday and the heat index continuing to approach and even surpass 100 degrees, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC)…	8/15/2002
Local Telephone Choice Consumer-Education Campaign in Pittsburgh Region Drives Consumers to Log in 1 Million Hits on www.utilitychoice.org Web Site - Web Site Features Accessibility for People with Hearing, Visual Disabilities PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today announced that the 12-week, multi-media and grassroots campaign to educate Southwestern Pennsylvania consumers…	7/30/2002
PUC Releases 2001 Customer Service Performance Report for Electric Companies HARRISBURG – Approximately 85 percent of consumers were satisfied with the overall quality of the customer service they received from their electric company in 2001, according to a new report rel…	7/29/2002
Pennsylvanians Asked to Reduce Electricity Consumption Due to High Temperatures Expected This Week HARRISBURG -- With another extremely hot and humid day expected tomorrow, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today urged Pennsylvanians to conserve electricity, parti…	7/29/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Hosts Australian Energy Market Team in Follow-Up to Mission to Australia HARRISBURG -- Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today hosted the Council of Australian Governments Energy Market Review Team, visiting the PUC to discuss the future direction of…	7/17/2002
PA PUC Chairman Thomas Named by U.S. Energy Secretary to Electricity Advisory Board - Also recently named to Board of Directors of the National Regulatory Research Institute HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas recently was named by U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham to the Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisor…	6/25/2002
PUC Finds Evidence that PPL EnergyPlus Manipulated Wholesale Power Market: Refers Case to U.S. Justice Department, Other Federal and State Agencies HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today said its six-month investigation of PPL EnergyPlus found evidence that the company unfairly manipulated wholesale electricity markets in ear…	6/13/2002
PUC Tentatively Approves Settlement with ACN Energy HARRISBURG– A Virginia-based electric generation supplier has agreed to pay $45,000 to settle charges by the Public Utility Commission (PUC) that it illegally slammed 19 customers and over-billed…	6/13/2002
PUC Undertakes Comprehensive Review of Electric-Service Reliability HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today directed an internal staff working group to complete a comprehensive review of electric-distribution service reliability in Pennsyl…	5/23/2002
Utilities Project Plenty of Power for Summer HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s electric utilities are projecting milder demands for electricity this summer, compared to the all-time summer peak demands experienced in 2001, and have assu…	5/10/2002
Electric Utilities and PJM to Brief PUC on Maintaining Service Reliability this Summer HARRISBURG – On Thursday, May 9, representatives of Pennsylvania’s electric utilities and PJM Interconnection will brief the Public Utility Commission (PUC) on their plans for maintaining se…	5/6/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Marks Opening Day for Electric Competition in Toronto by Highlighting How Pennsylvania is a Better Place Thanks to Electric Choice TORONTO, Ontario -- Marking "Opening Day" for electric competition in Ontario, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today highlighted ways Pennsylvanians have…	5/1/2002
PA PUC Chairman Thomas to Mark Opening Day for Electric Competition in Ontario Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas will be in Toronto on Wednesday, May 1, to mark the opening day for electric competition in Ontario. Chairman Thomas will serve as…	4/30/2002
PUC Formalizes Regulatory Partnership with Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission in India - PUC Commissioner Aaron Wilson, APERC Chairman G.P. Rao Sign Memorandum of Understanding in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Andhra Pradesh, India -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today formalized a regulatory partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC).Leading…	4/19/2002
PUC Votes to Ensure 180,000 Southeastern PA Customers Continue to Pay Discounted Electric Bills HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to approve PECO Energy’s request to complete the remainder of NewPower Holdings Inc.’s contract to serve about 180,…	4/11/2002

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