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PUC Releases Annual Cold Weather Survey Results HARRISBURG, Pa. – The number of households entering the winter months without electric service decreased 16 percent from last year, according to the results of an annual cold w…	12/23/1999
PUC Finalizes Columbia Gas Restructuring Company First to Fully Participate in Competitive Natural Gas Market HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today finalized the restructuring settlement o…	12/16/1999
PUC Approves Interim Restructuring Settlement with Columbia Gas HARRISBURG, Pa. - By a unanimous vote, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved an interim settlement agreement that will substantially restructure Columbia Gas Company of Penns…	10/15/1999
PUC Suspends Request for Rate Increase by Honesdale Gas Company HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to suspend for investigation the request of the Honesdale Gas Company for a $429,312 (14.66 percent) rate increase. …	10/15/1999
PUC Releases 1998 Utility Consumer Activities Report and Evaluation HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released its annual evaluation on the customer service performance of the state’s major jurisdictional electric, gas, water and telepho…	10/13/1999
PUC Activates Disaster Relief Hotline to Assist Customers HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has activated a temporary disaster relief hotline to assist customers who are experiencing utility problems relate…	9/22/1999
PUC Ratifies Appointments to Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently reappointed current members to its Consumer Advisory Council. The following members wi…	9/15/1999
PUC Appoints Jan Rea as Member of Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the appointment of Allegheny County resident Jan Rea as a member of its Consumer Advisory Counci…	7/29/1999
PUC On-Site Testing Finds Utilities Prepared for Y2K HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s major utilities have performed well during on-site Y2K readiness tests being observed and conducted this summer by the state Public Utilit…	6/25/1999
PUC Says Majority of Utilities Prepared for Y2K Challenge HARRISBURG, Pa. ¾ The vast majority of Pennsylvania’s utility suppliers are prepared for Y2K, and the public should feel secure that the delivery of safe, reliable utility…	3/31/1999
Joseph Dudick Jr. Appointed to PUC Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved the appointment of Harrisburg resident Joseph Dudick Jr. to its Consumer Advisory Council. …	3/22/1999
PUC Offers Alternative Rate Relief to Kaylor Gas HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to allow Kaylor Gas Distribution in Armstrong County to raise rates on five days’ notice if a requested $38,495 (35…	2/11/1999
William Jones Appointed to PUC Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the appointment of Woodlyn resident William J. Jones to its Consumer Advisory Council. &nbs…	1/29/1999
PUC Releases Annual Cold Weather Survey Results Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released its annual cold weather survey results, which show the number of residential properties that ar…	12/23/1998
1998 Survey Results - Gas COLUMBIAEQUITABLENFGPEOPLESPGEnergyTW PHILLIPSUGITOTALNo. of Residential properties terminated6167 5796 4739 2707 2108 991 5812 28320 Residential properties not reconnected and witho…	12/23/1998
Regional Year 2000 Conference Led by Pennsylvania PUC Jumpstarts Discussions on Protecting Power Grid and Telecommunications Networks Hershey, PA (Dec. 9) – Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman John M. Quain today led a Year 2000 conference of utility and telecommunications regulatory officia…	12/9/1998
PUC Appoints Harry S. Geller, Esquire, to its Consumer Advisory Council Harrisburg, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved the appointment of Harry S. Geller, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Law Project, to its Consum…	11/22/1998
PUC Appoints Brooks Mountcastle to Consumer Advisory Council Harrisburg, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the appointment of Brooks Mountcastle to its Consumer Advisory Council. Mountc…	11/22/1998
PUC Appoints Christina J. O’Donnell as Member of Consumer Advisory Council Harrisburg, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the appointment of Westmoreland County resident Christina J. O’Donnell as a member of its C…	11/19/1998
PUC Approves PG Energy Base Rate Settlement Harrisburg, Pa., October 16, 1998 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a settlement that would allow PG Energy, Inc., Wilkes-Barre, to increase its base rates by $7.4 mil…	10/16/1998
Pennsylvania PUC Issues Call For Regional Year 2000 Summit To Safeguard Essential Infrastructure Harrisburg, PA (Oct. 8) - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman John M. Quain announced today that he has invited the PUC chairs, critical staff, and chief informati…	10/8/1998
Public Hearings Set for PG Energy Rate Increase Request Harrisburg, Pa. - The Public Utility Commission has scheduled hearings at three locations to receive public comment on the request of PG Energy, Inc., Wilkes-Barre, for a $15 million (8.25 percent) an…	6/15/1998

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