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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-00014983 Closed 3/1/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS THE $380 TO MAINTAIN ELECTRICAL SERVICE. THE COMPLAINANT'S MONTHLY INCOME IS ONLY $301, AND THERE IS NO WAY FOR THEM TO COME UP WITH THIS AMOUNT. COMPLAINANT WANTS THIS BUDGET TO BE RECONSIDERED AT A LESSER AMOUNT.
C-00014990 Closed 2/27/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS 1) BEING INFLUENCED AND ACTING UPON THE MEDDLING, ACCUSATIONS AND STICKING THEIR NOSES WHERE THEY DON'T BELONG OF NEIGHBORS, 2) DIS-RESPECT AND 3) INTRUSION. SHE CALLED COMPLAINT ALL START- ED WHEN HER NEIGHBORS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT TREES ON HER PROPERTY THAT WERE CAUSING LINE INTERFERENCE, BLOCKING A STOP SIGN AND BLOCKING THE OVERHEAD STREET LIGHTS. SHE WANTS THE PUC TO GET HER FINANCIAL RESTITUTION FROM DUQU- ESNE LIGHT COMPANY.
C-00015033 Closed 3/5/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES ON OR ABOUT 12/1/00 HE RECEIVED A BILL FROM DUQUESNE LIGHT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,140.78, IT WAS DUE 12/21/00. HE CALLED DUQUESNE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BILL WAS FOR THE 2ND FLOOR APARTMENT IN A BUILDING THAT HE OWNS, NOT THE HOUSE METER IN THE SAME BUILDING. HE STATES DUQUESNE LIGHT HAS MADE ERROR AFTER ERROR. HE WANTS THE PUC TO HELP HIM TO SETTLE THIS MATTER IN A FAIR AND JUST WAY THAT IS AGREEABLE TO BOTH PARTIES.
C-00015056 Closed 3/9/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES HER LIGHT BILL IS VERY HIGH AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE AMOUNT, NOR THE BUDGET AMOUNT. SHE IS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, DPW WELFARE. SHE RECEIVES $205 A MONTH, SHE STATES SHE NEEDS A LOWER BUDGET AMOUNT.
C-00015057 Closed 3/12/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES HE COMPLETED THE CAP PROGRAM AND DUQUESNE STILL REFUSED TO PAY OFF THE UNPAID BALANCE AS AGREED TOO. AND ROBERTA AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE CAP PROGRAM IN THIS AREA REFUSED TO HELP HIM THE ENTIRE TIME. HE WANTS THE PUC TO HAVE DUQUESNE LIGHT PAY OFF THE UNPAID BALANCE CAUSE HE PAID ALL THE PAYMENTS UNDER THE CAP PROGRAM AND FOR THEM TO HELP WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.
C-00015058 Closed 3/12/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES HE WANTS TO PAY HIS ELECTRIC BILL BUT HE IS UNABLE TO PAY $193 A MONTH WITH HIS INCOME AND THREE MORTGAGES. HE WOULD APPRECIATE $135 A MONTH.
C-00015121 Closed 3/19/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES SHE CAN'T PAY $1,500 AND ALSO $211 A MONTH BECAUSE SHE IS SEPERATED FROM HER HUSBAND. SHE PAYS $3,000 A MONTH FOR BANKTUPTCY. SHE STATES SHE CAN ONLY PAY $100 UNTIL PAID. SHE WANTS THE PUC TO REDUCE MONTHLY PAYMENT UNTIL SHE GETS BACK WITH HER HUSBAND IN ONE YEAR.
C-00015168 Closed 3/26/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES FOR THE PERIOD 9/1/99 THROUGH THE PRESENT, DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY HAS IMPROPERLY HANDLED THE DROP AND ENROLLMENT OF CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS, WHICH HAS LED TO NICOLE ENERGY SERVICES INC BEING BILLED AND IMPROPERLY PENA- LIZED FOR A SUM OF $1.5 MILLION. NES REQUESTS THAT THE PUC FINE DUQUESNE FOR NOT PROVIDING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE REQUIRED BY THE LAW, AND NES REQUESTS THAT THE PUC RULE THAT DUQUESNE REFUND NES THE AMOUNT OF IMBALANCE PENALTIES CHARGED AFTER THE PERIOD THEY WERE NOTIFIED TO DROP ACCOUNTS.
C-00015202 Closed 4/9/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES SHE FEELS AS THOUGH THE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT IS TOO HIGH, SPECIFICALLY THE INITIAL DEPOSIT AMOUNT. SHE STATES SHE CAN STRETCH A $70 PAYMENT AT MOST. SHE WANTS THE PUC TO SPEAK WITH DUQUESNE LIGHT ABOUT GETTI- NG A MORE REASONABLE AND REALISTIC PAYMENT.
C-00015204 Closed 4/6/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES DUQUESNE LIGHT TWISTED THE METER FROM 2/3/97 TO 7/31/00, IT WAS THEIR FAULT AND ARE NOW STATING SHE HAS TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. SHE FEELS THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR DUQUESNE'S MISTAKE. SHE WANTS THE PUC TO MAKE DUQUESNE LIGHT PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE.
C-00015292 Closed 4/16/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS THE TERMINATION OF SERVICE, WITHOUT REASONAB- LE VERIFICATION OF AMOUNT DUE IF ANY. THE REFUSAL OF TRANSFER ACCOUNT TO OWNER OF THE REAL PROPERTY AT 7230 KEDRON STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15208. ALSO THE TERMINATION OF SERVICE WITHOUT DUE CONSIDERATION OF HARDSHIP ON FAMILY AND YOUNG CHILDREN AND LACK OF INCOME. HE WANTS THE PUC TO PREVENT THE TERMINATION OF SERVICE, ASCERTAIN AMOUNT DUE BY LARRY JOHNSON, IF ANY, AND TRANSFER SERVICE TO OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY. HE ALSO WANTS TO AVOID HARD- SHIP THROUGH PAYMENT PLAN BASED UPON ABILITY TO PAY.
C-00015325 Closed 4/23/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES SHE CAN'T PAY HER ELECTRIC BILL. SHE STATES THEY LOWERED IT TO $150 BUDGET AND SHE STILL CAN'T AFFORD THIS AMOUNT. SHE STATES SHE COULD AFFORD $70 A MONTH.
C-00015342 Closed 4/26/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY IS VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT PERMIT ANY EXTENSION FOR PAST DUE BILLS. HE STATES HE HAS HAD A BUSINESS ACCOUNT FOR TEN YEARS, AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE HIM AN EXTENSION. HE WANTS THE PUC TO PUT DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY OUT OF PA ALTOGETHER. HE STATES DUQUESNE LIGHT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS.
C-00015390 Closed 5/7/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES THAT SHE HAS VERY LITTLE INCOME DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, AND SHE WOULD LIKE THE PUC TO HELP HER CLEAR UP HER BILL.
C-00015435 Closed 5/7/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES THAT THE PAYMENT PLAN IS MORE THAN HE CAN AFFORD. HE WANTS THE PUC TO TELL DUQUESNE LIGHT THAT HE WILL PAY HIS MONTHLY USE PLUS $50.00 EACH MONTH.
C-00015494 Closed 5/29/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES POWER IS NOT CONSISTENT IS COMPLAINT. THEY HAVE LOST TWO PHONE SYSTEMS, SEVERAL WHEELS ON THEIR MACHINES, LITES OF GLASS AND MUCH DOWN TIME, WORKERS TIME AND LIGHT BULBS. THEY WANT THE PUC TO MAKE DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY EXPLORE OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE SO THEY DON'T CONTINUE WITH THIS PROBLEM.
C-00015495 Closed 5/29/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES HE WAS BILLED FOR PAYMENTS MADE BUT INCORRECTLY BILLED ONCE AGAIN. SINCE HE WAS ON THE CAP PROGRAM, PUC REFUSED INVOLVEMENT. HE WANTS THE PUC TO FORCE DUQUESNE LIGHT TO ALLOW HIM TO PROVIDE THEM WITH HIS CANCELLED CHECK "PROOF OF PAYMENT" WITHOUT AN INSTANT TERMINATION THREAT OVER HIS HEAD.
C-00015508 Closed 5/21/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES THE COMPANY EMPLOYED BY DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY TO PRUCE TREES CUT TREES ON HIS PRIVATE PROPERTY TO GROUND LEVEL. TREES WERE NOT IN THE LEGAL RIGHT-OF-WAY OR LOCATED ON A UTILITY EASEMENT. THE COMPANY ALSO KNOCKED OVER TREES INTO HIS MULTI-FLORAL BUSHES (ROSES). ROSES WERE USES AS A FENCE AND THE VEGETATION CONTAINED RABBITS, PHEASANTS, SQUIRRELS, AND WAS USED AS A PRIVACY BARRIER FROM PEOPLE USING ROAD. HE WANTS THE PUC TO ORDER THE COMPANY EMPLOYED BY DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY TO REPLACE THE TREES ILLEGALLY REMOVED AND THE AREA CLEANED OF THE MESS THEY CREATED.
C-00015543 Closed 6/4/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES DURING THEIR TREE TRIMMING WORK PERFORMED DURING THE WEEK OF 6/12/00, TREES ON HIS PROPERTY WERE COMPLETELY CUT DOWN - REMOVED IN TO. THE TREES IN QUESTION WERE NOT GROWING IN DUQUESNE LIGHT'S RIGHT OF WAY. THEY HAD NO RIGHT TO REMOVE THOSE TREES, AND CERTAINLY NOT WITHOUT SPECIFIC PERMISSION TO DO SO. THEY EVEN LEFT THE MESS FOR HIM TO CLEAN UP. HE WANTS THOSE TREES REPLACED THAT WERE TOTALLY CUT DOWN FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN DUQUESNE LIGHT WANTED THEM CUT DOWN.
C-00015579 Closed 6/11/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS THAT THE ATTACHED QUOTE FOR $12,825.74 FROM DUQUESNE LIGHT IS EXCESSIVE AND AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT TO RUN 500 FEET OF A PRIMARY ELECTRIC LINE. THEY WOULD LIKE THE PUC TO INVESTIGATE INTO WHY THE INSTALLATION OF THIS PRIMARY ELECTRIC LINE IS SO HIGH, WITH THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE CHARGED WHAT IS CONSIDERED A REASONABLE AMOUNT AND REFUNDED THE REST.
C-00015603 Closed 6/14/2001 COMPLAINANT STATES THAT FOR THE WHOLE YEAR 2000 TO THE PRESENT, HER BILLS HAVE BEEN FLUCTUATING INCREDIBLY, FROM $900.00 TO $4000.00. SHE HAS EXPER- IENCED 4 POWER SURGES AFTER WHICH HER BILL SKYROCKETS. SHE WANTS THE PUC TO INVESTIGATE HER COMPLAINT, FIND OUT WHY SHE IS BEING BILLED FOR THE POWER SURGES, AND CREDIT HER ACCOUNT IF APPLICABLE.
C-00021503 Purged 1/15/1976 ALLEGING THAT RESPONDENT IS CHARGING AND APPLYING AN IMPROPER AND ILLEGAL RATE TO COMPLAINANT'S SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, AND REQUESTING THAT RESPONDENT PAY COMPLAINANT A REFUND OF ALL CHARGES IN EXCESS OF THOSE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY TARIFFS FROM TIME TO TIME IN EFFECT.
C-00021594 Purged 3/15/1976
C-00021860 Purged 7/27/1976
C-00021911 Purged 8/26/1976

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