Keystone, a Harrisburg-based think tank that conducts research on Pennsylvania institutions, wants the Legislature to commission a comprehensive study of the impact of utility deregulation and the need for changes in regulation. The report states that the number of Pennsylvania consumers who complained to the state's Public Utility Commission about utility service more than doubled during this same period. It also contends that CEOs of utility companies gained the most following utility deregulation in Pennsylvania. The PUC is already doing just that, contends Jake Haulk, president of the Allegheny Institute, a conservative think tank based in Pittsburgh. Pennsylania has fared very well compared to that.
Utility companies agree.
Dominion, based in Pittsburgh serves more than 350,000 customers throughout 16 southwestern Pennsylvania counties. Keith Uhrig, a spokesman for Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, said its customers have saved an average of 9 percent to 20 percent because of deregulation. Columbia serves 400,000 customers in 27 counties in Pennsylvania. Earliest info on new businesses, homeowners Sales Prospecting Center Real info, real opportunities. HirePittsburgh Fill an opening, find a job Internet Directory Local businesses on the web Legal Center Hundreds of business legal tools Office Products Special deals on equipment, supplies.