(a) Specific powers enumerated.--In addition to exercising
its general powers under section 24A02 (relating to general
powers), a borough, through its governing body, shall have the
following powers:
* * *
(2.1) To regulate the use of and the charge for
electricity furnished by the borough, if situate in more than
one county, for use by residents in those counties, subject
to the following:
(i) A borough may fix, establish, maintain and
collect or authorize by contract or otherwise the
establishment, levying and collection of the rates, fees,
rental or other charges, including connection charges, in
the area served by borough facilities at reasonable and
uniform rates to be determined exclusively by the borough
for the purpose of providing for the payment of the
expenses of the borough for the production and
distribution of electricity and the construction,
improvement, repair, maintenance and operation of the
borough's facilities and properties.
(ii) A person questioning the reasonableness or
uniformity of a rate fixed by a borough or the adequacy,
safety and reasonableness of the borough's services,
including extensions thereof, may bring suit against the
borough in the court of common pleas of the county where
the project is located or, if the project is located in
more than one county, in the court of common pleas of the
county where the principal office of the project is
located. The court of common pleas shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to determine disputes involving rates or
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