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PUC Announces Special Public Meeting to Address GPU Rate Request HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced that it will hold a special public meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2001, to make a decision on GPU’s petition…	6/5/2001
Public Input Hearings Set for Rate Cap Changes Requested by Pike County Light & Power HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled hearings to receive public comment on the request of Pike County Light and Power Company to increase the generation rat…	5/24/2001
PUC Approves GPU Merger, Postpones Rate Hike Request HARRISBURG, Pa. – State regulators today approved the merger of GPU Energy and FirstEnergy Corp., but postponed a decision on GPU’s request to raise rates.The Public Utility Commission (PUC)…	5/24/2001
Utilities Project Plenty of Power for Summer HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s electric utilities are projecting near-record demands for electricity this summer, but have assured the Public Utility Commission (PUC) that they have enough…	5/4/2001
Utilities to Brief PUC on Summer Reliability, Plans to Handle Heat Waves, and Demand Side Response HARRISBURG, Pa. – This Friday, representatives of Pennsylvania’s electric utilities will brief the Public Utility Commission (PUC) on their plans for maintaining service reliability during t…	5/2/2001
PUC Releases Recommended Decision on GPU Merger and Request for Rate Relief Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission today released Administrative Law Judge Larry Gesoff’s recommended decision regarding GPU’s application to merge with First Energy…	4/25/2001
State PUCs Form Working Group to Standardize Data Exchange in Electric Choice Programs HARRISBURG, Pa. – In the first effort nationwide to create interstate standards for electric competition, a group of state public utility commissions has formed a regional working group to mainta…	4/25/2001
Aging Roundtable Planned for York County HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Energy, Utilities & Aging Consortium, Inc. (PEUAC) is planning a day filled with useful information as well as an opportunity for networking and learning. PEUAC…	4/10/2001
White House Announces Intention to Nominate PUC Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Background: The White House this afternoon announced its intention to nominate Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell as a Commissioner to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The following statement ma…	3/27/2001
PUC Hosts “Challenges, Changes and Choice” Utility Conference HARRISBURG, Pa. – Because the utility industry is constantly changing, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and The Council for Utility Choice are hosting a conference entitled "…	3/9/2001
Pennsylvaniain Ranked No. 1 in Nation for Electric Deregulation HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Tom Ridge today hailed yet another national study that cites Pennsylvania as the nation’s leader in electricity deregulation. The Center for the Advancement of Energy Marke…	2/7/2001
Public Input Hearings Set for GPU Merger HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled hearings at three locations to receive public comment on the request of GPU’s proposed merger with FirstEnergy Corporation…	1/30/2001
PUC Defers Ruling on GPU Rate Relief: Adds Request to Merger Application HARRISBURG, Pa. – The state Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted today to defer judgement on GPU Energy’s request to collect more than $82 million in wholesale power costs from customers an…	1/24/2001
Pennsylvania PUC Blasts GPU for Comparison to California HARRISBURG, Pa. – The chairman of the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) this afternoon criticized GPU Energy for deliberately alarming consumers and elected officials by suggesting the energy…	1/19/2001
PUC Releases Cold Weather Survey Results HARRISBURG, Pa. - Nearly 6,000 households are entering the cold weather season without essential gas or electric service, according to an annual report released today by the Public Utility Commission&…	12/22/2000
PUC Approves Plan for New Power Company to Supply Energy to PECO Customers HARRISBURG, Pa. – Approximately 299,000 PECO residential customers will receive discounted electricity from the New Power Company next year under a plan approved today by the state Public Utility…	11/29/2000
PUC Approves Settlement to Cut Duquesne Residential Rates 21 Percent HARRISBURG, Pa. – Duquesne Light (DQE) residential customers will see their electric rates cut by 21 percent beginning in February 2002 under a settlement approved today by the state Public Utili…	11/29/2000
PUC Announces Reports Available on its Website HARRISBURG, Pa. - Consumers and reporters can now review on the Internet detailed financial records submitted by Pennsylvania’s utility companies to the Public Utility Commission (PUC). The PUC h…	11/22/2000
NARUC Names PA PUC Commissioner Brownell as President HARRISBURG, Pa. – The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) installed Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner (PUC) Nora Mead Brownell as President of the Board of Dir…	11/17/2000
PUC to Hold Roundtable Discussion on Electricity Demand HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will hold a roundtable discussion next week with utilities, regulators, suppliers and consumer and business representatives…	11/15/2000
PUC Releases 1999 Utility Consumer Activities Report and Evaluation HARRISBURG, Pa. – Consumer complaints to the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) increased by 33 percent in 1999, according to the agency’s annual Utility Consumer Activities Report releas…	10/10/2000
Pennsylvanians Asked to Immediately Reduce Electricity Consumption: Demand from heat wave pushes system to capacity HARRISBURG (May 9) -– On behalf of Gov. Tom Ridge, Lt. Gov. Mark Schweiker, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council, and Public Utility Commission Chairman John Quain today are…	5/9/2000
Pennsylvania Electric Choice Program Hosts Webcast to Award Robot Visits to Middle School Students: EC, the Electric Choice Robot, to Visit Six Pennsylvania Schools HARRISBURG, PA (May 8, 2000) – A six-foot-tall, 400-pound technological wonder named "EC", the Electric Choice robot, today participated in a drawing – broadcast live on the World…	5/8/2000
Public Hearings Set for PECO/Unicom Merger HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled hearings at five locations to receive public comment on the request of PECO Energy proposed merger with Unicom Corporation.Admi…	3/24/2000
Governor Ridge Re-Nominates Bloom to PUC HARRISBURG, Pa. - Governor Tom Ridge today re-nominated Robert K. Bloom to a five-year term on the Public Utility Commission (PUC). Bloom, the PUC's Vice Chairman, was sworn in to his current term on…	3/10/2000

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