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Utility Code 110150

The Utility Detail View displays the Utility Information (identified by Utility Code - 110150), authorities, and case information associated with that utility.

Utility Information

Basic Utility Information

Utility Name
DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY

Utility Code
110150

Utility Type
Electric

Utility Status
Active

Carrier ID

Utility Contact Information

Physical Address
411 SEVENTH AVENUE
MAIL DROP (6-1)
PITTSBURGH PA 15219

Mailing Address
411 SEVENTH AVENUE (6-1)
PITTSBURGH PA 15219

Phone
(412)393-7100

Fax

Website

Email

Authority Information

Utility Authorities Information

Service Type Authority Status Date Certified Suspension Date Suspension Expiration Application Number Trading As Name
Electric Distributor Active A-110150
Insurance Information

Utility Insurance Information

No insurance information for this utility.

EGS Territories

EGS Territories Serviced by a Utility

Residential
No

Citizens’ Electric
No

Small Commercial

Duquesne Light
No

Mixed Meter

Met-Ed
No

Large Commercial
No

PECO
No

Industrial
No

Penelec
No

Governmental
No

Penn Power
No


Pike
No


PPL
No


UGI Utilities - Electric
No


Wellsboro
No


West Penn Power
No

Docketed Cases

Docket Number Case Status Date Filed Allegation
C-00003741 Closed 6/7/2000 COMPLAINANT STATES INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS HAVE EACH PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO DUQUESNE LIGHT FOR "STRANDED COSTS" NOW CALLED "TRANSITION FEES". HE STATES THIS IS THE LARGEST SINGLE CHARGE IN THEIR ENERGY BILL. HE STATES THAT DUQU- ESNE HAS SOLD THEIR GENERATING CAPACITY IN A MARKET OF GREAT DEMAND. HE WANTS A RE-EVALUATION OF "TRANSITION FEES" & TO DO WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.
F-00372951 Closed 10/9/1997 COMPLAINANT STATES IS BEING CHARGED FOR A BILL THAT IS NOT IN HER NAME AND WOULD LIKE THE PROPER PARTY, JOYCE ASHBY, CHARGED WITH THE BILL AND COMPLAIN- ANT WANTS HER NAME CLEARED OF THIS BILL
C-00970802 Closed 10/6/1997 COMPLAINANT STATES IS BEING CHARGED FOR A BILL THAT IS NOT THE COMPLAINANTS AND WOULD LIKE THE PERSON WHOSE NAME IT IS IN TO BE CHARGED AND THE PERSON IS NAIDA WEBB MCDANIEL. COMPLAINANT WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR HIS NAME
C-00003709 Closed 5/31/2000 COMPLAINANT STATES IS DISABLED AND REQUEST A PHONE HEARING WITH CONFERENCE CALL AT (724) 770-0335 BETWEEN 10 AM TO 3 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY. THEY WANT THE SURGES TO BE STOPPED, TRIM THE WOODS, A POLE HAS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THEY WOULD LIKE POLITE CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE & TECHNICICANS TO COME TO THEIR HOUSE.
C-00992398 Closed 4/23/1999 COMPLAINANT STATES IS REFUSING TO PAY BILL. ARE IN RECEIPT OF MEDICAL EVALUATION AND RECEIPT OF BANKRUPTCY PETITION.
C-00004008 Closed 8/7/2000 COMPLAINANT STATES IS THAT SHE NEEDS THE UTILITY COMPANY THAT SHE IS COMPLAI- NING ABOUT TO LEAVE HER SERVICE ON AND PLEASE DON'T SHUT THEM OFF. SHE IS WILLING TO PAY THE BUDGET AMOUNT PLUS $20 UNTIL SHE IS CAUGHT UP.
C-2010-2192141 Closed 8/3/2010 Complainant states issue is whether Duquesne Light Company may terminate a private contract dated June 23, 1969, which requires Duquesne Light Company to own and maintain the primary and secondary electrical lines at the Mall.
C-00014807 Closed 2/1/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES IT WAS AROUND SEPTEMBER OF 2000, SHE FINALLY GOT A CHECK- ING ACCOUNT. SHE WROTE CHECKS OUT TO PAY HER BILLS AND SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY SHE MISCALCULATED $10. THE CLERK AT BANK TOLD HER TO STOP CHECK ON HER ELECTRIC BILL BEFORE IT BOUNCED TO THE ROOF. SHE THEN GOT A BILL FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND WENT TO PAY AT DOWNTOWN OFFICE, BUT THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS "RED FLAGGED". SHE WANTS THE PUC TO ORDER DUQUESNE LIGHT TO ACCEPT HER PAYMENT (IN CHECK FORM).
C-00992322 Closed 4/7/1999 COMPLAINANT STATES JOB HOURS WHERE CUT BACK AND SHE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY WHAT THEY WANT A MONTH. HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL LETTERS TO SHUT OFF ELECTRICITY. HAS PAID IN THE PAST BUT WITH LATE FEES AND INTEREST SHE CAN'T GET CAUGHT UP. SHE CAN'T AFFORD BUDGET AMOUNT.
F-2009-2144802 Closed 11/23/2009 Complainant states just coming out of Chapter 13 and would like to pay current charge plus $50-$100 per month towards arrears. She would like the PUC to help with setting up a payment plan she can afford.
C-00992309 Closed 4/5/1999 COMPLAINANT STATES LIGHT BILL IS TOO HIGH. SHE IS ONE PERSON LIVING IN THREE ROOMS SHE HAS ONE TV, MICROWAVE THERE IS NO FURNACE MOTOR. NO HAIR DRYER, NO AIR CONDITIONER, NO HEATERS, NO WASHER, NO DRYER SHE HAS THREE ROOMS 1 FLOOR AND HER BILL IS OVER $80 PER MONTH LATEST BILL IS $91.70. SHE WANTS A NEW METER.
Z-00366231 Closed 7/30/1997 COMPLAINANT STATES MONTHLY PAYMENT IS TOO HIGH. COMPLAINANT WOULD LIKE TO SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN OF $100 - $125 A MONTH.
C-00003926 Closed 7/17/2000 COMPLAINANT STATES MOTHERAL INC OWNS THE SHADY OAK APARTMENTS AT 601 CLYDE STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15217, A (28) APARTMENT BUILDING IN THE OAKLAND/UNIVE- RSITY AREA OF PITTSBURGH. STARTING 8/1/00 MOTHERAL INC HAS ENTERED IN A LONG TERM LEASE FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING WITH CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY TO HOUSE STUDENTS. THE LEASE IS A NET LEASE WITH MOTHERAL INC PAYING FOR ALL THE UTI- LITIES. PRESENTLY THESE ARE (28) SEPARATE ELECTRIC METERS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL APARTMENTS, HE STATES IT WOULD BE MORE CONVENIENCE AND MORE ECONOMICAL TO HAVE ONE ELECTRIC METER. HE STATES HE HAS WRITTEN TO DUQUESNE LIGHT THE ELEC TRIC PROVIDER, REQUESTING THE CHANGE, BUT DUQUESNE LIGHT CAN'T PROCEED WITH- OUT A WAIVER FROM THE PUC. HE IS REQUESTING THE WAIVER TO ALLOW ONE MAIN ELECTRIC METER TO BE INSTALLED AT THE SHADY OAK APARTMENT BUILDING.
Z-00568772 Closed 4/23/1999 COMPLAINANT STATES MOVED INTO HOUSE IN DECEMBER, HOUSE SET UP AS APARTMENTS AND AS SUCH HAD TWO ELECTRIC METERS AND HAS BEEN BILLED SEPARETELY FOR EACH. AS HE PAID ONE BILL ANOTHER WOULD COME, SOMETIMES HIS SON COLLECTED MAIL AND FAILED TO TELL HIM OF BILL. AS A RESULT HE RECEIVED TERMINATION NOTICES ON BOTH METERS. WOULD LIKE PAYMENTS IN BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE SO THAT HE CAN MANAGE TO KEEP ELECTRIC OVER SUMMER MONTHS THAT HE DOESN'T WORK.
C-00003740 Closed 6/7/2000 COMPLAINANT STATES MS ZUKOWSKI AND MR WHARTON LIVED IN APT # 1 AT 823 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA FROM JANUARY 1ST UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK IN SEPTE- MBER. SHE STATES THE REQUIRED RENT WAS $600 PLUS ELECTRICITY, FROM MAY 1ST UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK IN SEPTEMBER NO RENT WAS RECEIVED FROM TENANTS, AND TO HER KNOWLEDGE NO ELECTRICITY WAS PAID. TENANTS REFUSED TO LEAVE AND EVICTION PROCEEDINGS WERE INITIATED. THEN MS ZUKOWSKI INFORMED DUQUESNE LIGHT OF FOREIGN WIRING. SHE WAS NOTIFIED BY DUQUESNE OF THE PROBLEM AND DROVE TO PITTSBURGH TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION. SHE HAD THE ELECTRICITY PUT IN HER NAME THEN. THEN SHE RECEIVED A BILL FOR OVER $600. SHE WANTS THE PUC TO CONSIDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE EVOLVEMENT OF THE SITUATION. SHE FEELS THAT THE TENANTS INVOLVED USED THE FOREIGN WIRING AS A WEAPON TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE APT. WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT OF RENT OR ELECTRICITY. SHE FEELS THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTIAL PAYMENT OF THIS BILL.
F-00587525 Closed 6/23/1999 COMPLAINANT STATES NEED TO MAKE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS. TRYING TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. NEEDS FAIR MONTHLY PAYEMNT PLAN AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL PLUS $50.
C-20042579 Closed 3/15/2004 COMPLAINANT STATES NEEDS A CHANGE IN BUDGET AMOUNT BECAUSE OF INCOME CHANGES.
C-20030010 Closed 4/11/2003 COMPLAINANT STATES NEEDS TO BE ON A BUDGET WITH DUQUESNE LIGHT.
C-00971053 Closed 12/15/1997 COMPLAINANT STATES NEVER RECEIVED A BILL BUT RECEIVED A SHUT OFF NOTICE AND WOULD LIKE TO PAY CURRENT BILL PLUS A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR THE BACK BILL
F-2010-2163255 Closed 2/26/2010 Complainant states never receiving notice of termination of service except by mail which was picked up by her son due to illness. She would like the PUC to remove the $250 reconnect fee and allow a payment arrangement suitable based on medical condition.
C-20015963 Closed 7/30/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES NO ONE LIVED ON THE 3RD FLOOR AT 300 ATWOOD STREET DURING JANUARY 2001. THE BILL CAME UP SAME AS THE TIME WHICH A PERSON LIVED THERE. WILL PAY BASIC MAINTENANCE FEE $6.38 SINCE DID NOT REQUEST DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE UNTIL FEBRUARY 14, 2001.
C-20030670 Closed 7/3/2003 COMPLAINANT STATES NOT ALL INFORMATION WAS USED IN MAKING DECISION. SHE WANTS A NEW DECISION BASED ON NEW INFORMATION.
C-00992871 Closed 10/6/1999 COMPLAINANT STATES NOT LAST MONTH, BUT MONTH BEFORE LAST SHE PAID OVER $500 TO GET BILL CAUGHT UP SO THAT SHE COULD AFFORD TO PAY REGULAR BILL. SHE HAS A NEWBORN BABY AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY ANOTHER $250 THIS MONTH. SHE JUST PAID $100 AND SHE CAN'T AFFORD ANYMORE. SHE WOULD LIKE PUT ON A REASONABLE BUDGET AMOUNT.
C-20031006 Closed 8/18/2003 COMPLAINANT STATES ON 1/29/03 A DUQUESNE LIGHT CABLE FELL ONTO A VERIZON CABLE SENDING 13,200 VOLTS INTO THEIR BUILDING. A CLAIM FOR COSTS INCURRED WAS SUBMITTED TO DUQUESNE LIGHT'S INSURANCE CARRIER, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $4,522.86, WHICH WAS REDUCED TO $3,714.51, WHICH THEY SAY WAS DUE TO DEPRECI- ATION. THEY WANT THE PUC TO TELL DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY TO REIMBURSE THEIR COMPANY FOR ALL COSTS INCURRED.
C-20030504 Closed 6/19/2003 COMPLAINANT STATES ON 1/29/03 A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE DROPPED ONTO THE DISTRIBUTION LINE FEEDING ELECTRICAL POWER TO THEIR RESIDENCE CAUSING NUMER- OUS ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM TO FAIL. THEY WANT THE PUC TO HELP THEM TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES (LOSSES) AND INVESTIGATE CRIMINAL CHARGES IN RELATION TO FALSE STATEMENT BY DUQUESNE LIGHT.

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