66 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 28 - Restructuring Of Electric Utility Industry

• Chapter Notes
• Section 2801 - Short Title Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act.
• Section 2802 - Declaration Of Policy
  The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Over the past 20 years, the Federal Government and State government have introduced competition in...
• Section 2803 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 2804 - Standards For Restructuring Of Electric Industry
  The following interdependent standards shall govern the commission's assessment and approval of each public utility's restructuring plan, oversight of the transition process and regulation...
• Section 2805 - Regionalism And Reciprocity
  (a) Other states.--The commission shall take all necessary and appropriate steps to encourage interstate power pools to enhance competition and to complement industry restructuring...
• Section 2806 - Implementation, Pilot Programs And Performance-based Rates
  (a) General rule.--The generation of electricity shall no longer be regulated as a public utility service or function except as otherwise provided for in...
• Section 2806.1 - Energy Efficiency And Conservation Program
  (a) Program.--The commission shall, by January 15, 2009, adopt an energy efficiency and conservation program to require electric distribution companies to adopt and implement...
• Section 2806.2 - Energy Efficiency And Conservation
  (a) Registry.--The commission shall, by March 1, 2009, establish a registry of approved persons qualified to provide conservation services to all classes of customers....
• Section 2807 - Duties Of Electric Distribution Companies
  (a) General rule.--Each electric distribution company shall maintain the integrity of the distribution system at least in conformity with the National Electric Safety Code...
• Section 2808 - Competitive Transition Charge
  (a) General rule.--To provide each electric utility with an opportunity to recover its transition or stranded costs following the commission's determination under subsection (c),...
• Section 2809 - Requirements For Electric Generation Suppliers
  (a) License requirement.--No person or corporation, including municipal corporations which choose to provide service outside their municipal limits except to the extent provided prior...
• Section 2810 - Revenue-neutral Reconciliation
  (a) General intent of revenue-neutral reconciliation.--It is the intention of the General Assembly that the restructuring of the electric industry be accomplished in a...
• Section 2811 - Market Power Remediation
  (a) Monitoring competitive conditions.--The commission shall monitor the market for the supply and distribution of electricity to retail customers and take steps as set...
• Section 2812 - Approval Of Transition Bonds
  (a) Qualified rate orders.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission is authorized to issue qualified rate orders in accordance with the provisions of...
• Section 2813 - Procurement Of Power
  Except as provided under the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, the commission may not...
• Section 2814 - Additional Alternative Energy Sources
  (a) Alternative energy sources.--The term "alternative energy sources" as defined under section 2 of the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as...
• Section 2815 - Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Network
  (a) Assessment.-- (1) By April 1, 2009, the department shall complete a study to identify suitable geological formations, including sites within or in proximity...

Last modified: October 8, 2016