PRINTER'S NO.  2698

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1959

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, MURPHY, GEORGE, BISHOP, BOBACK, V. BROWN, COHEN, DALEY, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, HARKINS, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, MAHONEY, MANN, SCHRODER, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, QUINN AND DeWEESE, NOVEMBER 2, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, NOVEMBER 2, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, in rates and ratemaking, providing for

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service outages by electric utilities. 

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

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§ 1322.1.  Service outages by electric utilities.

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On the bill rendered by an electric utility following a

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service outage, the electric utility shall credit the ratepayer

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the amount of money charged for one kilowatt hour for each

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kilowatt hour of the service outage.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.