Title 66, PUBLIC UTILITIES

Every public utility shall furnish to the commission, from time to time, and as the commission may require, all accounts, inventories, appraisals, valuations, maps, profiles, reports of engineers, books, papers, records, and other documents or memoranda, or copies of any and all …

The commission shall have full power and authority, either by or through its members, or duly authorized representatives, whenever it shall deem it necessary or proper in carrying out any of the provisions of, or its duties under this part, to enter upon the premises, buildings, …

Except for a contract between a public utility and a municipal corporation to furnish service at the regularly filed and published tariff rates, no contract or agreement between any public utility and any municipal corporation shall be valid unless filed with the commission at le…

The commission shall have power and authority to vary, reform, or revise, upon a fair, reasonable, and equitable basis, any obligations, terms, or conditions of any contract heretofore or hereafter entered into between any public utility and any person, corporation, or municipal …

It is unlawful for any public utility engaged in the manufacture, sale, or lease of any appliance or equipment offered by such public utility for sale to the public to: (1) Discontinue service to any consumer for failure of such consumer to pay the whole, or any installment, of t…

(a) Determination of assessment.--Before November 1 of each year, the commission shall estimate its total expenditures in the administration of this part for the fiscal year beginning July of the following year, which estimate shall not exceed three-tenths of 1% of the total gros…

(a) Payment into General Fund.--All assessments and fees received, collected or recovered under this chapter shall be paid by the commission into the General Fund of the State Treasury through the Department of Revenue. (b) Use and appropriation of funds.--All such assessments an…

(a) General rule.--The commission is authorized to apply for and, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, use Federal funds pursuant to the National Energy Act which is composed of: (1) The "National Energy Conservation Policy Act," Public Law 95-619. (2) The "Powerplan…

The commission may, as to motor carriers, prescribe, by regulation or order, such requirements as it may deem necessary for the protection of persons or property of their patrons and the public, including the filing of surety bonds, the carrying of insurance, or the qualification…

(a) Authorization.--The commission is empowered to confiscate a vehicle and impound and sell a vehicle if the vehicle is used to provide a prearranged ride following disqualification under section 2609(b) (relating to fines and penalties) or suspension or revocation of a transpor…

Whenever the commission deems that the public interest so requires, it may direct, by regulation or order, that any public utility shall award contracts or agreements for the construction, improvement, or extension, of its plant or system to the lowest responsible bidder, after a…

(a) Upgrading capability to use coal.--The commission shall promulgate regulations which require utilities to uprate their electric power production by increasing the capability to use coal in existing coal-fueled plants where economically feasible and where the uprate is benefic…

(a) Submission of estimate.--No later than 30 days after construction of an electric generating unit is begun, either in this Commonwealth or in some other state, any public utility operating in this Commonwealth and owning any share in that unit shall submit to the commission an…

(a) General rule.--The commission shall provide for audits of any electric, gas, telephone or water utility whose plant in service is valued at not less than $10,000,000. The audits shall include an examination of management effectiveness and operating efficiency. The commission …

(a) Order by commission.--Whenever the commission determines that conversion of an oil or a natural gas-fueled electric generating unit to coal, a synthetic derived in whole or in part from coal or a mixture which includes coal or is derived in whole or in part from coal is econo…

(a) General rule.--Only upon the application of a public utility and the approval of the application by the commission shall it be lawful for the utility to begin the construction of an electric generating unit fueled by nuclear energy. (b) Review by commission.--Every applicatio…

(a) General rule.--Only upon the application of a public utility and the approval of the application by the commission shall it be lawful for the utility to begin the construction of an electric generating unit fueled by oil or natural gas. (b) Review by commission.--Every applic…

(a) General rule.--The commission shall order any public utility engaged in producing, generating, transmitting, distributing or furnishing electricity to cancel or modify the construction of, or its participation in the construction of, any generating unit where the commission, …

(a) Removal from normal operation.--No public utility shall discontinue an electric generating unit from normal operation unless it has petitioned for and obtained the approval of the commission. The commission may, upon its own motion or upon complaint, prohibit a public utility…

(a) Target.--The commission shall establish an expense reduction program for calendar year 1986 for all electric and gas utilities with total annual intrastate operating revenues of at least $40,000,000 and for all telephone utilities with total annual intrastate operating revenu…

(a) Considerations.--The commission shall consider, in addition to all other relevant evidence of record, the efficiency, effectiveness and adequacy of service of each utility when determining just and reasonable rates under this title. On the basis of the commission's considerat…

(a) General rule.--Effective December 31, 1987, each public utility producing, generating, distributing or furnishing electricity shall submit annually to the commission information concerning its future plans to meet its customer demand, including, but not limited to, the follow…

The commission may prohibit a public utility from discontinuing an electric generating unit from normal operation if the commission determines that it would be technically feasible and cost effective for the utility to sell the unit or the power from the unit to another utility a…

(a) General rule.--The commission may reject, in whole or in part, a public utility's request to increase its rates where the commission concludes, after hearing, that the service rendered by the public utility is inadequate in that it fails to meet quantity or quality for the ty…

(a) Availability.--The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the rates, terms, conditions and availability of cogeneration in this Commonwealth. The commission shall require that utility rates to the public reflect the costs and savings to the utility from …

(a) Legislative findings.--The General Assembly hereby finds as follows: (1) Potential qualifying facilities which would generate electricity from United States energy sources are, and will for the foreseeable future continue to be, able to supplement adequately the capacity need…

(a) General rule.--The commission may order a capable public utility to acquire a small water or sewer utility if the commission, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, determines: (1) that the small water or sewer utility is in violation of statutory or regulatory standard…

(a) Phase I compliance.--On or before February 1, 1993, each public utility shall submit to the commission and may request commission approval of a plan to bring its generating units which use coal to generate electricity into compliance with the Phase I requirements of Title IV …