Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 56 - STANDARDS AND BILLING PRACTICES FOR RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subchapter V - Reserved › Appendix D - DEFINITIONS (Section 56.231(d))

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
This data dictionary and the following definitions are to
						be used in relation to the reporting requirements in §
											56.231(d)
						(relating to reporting requirements).
Annual residential billings
-Report the
						cumulative total dollar amount in residential billings during the calendar
						year. This includes "normal tariff billings" and "miscellaneous billings." The
						latter category includes billings for late payment fees.
Total dollar amount of gross residential
						write-offs
- Report the cumulative total dollar amount as of the end of
						the calendar year. Do not include customer assistance program credits, also
						known as revenue shortfall, or customer assistance program arrearage
						forgiveness in this category.
Total number of reconnections for customer
						payment
-A reconnection is any residential account that was terminated
						for any reason covered under §
											56.321 or §
											56.338 and subsequently restored
						after the customer paid in full the outstanding balance of the account, or made
						a partial payment or entered into a payment agreement regardless of whether the
						customer's current status is that of applicant or customer per the definitions
						in §
											56.252. Four criteria must be met:
						the reconnection is for the same customer/applicant that was terminated; the
						location of the reconnection is the same location as the location of the
						termination; the dollars in debt that are the subject of the customer payment
						or customer payment agreement, or both, are for the same customer/applicant
						while at the same location; and the time that has passed since the final bill
						due date does not exceed 4 years. Report the cumulative number as of the end of
						the calendar month. Include customer assistance program recipients.
Total number of reconnections for customer
						submission of medical certification
-Includes only reconnections
						because the customer has supplied the company with a valid medical certificate
						as the condition of reconnection. Report the cumulative number as of the end of
						the calendar month. Include customer assistance program recipients.
Total number of reconnections for reasons other
						than customer payment or medical certification
-Report the cumulative
						number as of the end of the calendar month. Include customer assistance program
						recipients.
Total number of residential
						customers
-Report the number as of the end of the calendar month.
						Report each individually billed account under a unique residential account
						number and residential tariff rate (Count the number of residential bills that
						you issue). Include customer assistance program recipients.
Total number of terminations for
						nonpayment
-The grounds for termination are customer nonpayment of
						usage-based billings or nonpayment of a security deposit. Report the cumulative
						number as of the end of the calendar month. Include customer assistance program
						recipients.
Total number of terminations for reasons other
						than nonpayment
-The reasons for termination include failure to permit
						access, unauthorized use of service, fraud, meter tampering, and safety. Report
						the cumulative number as of the end of the calendar month. Include customer
						assistance program recipients.