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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › FUEL PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Section 69.5 - Transportation

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(a) Since
					 transportation costs often are a significant part of the cost of fuel, and are
					 ultimately passed on to the consumer, the goal of the utility should be to
					 provide reliable, timely transportation at a reasonable cost to the plant
					 facility.
(b) A utility should
					 maintain proper documentation and submit the information to the Commission upon
					 request to insure that:
(1) Effective methods
					 are used to schedule and control individual shipments of fuel.
(2) Transportation means available to insure
					 the necessary service levels of reliability.
(3) Responsibility for negotiation of
					 transportation costs is placed upon the appropriate persons who actively
					 participate in the fuel procurement policies.
(4) Sufficient lead times are planned to
					 permit delivery of fuels on a timely basis.
(5) Transportation costs are held to a
					 minimum, considering reliability and quality of service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.11 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this section
						and §
											§
											69.12-69.19, have the following
						meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act
-66 Pa.C.S. §
											§ 2201-2212
						(relating to Natural Gas Competition Act).
Design day conditions
-The extreme
						weather conditions that an NGDC uses to project customer requirements.
Essential human needs retail gas
						customer
-Customers consuming gas service in buildings where persons
						normally dwell including apartment houses, dormitories, hotels, hospitals and
						nursing homes, as well as the use of natural gas by sewage plants. (See §
						69.22 (relating to definitions).)
Firm capacity
-Assigned capacity or
						comparable capacity that can be called upon to serve customer requirements on a
						reliable basis even under design day conditions.
Gas supply assets
-Includes all sources
						and components associated with the acquisition and delivery of natural
						gas.
Interruptible gas service
-Indicates
						natural gas service that can be interrupted under the terms and conditions
						specified by tariff or contract.
Interstate capacity
-Services provided by
						a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-regulated entity, including pipeline
						transportation, storage, peaking, balancing and no-notice services.
NGDC
-Natural gas distribution
						company.
NGS
-Natural gas supplier.
Operational flow order
-An order issued
						by an NGDC to protect the safe and reliable operation of its gas system, either
						by restricting service or requiring affirmative action by shippers.
Reliability plan
-A plan provided for in
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												1317(c) (relating to
						regulation of natural gas costs).
Residential retail gas customer
-As
						defined in the tariff of each NGDC.
SOLR
-Supplier of last
						resort.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.12 - Delivery standards for NGSs

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(a)
					 NGSs should deliver natural gas supplies under the terms of service specified
					 in NGDC tariffs. Failure to deliver natural gas supplies in accordance with the
					 tariffs may subject NGSs to penalties under procedures specified in the tariffs
					 or revocation of licenses, or both. (See section 2203(12) of the act (relating
					 to standards for restructuring of natural gas utility industry).) The NGSs may
					 serve customers with different quality of service requirements, as permitted
					 under the act and applicable NGDC tariffs.
(b) NGSs should utilize firm capacity
					 sufficient to meet the requirements of their firm service customers except to
					 the extent otherwise provided in each NGDC's reliability plan. Service to any
					 essential human needs retail gas customer lacking installed and operable
					 alternative fuel capability and any residential retail gas customer should be
					 firm service.
(c) NGSs should
					 warrant to the NGDC that they have sufficient firm capacity to meet the
					 requirements of the essential human needs retail gas customers, as defined in
					 §
											69.11 (relating to definitions),
					 and should describe the characteristics of any firm capacity to the NGDC. The
					 NGDC should take commercially reasonable steps to attempt to verify that the
					 firm capacity contract rights exist. The failure or inability of an NGDC to
					 verify the existence of the contract rights using commercially reasonable steps
					 does not relieve an NGS from any liability for failing to deliver gas, or
					 subject the NGDC to any liability resulting from the NGS's failure to
					 deliver.
(d) Natural gas service to
					 interruptible gas service customers should be interrupted, pursuant to the
					 terms and conditions of the NGDC's tariff, if the safety and reliability of
					 firm service would be impeded by the interruptible customer's continued use of
					 natural gas.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													62.111 (relating to bonds or other
						  security); 52 Pa. Code §
													69.11 (relating to definitions);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													69.19 (relating to operational and
						  capacity councils).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.13 - Service obligations of the supplier of last resort

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(a) The SOLR is the NGDC or an NGS, which has
					 been designated by the Commission under section 2207 of the act (relating to
					 obligations to serve) to provide SOLR service. Each of the following services
					 will be provided by an SOLR:
(1) Natural gas
					 supply services to those customers who have not chosen an alternative NGS or
					 who choose to be serviced by their SOLR.
(2) Natural gas supply services to those
					 customers who are refused supply service from an NGS.
(3) Natural gas supply services to those
					 customers whose NGS has failed to deliver its requirements.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.14 - Obligations of the system operator

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An NGDC should, in addition to performing any other roles
						such as selling natural gas, function as the system operator in ensuring that
						its distribution system is designed, constructed, managed and operated to
						safely and reliably receive and deliver natural gas throughout its facilities
						to customers connected to them. An NGDC, in performing its responsibilities as
						a system operator, may retain or acquire gas supply assets as required to
						perform its system operator functions in a manner which permits it to operate
						its system in a safe and reliable manner. The identity of the gas supply assets
						utilized by the NGDC to perform its system operator function should be reviewed
						by the Commission annually in the NGDC's Section 1307(f) proceeding as part of
						the NGDC's reliability plan.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													69.11 (relating to definitions);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													69.19 (relating to operational and
						  capacity councils).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.15 - Ensuring sufficient firm capacity availability

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(a) NGSs using firm gas supply contracts with
					 Pennsylvania producers or storage or transportation capacity contracts acquired
					 through assignment or release by NGDCs or acquired as the result of the
					 nonrenewal of a storage or transportation capacity contract previously held by
					 the NGDC should offer the SOLR, or the successor NGS, a right of first refusal
					 to utilize the contracts at the NGS's contract cost as long as needed to serve
					 retail gas customers being relinquished by the NGS.
(b) NGSs using storage or transportation
					 capacity contracts acquired in a manner other than through assignment, release
					 or nonrenewal by the NGDC should provide the SOLR a right of first refusal to
					 use the capacity at contract cost if the NGS failed to give the SOLR and the
					 NGDC sufficient notice or if there is insufficient alternative capacity
					 available to serve the market being relinquished by the NGS.
(1) The SOLR may retain the right to use the
					 capacity at cost until the SOLR, through reasonable and diligent efforts, is
					 able to acquire replacement capacity sufficient to serve the customers being
					 relinquished by the NGS.
(2) The
					 NGDC or the SOLR should acquire the replacement capacity in a manner consistent
					 with the Commission's least cost fuel procurement policy.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.16 - Penalties

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Nonperformance penalties should be established at levels
						sufficiently high to deter NGSs from failing to comply with their delivery
						obligations.
(1) The penalties should
					 be independent of and in addition to the costs incurred by the NGDC, or, in the
					 alternative, the supplier of last resort, for replacement gas supplies,
					 including pipeline penalties.
(2)
					 NGDCs may take into consideration the operational costs and other liabilities
					 NGDCs may be exposed to by virtue of an NGS's failure to deliver in
					 establishing penalties.
(3) Failure
					 of an NGS to honor delivery obligations may lead to disqualification from NGDC
					 programs, suspension or revocation of the NGSs license.
(4) The disqualification, suspension or
					 revocation should not relieve the NGS of its obligations to pay all penalties
					 and costs incurred by the NGDC as a result of the NGS's failure to
					 deliver.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													69.11 (relating to definitions);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													69.19 (relating to operational and
						  capacity councils).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.17 - Critical period procedures

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(a) A
					 critical period exists when the NGDC declares an Operational Flow Order (OFO).
					 A critical period implies the need for heightened awareness and attention by
					 all parties.
(1) OFOs are issued to alleviate
					 stress, or potential stress, to the NGDC system that threatens safety or
					 reliability, or both.
(2) OFOs are
					 an action of last resort, are never issued lightly, and are only issued for
					 safety or reliability reasons.
(3)
					 OFOs are distinct from, and do not preclude, other types of flow orders which
					 an NGDC may issue to satisfy other obligations of the NGDC or the SOLR under
					 the code or this title, such as the obligation to fulfill the least cost fuel
					 procurement requirements of section 1318 of the act (relating to determination
					 of just and reasonable gas cost rates).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.18 - Communications protocols

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Communications protocols are tools by which NGDCs, NGSs
						and other parties, define and describe the type, form and frequency of
						communications necessary to successfully fulfill customer requirements in an
						operating environment of increased retail choice. Effective and consistent
						communications are critical to reduce errors, and provide all entities with the
						information necessary to properly fulfill their respective responsibilities,
						both in normal and emergency circumstances. A communications protocol should
						include at minimum, in addition to the specific requirements in §
											69.17(b)(2) and
						(3) (relating to critical period procedures)
						the following:
(1) A detailing of
					 contact data for both NGDC and NGS personnel responsible for the various
					 aspects of customer contact, gas deliveries and distribution, including
					 mechanisms for ensuring that the data is kept current for all
					 parties.
(2) The specification that
					 regular meetings will be held, with joint agenda development responsibilities,
					 including the potential scheduling of operational conference calls.
(3) Communications, to the extent not
					 otherwise set forth in the NGDC's tariff, associated with the NGDC's procedures
					 for customer enrollment, billing arrangements, daily or monthly delivery
					 quantity determination, nominations (monthly, daily, intra-day, and weekend),
					 balancing options, reconciliation or true-ups, cash-outs and electronic data
					 exchange requirements.
(d)
					 Procedures utilized by NGDCs to inform NGSs of changes to NGS delivered
					 supplies or customer demand, or both, required to assure system reliability,
					 both daily and seasonal, and to avoid pipeline penalties.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													69.11 (relating to definitions);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													69.19 (relating to operational and
						  capacity councils).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › SAFETY AND RELIABILITY GUIDELINES › Section 69.19 - Operational and capacity councils

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(a)
					 Each NGDC should create an operational and capacity council for parties
					 referred to in section 2204(f) of the act (relating to implementation) to
					 discuss and attempt to resolve operational and capacity issues related to
					 customer choice, including the reliability effects of those operational and
					 capacity issues related to customer choice and the ongoing implementation of
					 this section and §
											§
											69.11-69.18 (relating to safety and
					 reliability guidelines). The intent of these councils is to explore the
					 possibility of building consensus among council participants relating to
					 operational, capacity and operational and capacity-related safety and
					 reliability issues in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner.
(b) Each NGDC's operational and capacity
					 council should, at a minimum, establish, in consultation with council
					 participants, the following:
(1) A regular
					 meeting schedule.
(2) An agenda for
					 each meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.31 - Importance of energy supply alternatives

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The Commission believes that energy supply alternatives
						such as conservation, load management, and alternate energy supply products are
						viable supply options which must be considered by the jurisdictional electric
						utilities as alternatives to capacity expansion and to reduce operating
						costs.
The provisions of this §
													69.31 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														308(c).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.32 - Rate treatment for cost of energy supply alternatives

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Reasonable and prudently incurred costs associated with
						the development, management, and operation of a cost effective alternative to
						energy supply shall be afforded rate treatment at least on a par with any other
						supply option.
The provisions of this §
													69.32 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														308(c).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.33 - Recovery of costs

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Subject to Commission approval, electric utilities may
						request recovery of costs of energy supply alternatives by methods such as
						treating them as normal operating expenses, amortizing them over several years,
						capitalizing them for inclusion in rate base, or any combination thereof. Based
						upon Commission policy and recent Commission actions, the utilities shall
						determine how they will design their rate filings to recover these
						costs.
The provisions of this §
													69.33 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														308(c).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.34 - Types of energy supply alternatives

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Energy supply alternatives may include but are not
						limited to conservation programs, load reducing or load shifting programs, and
						alternate energy supply projects.
The provisions of this §
													69.34 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														308(c).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.35 - Evaluation methodology

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A common evaluation methodology, developed by the
						Commission with the cooperation and assistance of the utilities, will be
						utilized to determine whether an energy supply alternative may be considered
						cost effective.
The provisions of this §
													69.35 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														308(c).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.36 - Performance criteria regarding energy supply alternatives-statement of policy

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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission intends to
						examine specific factors in rate proceedings of electric and gas utilities
						regarding the action or failure to act to encourage development of cost
						effective energy supply alternatives. Specifically, the Commission will review
						utilities' efforts to meet the criteria inthis section when determining just
						and reasonable rates in future rate proceedings and may consider those efforts
						in other proceedings instituted by the Commission.
(1)
Information.
At least
					 twice annually utilities should provide customers with information on specific
					 means of utilizing their energy services more effectively and efficiently.
					 Topic areas should include insulation, lighting efficiencies, appliance
					 efficiencies, conservation practices, load management techniques or other
					 relevant information that informs the customer of the efficient use of
					 energy.
(2)
Energy
					 surveys.
Class A utilities should offer onsite energy surveys to the
					 residential, commercial and industrial classes on an ongoing basis. Surveys
					 should be conducted by trained personnel and the results of the survey, upon
					 written request of the customer, be delivered in writing with a clear
					 explanation of the resulting components.
(3)
Cogeneration and small power
					 production.
Electric utilities for which a need for capacity is
					 projected should establish effective programs to explore and encourage the
					 development of additional cogeneration and small power production facilities
					 within their respective service territories.
(4)
Least cost planning.
Gas
					 and electric utilities should actively pursue a least-cost strategy by
					 acquiring and developing the resources necessary to effectively meet their
					 customers' future energy needs, consistent with established availability and
					 reliability criteria. Utilities should make a reasonable effort to promote the
					 utilization of practical and economical energy conservation and demand
					 management through cost effective programs.
(5)
Evaluation.
Class A
					 utilities should demonstrate progressive work regarding development of a
					 reliable customer data base, including, but not limited to:
(i) End-use applications for each class of
					 customer in terms of energy and demand.
(ii) Customer behavior with regard to the
					 decision-making process.
(iii) The
					 impact of program decisions or strategies and how they effect the overall
					 planning process.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.41 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.42 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.43 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING OF ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES › Section 69.44 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.51 - Definitions

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The following words and phrases, when used in §
											§
											69.51-69.56, have the following
						meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Gross receipts tax rider
-The separate
						rider which certain gas utilities impose on customer bills at a rate of 2.04 %
						to collect the 20 mills gross receipts tax which was in effect prior to January
						1, 1970. On that date the gross receipts tax was increased by 25 mills, which
						additional amount was included in the State tax adjustment surcharge.
State tax adjustment surcharge
-The
						surcharge implemented under the State Tax Adjustment Procedure Order of the
						Commission dated March 10, 1970, as amended, which permits utilities under its
						jurisdiction to recover portions of the Capital Stock Tax, Corporate Net Income
						Tax and Gross Receipts Tax and the Public Utility Realty Tax through a
						surcharge on rates charged to customers.
The provisions of this §
													69.51 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501,
						  1301,
						  1302,
						  1504 and
						  1509.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													54.92 (relating to definitions);
						  52 Pa. Code §
													54.94 (relating to recovery of
						  charges in State tax liability); and 52 Pa. Code §
													54.97 (relating to State tax
						  adjustment surcharge).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.52 - General

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Unless necessitated by a change in the Pennsylvania
						Capital Stock Tax, Corporate Net Income Tax, Gross Receipts Tax or Public
						Utility Realty Tax which would increase or decrease rates in a manner governed
						by the Commission's State Tax Adjustment Procedure, 44 Pa. P.U.C. 545 (1970), a
						utility which has a State tax adjustment surcharge or gross receipts tax rider
						shall maintain its surcharge and rider rates at 0%.
The provisions of this §
													69.52 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501,
						  1301,
						  1302,
						  1504 and
						  1509.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													54.94 (relating to recovery of
						  changes in State tax liability); 52 Pa. Code §
													54.97 (relating to State tax
						  adjustment surcharge); and 52 Pa. Code § 69.51 (relating to
						  definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.53 - Zeroing of State tax adjustment surcharge

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A fixed service utility which has a State tax adjustment
						surcharge shall roll revenues collected through the surcharge into base rates
						to set the surcharge rate at 0%.
The provisions of this §
													69.53 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														501,
						  1301,
						  1302,
						  1504 and
						  1509.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													54.94 (relating to recovery of
						  changes in State tax liability); 52 Pa. Code §
													54.97 (relating to State tax
						  adjustment surcharge); 52 Pa. Code §
													69.51 (relating to definitions);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													69.55 (relating to inclusion of
						  State taxes in base rates).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.54 - Zeroing of gross receipts tax rider

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A fixed service utility which has a gross receipts tax
						rider shall roll revenues collected through the rider into base rates to set
						the rider rate at 0%.
The provisions of this §
													69.54 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501,
						  1301,
						  1302,
						  1504 and
						  1509.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													54.94 (relating to recovery of
						  changes in State tax liability); 52 Pa. Code §
													54.97 (relating to State tax
						  adjustment surcharge); 52 Pa. Code §
													69.51 (relating to definitions);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													69.55 (relating to inclusion of
						  State taxes in base rates).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.55 - Inclusion of State taxes in base rates

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Compliance with §
											69.53 (relating to zeroing of
						State tax adjustment surcharge) or §
											69.54 (relating to zeroing of
						gross receipts tax rider) shall be accomplished in one of the following
						manners:
(1)
Rate case
					 method.
If a utility has on file a State tax adjustment surcharge or
					 gross receipts tax rider at a rate other than zero, the State tax adjustment
					 surcharge and gross receipts tax rider shall be zeroed and the tax expense
					 recovered by the surcharge and rider shall be rolled into base rates in the
					 next general rate increase filed by the utility. If the utility files a cost of
					 service study with its proposed rate increase, the tax expense previously
					 recovered through the surcharge and rider shall be allocated to the various
					 classes of service in a manner consistent with the cost of service study. If a
					 cost of service study is not provided with the rate filing, the surcharge and
					 rider revenues shall be rolled into base rates by applying the same percentage
					 rate to each class of service so that there will be no effective change in
					 total revenues recovered from each service classification as a result of the
					 roll-in.
(2)
Nonrate case
					 method.
The State tax adjustment surcharge and gross receipts tax
					 rider shall be zeroed, and the tax expenses recovered through application of
					 the surcharge and rider shall be rolled into base rates by filing a tariff or
					 tariff supplement and supporting data on 60-days' statutory notice to the
					 Commission. The transfer of revenues to base rates shall be accomplished so
					 that there will be no effective change in total revenues recovered from each
					 service classification as a result of the roll-in. The supporting data shall
					 include calculations showing the development of the new tariff rates as well as
					 the revenues which they will produce on an annual basis. Customers shall be
					 advised of the roll-in of the surcharge and rider revenues by bill insert to be
					 mailed during the normal monthly or quarterly billing cycle.
The provisions of this §
													69.55 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501,
						  1301,
						  1302,
						  1504 and
						  1509.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													54.94 (relating to recovery of
						  changes in State tax liability); 52 Pa. Code §
													54.97 (relating to State tax
						  adjustment surcharge); and 52 Pa. Code § 69.51 (relating to
						  definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.56 - Time for compliance

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Tariff filings effectuating the zeroing of the State tax
						adjustment surcharge and gross receipts tax rider shall be submitted to the
						Commission by January 9, 1990, or thereafter, within 24 months of a change in
						the State tax adjustment surcharge or gross receipts tax rider which causes
						either to be set at a rate other than zero.
The provisions of this §
													69.56 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501,
						  1301,
						  1302,
						  1504 and
						  1509.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													54.94 (relating to recovery of
						  changes in State tax liability); 52 Pa. Code §
													54.97 (relating to State tax
						  adjustment surcharge); and 52 Pa. Code § 69.51 (relating to
						  definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.61 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.62 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.71-69.75 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › INCLUSION OF STATE TAXES AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES IN BASE RATES › Section 69.85 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › TARIFF PROVISIONS THAT LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF UTILITIES FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL TORTS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 69.87 - Tariff provisions that limit the liability of utilities for injury or damage as a result of negligence or intentional torts-statement of policy

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The Commission, after review of applicable State law, and
						on consideration of the various policy considerations relative to the inclusion
						in tariffs of provisions which limit the liability of utilities for injury or
						damages as a result of negligence or intentional torts, finds that State law
						permits utilities to limit their liability for interruption or cessation of
						service. If a utility seeks to place the language in its tariff, a tariff
						filing should be made under section 1308 of the code (relating to voluntary
						changes in rates), and should include a company-specific dollar amount for the
						proposed limitation and work papers to substantiate the dollar amount. A copy
						of the tariff filing should be served on the Office of Consumer Advocate and on
						the Office of Small Business Advocate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS IN RATE CASES › Section 69.91 - Policy

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(a) In rate cases
					 where either an "option order" or a settlement petition is approved by the
					 Commission, there may arise a problem of the prompt resolution of any
					 outstanding complainant where the complaint does not acquiesce to the approved
					 option or settlement and, instead, elects to pursue the outstanding complaint.
					 Oftentimes resolution of the outstanding complaint does not occur within the
					 statutory suspension period, but rather extends well beyond the period required
					 to decide a rate case.
(b) The
					 Commission believes that lengthy and avoidable delays in the disposition of
					 consumer complaints in rate cases which are optioned or settled undermine
					 public trust in our rate setting process. Further, delay makes the
					 administration of any refund found appropriate, should the complainant
					 ultimately prevail on the merits, more difficult.
(c) Therefore, to the extent practicable, it
					 is the policy of the Commission to:
(1)
					 Require in any option order or order approving a settlement petition, that the
					 Office of Administrative Law Judge proceed with hearings on any outstanding
					 complaint, where desired by the complainant, on a schedule that would provide
					 the Commission with a recommended decision in sufficient time for a final
					 Commission order within the statutory suspension period which would have
					 applied had the case not been optioned or settled; and
(2) Issue a final Commission order on any
					 outstanding complaint, where desired by the complainant, within the statutory
					 suspension which would have applied had the case not been optioned or
					 settled.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR RECEIPT OF UTILITY SERVICE › Section 69.102 - Scope

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(a) Sections
					 69.101-69.107 apply to all applications
					 for electric service to or for residential buildings received by a public
					 utility after March 19, 1986.
(b)
					 Sections 69.101-69.107 apply to the portion of the
					 building which is being added and not to the entire building.
The provisions of this §
													69.102 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704; amended under the
						  Public Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  331,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													69.101 (relating to
						  definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR RECEIPT OF UTILITY SERVICE › Section 69.103 - Utilities to require receipt of compliance certification copy of notice of intent to construct

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Except as provided in §
											69.107 (relating to exemptions), a
						public utility, prior to furnishing electric service to or for a residential
						building, shall require that the compliance certification copy be submitted to
						it by the person requesting service to or for the residential building. A
						public utility shall require that the compliance certification copy be
						submitted not later than the date on which electric service to or for a
						residential building is provided by the utility.
The provisions of this §
													69.103 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704; amended under the
						  Public Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  331,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													69.101 (relating to definitions);
						  52 Pa. Code §
													69.102 (relating to scope); and 52
						  Pa. Code §
													69.107 (relating to
						  exemptions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR RECEIPT OF UTILITY SERVICE › Section 69.104 - Reliance upon compliance certification copy; effect of reliance

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(a) The receipt by
					 a public utility of the compliance certification copy constitutes conclusive
					 evidence to the utility that the residential building, for which electric
					 service has been requested, has been or will be constructed in compliance with
					 the building energy conservation standards. Public utilities shall rely
					 absolutely on the compliance certification copy in furnishing electric service
					 to or for a residential building, and no public utility, which is in receipt of
					 the compliance certification copy may conduct an audit, examination or
					 inspection of the residential building for the purpose of determining
					 compliance with the building energy conservation standards.
(b) The furnishing, rendering or supplying of
					 electric service to or for a residential building by a public utility, in
					 reliance upon the compliance certification copy may not constitute a
					 certification or determination by the utility that the residential building has
					 been constructed in compliance with the building energy conservation
					 standards.
The provisions of this §
													69.104 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704; amended under the
						  Public Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  331,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													69.101 (relating to definitions);
						  52 Pa. Code §
													69.102 (relating to scope); and 52
						  Pa. Code §
													69.107 (relating to
						  exemptions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR RECEIPT OF UTILITY SERVICE › Section 69.105 - Service to certain residential buildings prohibited

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Except as provided in §
											69.107 (pertaining to exemptions),
						no public utility may furnish electric service to a residential building unless
						it has first received the compliance certification copy.
The provisions of this §
													69.105 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704; amended under the
						  Public Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  331,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													69.101 (relating to definitions);
						  52 Pa. Code §
													69.102 (relating to scope); and 52
						  Pa. Code §
													69.107 (relating to
						  exemptions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES › BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR RECEIPT OF UTILITY SERVICE › Section 69.106 - Record retention

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A public utility shall be required to retain the
						compliance certification copy which is submitted to it for at least 2 years. If
						a public utility uses data processing equipment to record and maintain
						information derived from the compliance certification copy, the utility may not
						be required to retain the compliance certification copy.
The provisions of this §
													69.106 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704; amended under the
						  Public Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														308,
						  331,
						  501,
						  1501 and
						  1704.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													69.101 (relating to definitions);
						  52 Pa. Code §
													69.102 (relating to scope); and 52
						  Pa. Code §
													69.107 (relating to
						  exemptions).