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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.14 - Service voltage

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(a)
Standard voltage.
A public utility shall adopt a standard
					 nominal service voltage for the entire territory served by the public utility,
					 and shall file with the Commission data on such standard service voltage or
					 voltages as part of its officially filed tariff. The suitability and adequacy
					 of the standard nominal service voltage or voltages adopted may be determined
					 at any time by the Commission.
(b)
Allowable voltage variation (primarily lighting).
For service
					 rendered primarily for lighting purposes, the allowable variation in voltage
					 measured at the service terminals of the customer may not exceed, for a longer
					 period than 1 minute in each instance, 5% above or below the standard nominal
					 service voltage and a total variation from minimum to maximum of 8% during
					 normal system operation.
(c)
Allowable voltage variation (primarily power).
For service
					 rendered primarily for power purposes, the allowable variation in voltage
					 measured at the service terminals of the customer may not exceed, for a longer
					 period than 1 minute in each instance, 10% above or below the standard nominal
					 service voltage during normal system operation.
(d)
Variation in excess of allowable
					 limits.
(1) A public utility may, if
					 approved by the Commission, furnish service under conditions of greater voltage
					 variations if there is a filing of the following with the Commission:
(i) A copy of existing contracts containing a
					 provision for the supply of service with such greater variations of
					 voltage.
(ii) A copy of contracts
					 made which contemplate the supply of service under conditions of greater
					 voltage variations and which in each case contain a clause stating the probable
					 variations in voltage which will occur in the service rendered under such
					 contract, and further that such greater variations in voltage will not result
					 in unreasonable discrimination in favor of or against any customer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.15 - System frequency

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(a)
Standard frequency.
An electric distribution company supplying
					 alternating current service shall adopt and file with the Commission a standard
					 frequency or frequencies for its system, the suitability of which may at any
					 time be determined by the Commission.
(b)
Allowable variation.
An
					 electric distribution company shall maintain the system frequency within 3% of
					 the standard frequency adopted. Momentary variations of frequency of more than
					 3%, which are clearly not due to lack of proper equipment or reasonable care on
					 the part of the electric distribution company will not be considered as
					 violations of this section.
(c)
Records.
An electric distribution company shall continuously
					 monitor and record system frequency variations. The records shall be provided
					 to the Commission on request.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.16 - Records of system load and operation

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(a)
Records required.
A
					 public utility shall keep in continuous operation meters and instruments and
					 maintain records necessary to determine the characteristics of the system load
					 and the mode of operation.
(b)
Content of records.
Records of load and operation shall
					 include all of the following:
(1) Operation
					 of a turboelectric and hydroelectric generating station.
(2) Readings of switchboard recording
					 instruments at attended generating stations and substations. The hourly
					 readings of indicating instruments recorded at regularly attended generating
					 stations and substations shall constitute a satisfactory continuous
					 record.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.20 - Watthour meter testing

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(a) No watthour
					 meter which has an incorrect register constant, test constant, gear ratio or
					 dial train, or which "creeps," that is, registers upon no load, may be placed
					 in service or allowed to remain in service without adjustment and correction. A
					 meter in service creeps if, with the load wires disconnected, the moving
					 element makes one complete rotation in 5 minutes or less.
(b) For the purpose of this section, the term
					 "light load" means not less than 10%, nor more than 15%, of the rated test
					 current of the meter. The term "heavy load" means not less than 75%, nor more
					 than 100%, of the rated test current of the meter.
(c) No watthour meter which has an error in
					 registration of more than 2.0% at light load or heavy load may be placed in
					 service or allowed to remain in service without adjustment. If, upon
					 installation, periodic or other tests, a watthour meter is found to exceed
					 these limits, it shall be adjusted or removed from service.
(d) A public utility shall maintain records
					 of service watthour meters. The record for a meter shall identify the
					 manufacturer, type, rating, year of purchase, year and location of the present
					 installation in service, the year of the last test and the reason for the test,
					 the registration accuracy recorded as found before adjustment and the
					 registration accuracy recorded as left upon the completion of the
					 test.
(e) A public utility shall
					 make periodic tests of its watthour meters in service as follows:
(1) Two and three-wire single-phase and
					 network-induction-type meters, up to and including 50 amperes rated test
					 current, shall be tested at least once in each of the following periods:
(i) If manufactured prior to January 1, 1940,
					 and the meters are not Class I and II temperature compensated and are not
					 equipped with surge-proofed magnets or surge shields-3 years.
(ii) If the meters are Class I and II
					 temperature compensated and are equipped with surge-proofed magnets or surge
					 shields-15 years.
(iii) If
					 manufactured since January 1, 1959, and the meters are Class I and II
					 temperature compensated and are equipped with surge-proofed magnets, surge
					 discharge gaps and a shielded magnetic bearing system-20 years.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.21 - Demand meter testing

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(a) A demand
					 meter of the block interval type, which fails to properly reset completely to
					 zero at the end of each time interval, or a demand meter which has an incorrect
					 register constant, test constant gear ratio or dial train may not be placed in
					 service or allowed to remain in service without adjustment and
					 correction.
(b) Tests of graphic
					 and indicating types of demand meters shall be made at points about 1/3 to 2/3
					 scale in terms of full scale indication. The deviation shall be recorded in
					 terms of full scale deflection.
(c)
					 A demand meter of the block interval type which has an error in demand
					 indication of more than ±2% in terms of full scale indication on graphic
					 and indicating meters may not be placed in service or allowed to remain in
					 service without adjustment. If a timing element also serves to keep a record of
					 the time of day at which the demand occurs, it shall be adjusted if its rate is
					 more than ±.25% in error.
(d) A thermal type demand meter which has an
					 error in demand indication or registration of more than ±3% in terms of
					 full scale indication on graphic and indicating meters may not be placed in
					 service or allowed to remain in service without adjustment. If a timing element
					 also serves to keep a record of the time of day at which the demand occurs, it
					 shall be adjusted if its rate is more than -.25% in error.
(e) A demand meter with solid state digital
					 display for measured quantities shall be tested for accuracy of the register
					 using its internal input pulse initiator and a watthour meter or using an
					 auxiliary pulse device as the input source. The applied test current or pulse
					 rate may not exceed the class of the meter. The accuracy of the displayed
					 demand shall be within ±2.0% of the input.
(f) A utility shall make periodic test of its
					 demand meters in service, as follows:
(1)
					 Self-contained thermal demand meters, up to and including 50 amperes rated test
					 current, shall be tested on the same schedule as the watthour meters with which
					 they are associated.
(2)
					 Self-contained thermal demand meters, of over 50 amperes rated test current,
					 shall be tested at least once every 96 months.
(3) Thermal demand meters connected through
					 current transformers or current and potential transformers shall be tested at
					 least once every 48 months.
(4)
					 Curve drawing watt meters used for determining demands shall be tested at least
					 once every 24 months.
(5) Demand
					 meters of the block interval type shall be tested on the same schedule as the
					 watthour meters with which they are associated.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.22 - Request tests and fees

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(a)
Tests by the public utility.
A public utility shall make a
					 test of the accuracy of registration of a service meter upon the written
					 request of the customer for whom the meter is installed upon payment of the fee
					 specified in this section. If a customer desires either personally or by a
					 representative to witness the testing of a meter, the customer may require the
					 seal of the meter to be broken only in the customer's presence or that of a
					 representative. If the meter tested upon request is found to be accurate within
					 the limits specified in §
											§
											57.20 and
					 57.21 (relating to watthour meter
					 testing; and demand meter testing), the fee shall be retained by the public
					 utility. If not so found, the cost shall be borne by the public utility
					 furnishing the service and the fee paid by the customer shall be refunded. A
					 report of the test shall be made to the customer.
(b)
Tests by the Commission.
If service meter test is to be made by the Commission upon written request and
					 payment of the fee by the customer, as specified in this section, the public
					 utility owning the meter shall be notified that a test is to be made and shall
					 have a representative present to open the meter, assist in the test and adjust
					 and seal the meter after the test. If a tested meter is found to be accurate
					 within the limits specified in §
											§
											57.20 and
					 57.21, the fee paid for the test
					 shall be retained by the Commission. If not so found, the fee shall be refunded
					 to the customer and the cost of the test shall be borne by the public utility
					 furnishing the service. A public utility may apply in writing for a test of a
					 meter and, upon payment of the fee specified for that class of meter, the
					 Commission will make the test and furnish the public utility with a record of
					 the results.
(c)
Meter
					 testing fees.
Meter testing fees for watthour and demand meters shall
					 be as follows:
(1) Direct current and
					 single-phase self-contained watthour meters operating on 600 volts or less
					 shall be $20.
(2) Single-phase
					 transformer-rated and polyphase watthour meters with or without instrument
					 transformers shall be $38.
(3) In
					 addition to charges associated with paragraphs (1) and (2) there shall be an
					 additional charge of $11 for block interval or thermal demand registers and
					 separate demand recorders.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.23 - General testing conditions

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(a)
Location.
Tests provided for in §
											§
											57.20 and
					 57.21 (relating to watthour meter
					 testing; and demand meter testing), except those made previous to installation,
					 shall be made in the place of permanent location on the premises of the
					 customer or at a laboratory equipped with adequate facilities for making
					 tests.
(b)
Tests of meters
					 with accessories.
Service meters connected to the line through
					 instrument transformers, shunts or multipliers shall be tested jointly with
					 accessories, unless the tests for ratio and phase angle of the instrument
					 transformers and the resistance of the shunts have been determined in a
					 laboratory before installation, or unless their operating characteristics
					 affecting metering accuracy have been determined in service within the previous
					 10 years and are on the records of the public utility. Laboratory tests shall
					 be deemed acceptable only when made by the National Bureau of Standards, a
					 standardizing laboratory approved by the Commission, or by the laboratory of
					 the public utility, whose standards have been checked, and are subject to
					 further checks or tests by the Commission.
(c)
Adjustment after test.
Meters shall be adjusted as closely as practicable to the condition of zero
					 error; the tolerances specified shall be interpreted as maximum variations from
					 adjustments to the condition of zero error. In the adjustment of meters no
					 improper advantages of prescribed tolerance limits shall be taken.
(d)
Change of frequency.
If
					 a public utility changes its standard of frequency, it shall give reasonable
					 notice to the customers it is serving and make necessary tests and readjust
					 service meters as soon as practicable.
The provisions of this §
													57.23 amended under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501,
						  1501 and
						  1504.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													57.254 (relating to advanced meter
						  standards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.24 - Adjustment of bills for average meter error

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(a)
Average meter error.
In
					 meter tests made by the public utility or by the Commission at the request of a
					 customer, the correctness of adjustment of the meter and its performance in
					 service shall be judged by its average error, determined as follows:
(1) If the meter is used to measure a load
					 which is substantially constant, the meter shall be tested at that load. The
					 error of the meter at the constant load shall be accepted as the average meter
					 error.
(2) If the meter is used to
					 measure a variable load, the average error shall be obtained by taking 1/5 of
					 the algebraic sum of both of the following:
(i) One part of the error at light
					 load.
(ii) Four parts of the error
					 at heavy load.
(3) If, in
					 the opinion of the Commission, another load is more representative of the
					 average operating load, the error of the meter at the average operating load
					 will be accepted as the average meter error.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.26 - Reserved

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This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													57.82 (relating to installation of
						  distribution and service lines).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.27 - Pole removal or relocation charges

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(a)
Definitions.
The following words and terms, when
					 used in this section, have the following meanings unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
Contractor costs
-The amount paid by a
						public utility to a contractor for work performed on a pole removal or
						relocation.
Direct labor costs
-The pay and expenses
						of public utility employes directly attributable to work performed on pole
						removals or relocations, but does not include construction overheads or payroll
						taxes, workmen's compensation expenses or similar expenses.
Direct material costs
-The purchase price
						of materials used in performing a pole removal or relocation, but does not
						include related stores expenses. In computing direct material costs, proper
						allowance should be made for unused materials, materials recovered from
						temporary structures, and for discounts allowed and realized in the purchase of
						materials.
Pole removal or relocation
-The removal
						or relocation of distribution line poles and their associated attachments made
						under the request of a residential property owner who is not entitled to
						receive condemnation damages to cover the cost of the pole removal or
						relocation. The term does not include pole repairs or replacements necessitated
						by the intentional or negligent conduct of a party.
(b)
Tariff provisions.
A
					 public utility shall file as part of its tariff provisions setting forth its
					 method of determining pole removal or relocation charges.
(c)
Charges.
Pole removal or
					 relocation charges shall be limited to the contractor, direct labor and direct
					 material costs associated with the pole removal or relocation less an amount
					 equal to maintenance expenses avoided as a result of the pole removal or
					 relocation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES › Section 57.28 - Electric safety standards

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(a)
Responsibilities
. The separation of responsibilities between
					 an electric utility and a customer with respect to the facilities utilized for
					 electric service shall be described in the electric utility's tariff that is
					 filed with and approved by the Commission.
(1)
					 An electric utility shall use reasonable effort to properly warn and protect
					 the public from danger, and shall exercise reasonable care to reduce the
					 hazards to which employees, customers, the public and others may be subjected
					 to by reason of its provision of electric utility service and its associated
					 equipment and facilities.
(2) An
					 electric utility is not responsible for the ownership and maintenance of the
					 customer's facilities beyond the service point.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter C - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY › Section 57.32 - Purpose and scope

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(a)
Purpose.
The purpose of this subchapter is to implement §
					 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-617,
					 Title II, § 210, 92 Stat. 3144 (16 U.S.C.A. §
												824a-3(a)-(j)). To
					 this end, this subchapter details the methodology to be used in establishing
					 rates for sales and purchases, the responsibility for interconnection costs,
					 the standards for system safety and reliability, and the processes by which the
					 Commission will attempt to resolve disputes between utilities and qualifying
					 facilities. This subchapter is intended to equalize the bargaining power of
					 qualifying facilities with that of the utilities and protect the interests of
					 the ratepayers. Furthermore as detailed in subsection (c), utilities are
					 required to implement competitive bidding programs for the purchase of capacity
					 and associated energy unless they are granted a waiver or exemption.
(b)
Applicability.
This
					 subchapter governs the purchases and sales of energy between qualifying
					 facilities and electric utilities. It also governs the purchases and sales of
					 capacity and associated energy between suppliers of electric generation and
					 electric utilities.
(c)
Negotiated contracts for the purchase of energy.
(1) Regarding negotiated contracts for the
					 purchase of energy from a qualifying facility, nothing in this subchapter:
(i) Limits or extends the authority of an
					 electric utility to agree to a price for a purchase or to terms or conditions
					 relating to a purchase which differ from the terms or conditions which would
					 otherwise be required by this subchapter.
(ii) Affects the validity of a contract
					 entered into between a qualifying facility and an electric utility for any
					 purchase to the extent that contract is valid and in compliance with applicable
					 statutes and regulations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter C - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY › Section 57.34 - Purchases of energy and capacity

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(a)
General provisions.
Each utility shall purchase any energy
					 which is made available from a qualifying facility as required by applicable
					 statutes and regulations. Each utility is required to implement an all-source
					 competitive bidding program for the purchase of capacity and associated energy
					 under subsection (c).
(b)
Purchases of energy only.
(1) Energy payments in mills per kilowatt
					 hour shall be based upon costs in this paragraph.
(i) Energy payments will be equal to a
					 utility's highest cost source of energy used to supply the energy requirements
					 of its domestic load customers at all times. When basing contract payments to
					 qualifying facilities on the electric utility's future avoided cost, the
					 avoided energy cost shall be determined without considering the qualifying
					 facility about to come on line as part of the supply mix.
(ii) When the utility's energy payments for
					 the purchases are based on its own generation, the energy payments shall
					 include the costs of fuel, variable operation and maintenance expenses, and
					 other costs associated with that generation. The costs of units which run, but
					 are not economically dispatched, may be excluded by the utility in the
					 calculation of energy payments. The energy payments shall incorporate the costs
					 or savings resulting from variations in line losses from those that would have
					 existed in the absence of purchases from a qualifying facility.
(iii) When the qualifying facility is larger
					 than 5,000 kilowatts, the utility may base its energy payments on the average
					 cost of its last block of energy of equivalent size rather than its single
					 highest source of energy.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter C - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY › Section 57.35 - Sales to qualifying facilities

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(a) Each electric utility shall establish and
					 maintain rates, rules and regulations within its tariff for the provisions of
					 the following services to qualifying facilities:
(1) Supplementary power.
(2) Back-up power.
(3) Maintenance power.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter C - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY › Section 57.36 - Interconnection costs

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(a)
Obligation to pay.
(1) A
					 qualifying facility shall pay any reasonable additional-that is,
					 incremental-connection costs above the costs to service the customer's
					 electrical load which an electric utility may incur to allow the utility to
					 purchase power from the qualifying facility.
(2) A qualifying facility shall provide the
					 equipment necessary for it to interconnect with the utility on the qualifying
					 facility's side of the interconnection point in a manner which is compatible
					 with and meets the safety standards of the utility.
(3) The qualifying facility shall submit its
					 interconnection plans and specifications to the utility. The utility shall
					 accept or reject these plans within 60 days of receipt of all required
					 documents. The utility's acceptance or rejection shall be in writing. When
					 plans or specifications are rejected, the utility shall identify and explain
					 the rejection and identify actions necessary to cure the defects.
(4) The utility shall provide general
					 interconnection requirements upon request.
(5) The qualifying facility may hire an
					 independent contractor to perform interconnection work on the qualifying
					 facility side of the interconnection. After the qualifying facility installs
					 the necessary interconnection equipment, the utility can require an inspection
					 before making the interconnection. The utility shall have this inspection
					 conducted within 20 days of notice by the qualifying facility that the
					 installation has been completed and shall provide the qualifying facility with
					 the results of this inspection in writing within 5 working days. If after
					 inspection the utility considers the interconnection to be unsatisfactory, the
					 utility shall identify and explain the basis of its determination and described
					 specific steps to remedy the defects. The utility shall bear the cost of this
					 inspection.
(6) If the utility is
					 performing interconnection work for the qualifying facility, the utility shall
					 complete the work in a timely manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter C - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY › Section 57.37 - Standards for system safety and reliability

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A utility shall establish reasonable standards to insure
						system safety and reliability of interconnected operations subject to the
						approval of the Commission. The standards shall be filed as part of the
						utility's tariff and shall be supported by information which demonstrates the
						need for the standards on the basis of system safety and reliability. A utility
						shall provide a copy of the standards or a summary of the standards to
						prospective qualifying facilities upon request.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter C - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY › Section 57.38 - Wheeling

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The Commission will consider access to utility-owned
						transmission lines by qualifying facilities, when appropriate. Utilities shall
						file with the Commission their Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved
						wheeling rate applicable to qualifying facilities selling power to other
						utilities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter C - PURCHASE AND SALE OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY › Section 57.39 - Informal consultation and Commission proceedings

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(a) A qualifying facility or utility may
					 request Commission assistance concerning charges and conditions of the purchase
					 or sale of power under this subchapter. The Commission may designate staff to
					 consult with such parties as the need arises. Upon request for assistance,
					 staff will attempt to aid the parties in understanding and complying with this
					 subchapter. Staff may also suggest possible solutions to problems and disputes
					 arising from application of this subchapter. Assistance or suggestions,
					 however, will be wholly informational and nonbinding on both the Commission and
					 the parties. The assistance or suggestions may not form the basis for any
					 decision by the Commission. Requests for Commission assistance shall be in
					 writing with copy to other parties, be addressed to the Secretary's office, and
					 include as a minimum the following information:
(1) Name of the qualifying
					 facility.
(2) Owner of the
					 qualifying facility.
(3)
					 Description of the qualifying facility including type, for example,
					 run-of-river hydro or topping cycle cogeneration; capacity in kilowatts; and
					 estimated annual output in kilowatt-hours.
(4) Proposed purchasing utility.
(5) Whether the qualifying facility is
					 offering to sell energy or energy and capacity.
(6) Terms and conditions under which the
					 purchasing utility has offered to purchase the energy or energy and capacity
					 and all terms and conditions the qualifying facility was willing to accept for
					 its energy or energy and capacity.
(7) A short summary of the problem or
					 question with which the party wishes Commission assistance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter D - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 57.41 - Classification of electric public utilities

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For accounting and reporting purposes, electric public
						utilities are classified as follows:
(1)
Class A.
Public
					 utilities having annual electric operating revenues of $2.5 million or
					 more.
(2)
Class B.
Public utilities having annual electric operating revenues of $1 million or
					 more but less than $2.5 million.
(3)
Class C.
Public
					 utilities having annual electric operating revenues of $150,000 or more but
					 less than $1,000,000.
(4)
Class D.
Public utilities having annual electric operating
					 revenues of $25,000 or more but less than $150,000.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter D - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 57.42 - Systems of accounts prescribed

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(a)
					 Each Class A and Class B electric public utility shall keep its accounts in
					 conformity with the "Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities
					 and Licensees (Class A and Class B)" of the Federal Energy Regulatory
					 Commission.
(b) Each Class C
					 electric public utility shall keep its accounts in conformity with the "Uniform
					 System of Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees (Class C)" of
					 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
(c) Each Class D electric public utility
					 shall keep its accounts in conformity with the "Uniform System of Accounts
					 Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees (Class D)" of the Federal Energy
					 Regulatory Commission.
The provisions of this §
													57.42 issued under Public Utility
						  Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														331,
						  501,
						  504 and
						  1501.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													57.43 (relating to accounting for
						  merchandising, jobbing and contract work); and 52 Pa. Code §
													57.46 (relating to continuing
						  property records).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter D - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 57.43 - Accounting for merchandising, jobbing and contract work

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Revenues, costs and expenses pertaining to merchandising,
						jobbing and contract work shall be recorded appropriately in accounts 914 and
						915 or accounts 592 and 593 in the uniform accounting system prescribed in
						§
											57.42 (relating to systems of
						accounts prescribed).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter D - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 57.44 - Retirement units for electric plant

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A public utility having annual electric operating
						revenues of $25,000 or more shall, in its accounting for plant retirements,
						conform to the "Units of Property for Use in Accounting for Additions and
						Retirements of Electric Plant" of the Federal Energy Regulatory
						Commission.
The provisions of this §
													57.44 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														331,
						  501,
						  504 and
						  1501.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter D - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 57.46 - Continuing property records

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(a) A
					 public utility having annual electric operating revenues of $25,000 or more
					 shall maintain a continuing property record of its electric plant, the cost of
					 which is recorded in accounts 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105 in the uniform
					 accounting system prescribed in §
											57.42 (relating to systems of
					 accounts prescribed).
(b) An
					 outline of the plan of the company for the establishment and maintenance of its
					 continuing property record shall be submitted to the Commission for approval.
					 Major changes in the plan shall also be submitted to the Commission.
(c) The continuing property record shall
					 contain the detailed description and classification of property record units as
					 will provide all of the following:
(1) An
					 inventory of plant by property record units which may be readily checked for
					 proof of existence.
(2) The
					 association of costs with the units, to assure accurate retirement
					 accounting.
(3) The dates of
					 installation and removal of property record units, to provide age and life data
					 for use in depreciation studies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter D - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS › Section 57.47 - Filing of annual financial reports

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Under
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												§
												504 and
						3301 (relating to reports
						by public utilities; and civil penalties for violations), the Commission may
						require a public utility to file, and invoke penalties for failure to file,
						certain reports. In this regard, the following apply:
(1) Unless prior permission to do otherwise
					 is granted, a public utility, other than transportation, subject to the
					 jurisdiction of the Commission, shall file annual financial reports with the
					 Commission by April 30 immediately following the reporting year, for reports
					 based upon the calendar year; or by July 31 immediately following, for reports
					 permitted to be based upon the fiscal year ending May 31. A request for an
					 extension of time for filing an annual report shall be submitted to the
					 Commission prior to the filing dates specified in this paragraph.
(2) If a public utility, other than
					 transportation, fails to file its annual report in compliance with this
					 section, the public utility may be subject to a penalty as provided under
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
												3301.
					 Continued failure to file annual reports may result in additional
					 penalties.
The provisions of this §
													57.47 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														331,
						  501,
						  504 and
						  1501; amended under the
						  Public Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501 and
						  504.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													101.2 (relating to definitions);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													101.4 (relating to reporting
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter E - EMERGENCY REGULATIONS › Section 57.51 - Discontinuance of generating units

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(a)
					 An electric public utility within the jurisdiction of the Commission shall
					 petition for and obtain the consent of the Commission before discontinuing a
					 generating unit from normal operation, as defined in this section.
(b) Petitions shall contain data covering
					 recent and projected peak loads, net generating capabilities, firm power
					 commitments and other information to enable the Commission to determine whether
					 consent will be granted or refused. Public hearing may be ordered upon a
					 petition if the information contained in the petition is not sufficient for the
					 formation of the judgment.
(c) For
					 the purpose of this section, the term "generating unit" means a turbogenerator
					 and the related steam, hydro or other propulsion equipment. Normal operation of
					 a generating unit shall be referred to as its continuing availability to meet
					 consumer demands, except during:
(1)
					 Scheduled outages for repairs, tests, nuclear refueling or other procedures
					 essential to its further use.
(2)
					 Unscheduled outages caused by its physical malfunctioning or
					 breakdown.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter E - EMERGENCY REGULATIONS › Section 57.52 - Emergency load control and energy conservation by electric utilities

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(a) An electric
					 public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall include in
					 its electric tariff rules and regulations filed with the Commission the
					 following provision:
(1) RULE
EMERGENCY LOAD CONTROL.
(i) A load emergency situation exists
					 whenever:
(A) The demands for power on all or
					 part of the utility's system exceed or threaten to exceed the capacity then
					 actually and lawfully available to supply the demands.
(B) System instability or cascading outages
					 could result from actual or expected transmission overloads or other
					 contingencies.
(C) The conditions
					 exist in the system or another public utility or power pool with which the
					 utility's system is interconnected and cause a reduction in the capacity
					 available to the utility from that source or threaten the integrity of the
					 utility's system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter G - COMMISSION REVIEW OF SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 57.71 - Application

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Upon the application of a public utility for
						authorization to locate and construct a HV transmission line or any portion
						thereof, upon approval of the application by the Commission first had and
						obtained, and upon compliance with existing laws, it shall be lawful for a
						public utility to commence construction of the HV transmission line or portion
						thereof.
The provisions of this §
													57.71 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														501.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													5.14 (relating to applications
						  requiring notice); 52 Pa. Code §
													57.1 (relating to definitions); 52
						  Pa. Code §
													57.72 (relating to form and
						  content of application); and 52 Pa. Code §
													69.3101 (relating to
						  scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter G - COMMISSION REVIEW OF SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 57.74 - Filing and service of application and notice of filing

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(a)
Filing.
The applicant
					 shall file with the Commission the original of the application. An affidavit of
					 service showing the identity of those served under subsections (b) and (c)
					 shall accompany the original application filed with the Commission.
(b)
Copies.
At the time of
					 filing, the applicant shall serve a copy of the application by registered or
					 certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the following:
(1) The chief executive officer, the
					 governing body and the body charged with the duty of planning land use in each
					 city, borough, town, township and county in which any portion of the HV line is
					 proposed to be located.
(2) The
					 president of the public utility, other than the applicant, in whose service
					 territory any portion of the HV line is proposed to be located.
(3) The Department of Environmental
					 Resources, Attention: Bureau of Environmental Planning; Post Office Box 2357,
					 101 S. Second Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter G - COMMISSION REVIEW OF SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 57.76 - Determination and order

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(a) The
					 Commission will issue its order, with its opinion, if any, either granting or
					 denying the application, in whole or in part, as filed or upon the terms,
					 conditions or modifications, of the location, construction, operation or
					 maintenance of the line as the Commission may deem appropriate. The Commission
					 will not grant the application, either as proposed or as modified, unless it
					 finds and determines as to the proposed HV line:
(1) That there is a need for it.
(2) That it will not create an unreasonable
					 risk of danger to the health and safety of the public.
(3) That it is in compliance with applicable
					 statutes and regulations providing for the protection of the natural resources
					 of this Commonwealth.
(4) That it
					 will have minimum adverse environmental impact, considering the electric power
					 needs of the public, the state of available technology and the available
					 alternatives.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter G - COMMISSION REVIEW OF SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 57.77 - Effective date

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This subchapter is effective on January 8, 1983, and is
						applicable to every HV line or portion thereof which is not in regular
						permanent service on the effective day of this subchapter.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													5.14 (relating to applications
						  requiring notice).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter H - UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SERVICE IN NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS › Section 57.81 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Applicant for electric service
-The
						developer of a recorded plot plan consisting of five or more lots, or of one or
						more five unit apartment houses.
Developer
-The party responsible for
						constructing and providing im- provements in a development, that is, streets,
						sidewalks and utility-ready lots.
Development
-A planned project which is
						developed by a developer/applicant for electric service set out in a recorded
						plot plan of five or more adjoining unoccupied lots for the construction of
						single-family residences, detached or otherwise, mobile homes or apartment
						houses, all of which are intended for year-around occupancy, if electric
						service to the lots necessitates extending the utility's existing distribution
						lines.
Distribution line
-An electric supply
						line of untransformed voltage from which energy is delivered to one or more
						service lines.
Service line
-An electric supply line of
						untransformed voltage from which service is delivered to the residence.
Subdivider
-The party responsible for
						dividing a tract of land into building lots which are not to be sold as
						utility-ready lots.
Subdivision
-A tract of land divided by a
						subdivider into five or more adjoining unoccupied lots for the construction of
						single-family residences, detached or otherwise or apartment houses, all of
						which are intended for year-around occupancy, if electric service to the lots
						necessitates extending the utility's existing distribution
						lines.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													57.19 (relating to line
						  extensions); 52 Pa. Code §
													57.88 (relating to subdivisions);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													69.43 (relating to notice
						  lead-time).