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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
Public Input Hearings Set for Philadelphia Gas Works Restructuring Plan HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled three hearings to receive public comment on a plan for Philadelphia Gas Work’s plan to allow customers to shop for a na…	10/3/2002
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 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 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
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
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 Orders Gasco to Refund $1 Million to Customers HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) yesterday ordered Gasco Distribution Systems to refund more than $1 million to customers in the company’s Kane and Claysville divisions. The…	8/9/2002
PUC Approves Settlement for PGW Rate Request HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a permanent $36 million increase in base rates for the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), significantly less than the $60 million the co…	8/8/2002
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 Tentatively Approves Equitable Gas Settlement Agreement HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a tentative settlement agreement with Equitable Gas Company regarding a termination of service to a residence in McKee…	6/13/2002
Public Input Hearings Set for Philadelphia Gas Works Request to Raise Rates HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled three hearings to receive public comment on the request of Philadelphia Gas Works for a $60 million rate increase. Administra…	4/29/2002
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 Grants PGW $36 Million Extraordinary Rate Relief HARRISBURG – In another move to improve the financial stability of the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted the utility a $36 million extraordinary base…	4/11/2002
PA Public Utility Commissioners Appoint Karen Oill Moury as New Deputy Executive Director HARRISBURG -- The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted unanimously to appoint Karen Oill Moury of Harrisburg as Deputy Executive Director of the PUC. Moury replaces Veronica A. Smith, w…	3/28/2002
PUC Votes to Investigate PGW Request for $60 Million Increase HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to suspend and investigate Philadelphia Gas Works’ (PGW) request to raise base rates by $60 million.If approved, the base rate re…	3/14/2002
Chairman Thomas Presents PUC Budget Request to House Appropriations HARRISBURG -- Presenting the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) budget request to the House Appropriations Committee today, Chairman Glen R. Thomas outlined the PUC’s priorities …	2/14/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Announces Review of Current Auditing Practices of Major PA Utilities During National Panel on Lessons of Enron WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Addressing a national panel, "Lesson Learned from the Enron Experience: How Will It Affect Regulation?" Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thom…	2/12/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Urges End of Debate About Enron’s Impact on Competition and Return to Work to Create Open Energy Markets Nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Addressing a national panel, "Lesson Learned from the Enron Experience: How Will It Affect Regulation?" Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thom…	2/12/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas to Help Lead National Panel on 'Lesson Learned from Enron Experience: How Will it Affect Regulation?' in Washington Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas will co-moderate a national panel on "Lesson Learned from the Enron Experience: How Will it Affect Regulation?" at the Na…	2/8/2002
Chairman Thomas Presents PUC Budget Request to Senate Appropriations Committee; Outlines PUC Priorities HARRISBURG -- Presenting the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) budget request to the Senate Appropriations Committee today, Chairman Glen R. Thomas outlined the PUC’s priorities…	2/6/2002
PUC Urges Customers Without Heat to Call Utilities to Get Reconnected HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) is again urging consumers who are without essential natural gas or electric service to contact their utility to help restore heat before another s…	1/29/2002

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