Title 66, PUBLIC UTILITIES

The commission may, after reasonable notice and hearing, upon its own motion or upon complaint: (1) Prescribe as to service and facilities, including the crossing of facilities, just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations and practices to be furnished, imposed, ob…

(a) General rule.--Whenever the commission, after reasonable notice and hearing, upon its own motion or upon complaint, finds that the service or facilities of any public utility are unreasonable, unsafe, inadequate, insufficient, or unreasonably discriminatory, or otherwise in v…

Any public utility shall, when required by the commission, file with the commission verified copies of any and all contracts, writings, agreements, leases, arrangements, or other engagements, in relation to its public service, entered into by such public utility with any person, …

Every public utility, furnishing service upon meter or other similar measurement, shall provide, and keep in and upon the premises of such public utility, suitable and proper apparatus, to be approved from time to time and stamped or marked by the commission, for testing and prov…

Every public utility shall give immediate notice to the commission of the happening of any accident in or about, or in connection with, the operation of its service and facilities, wherein any person shall have been killed or injured, and furnish such full and detailed report of …

All bills rendered by a public utility as defined in paragraph (1)(i), (ii), (vi) or (vii) of the definition of "public utility" in section 102 (relating to definitions) to its service customers, except bills for installation charges, shall allow at least 15 days for nonresidenti…

When connecting the premises of the customer with the gas utility distribution mains, the public utility shall furnish, install and maintain the service line or connection according to the rules and regulations of the filed tariff. A public utility shall not be authorized or requ…

Any public utility company supplying electric service shall, upon application, permit a volunteer fire company, a nonprofit rescue squad or ambulance service or a nonprofit senior citizen center to elect to have its electric service rendered pursuant to a rate schedule which prov…

(a) Plans.--A public utility that engages in the delivery of natural gas liquids through a high consequence area in this Commonwealth as defined in 49 CFR 192.903 (relating to what definitions apply to this subpart?) shall make available upon written request the public utility's …

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Billing month." A period of time not to exceed 35 days. The bill shall not include any previously billed service fur…

(a) General rule.--This subchapter applies to public utilities as defined in paragraph (1)(i) and (ii) of the definition of "public utility" in section 102 (relating to definitions) and to public utility service rendered by those public utilities if the premises served constitute…

(a) Nonpayment of charges.--Except when required to prevent or alleviate an emergency as defined by the commission or except in the case of danger to life or property, before any termination of service to a landlord ratepayer for nonaccess as defined by the commission in its rule…

(a) Duty of public utility and landlord.--At least 37 days before the termination of service, it is the duty of any public utility to request from the landlord ratepayer the names and addresses of the affected tenants. Upon receiving such a request for the names and addresses of …

(a) General rule.--The notice required to be given to a landlord ratepayer pursuant to section 1523 (relating to notices before service to landlord terminated) shall contain the following information: (1) The amount owed the utility by the landlord ratepayer for each affected acc…

(a) General rule.--The notice required to be given to a tenant pursuant to section 1523 (relating to notices before service to landlord terminated) shall be sent by first class mail or otherwise hand-delivered to each affected tenant by name at his individual dwelling unit, or by…

(a) Application for continued service.--At any time before or after service is terminated by a public utility on account of nonpayment of charges by the landlord ratepayer, the affected tenants may apply to the utility to have service continued or resumed. (b) Payment of charges …

Subsequent notices required to be given to a tenant pursuant to section 1527 (relating to right of tenants to continued service) shall be sent by first class mail or otherwise hand-delivered to each affected tenant by name at his individual dwelling unit, by unit number or unit d…

Any tenant who has made a payment to a utility on account of nonpayment of charges by the landlord ratepayer pursuant to this subchapter may subsequently recover the amount paid to the utility either by deducting the amount from any rent or payment on account of taxes or operatin…

(a) Notice to public utility.--It is the duty of every owner of a residential building or mobile home park which contains one or more dwelling units, not individually metered, to notify each public utility from whom utility service is received of their ownership and the fact that…

Any waiver of a tenant's rights under this subchapter shall be void and unenforceable.

(a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any landlord ratepayer or agent or employee thereof to threaten or take reprisals against a tenant because the tenant exercised his rights under section 1527 (relating to right of tenants to continued service) or section 1529 (relating to rig…

(a) Per diem liquidated damages.--Any landlord ratepayer who fails to provide a utility with the names and addresses of affected tenants in accordance with section 1524 (relating to request to landlord to identify tenants) or fails to provide reasonable access to the meter shall …

(a) Appointment of receiver.--Notwithstanding the foregoing sections of this chapter, when a landlord ratepayer is two or more months in arrears in his utility payments, the affected utility shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas of the county wherein the leas…