Pennsylvania § 526 Rejection of rate increase requests due to inadequate quality or quantity of service

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 526 — Rejection of rate increase requests due to inadequate quality or quantity of service

Pennsylvania § 526

Title 66PUBLIC UTILITIES

PartPART I

Ch. 5POWERS AND DUTIES

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Bluebook

66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 526 (2026).

Text

(a)General rule.--The commission may reject, in whole or in part, a public utility's request to increase its rates where the commission concludes, after hearing, that the service rendered by the public utility is inadequate in that it fails to meet quantity or quality for the type of service provided.

(b)Other powers and duties preserved.--This section shall not be construed to diminish the powers and duties of the commission under any other provision of law to remedy inadequate service by a public utility.

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(a) General rule.--The commission may reject, in whole or in part, a public utility's request to increase its rates where the commission concludes, after hearing, that the service rendered by the public utility is inadequate in that it fails to meet quantity or quality for the type of service provided.

(b) Other powers and duties preserved.--This section shall not be construed to diminish the powers and duties of the commission under any other provision of law to remedy inadequate service by a public utility.

Legislative History

(July 10, 1986, P.L.1238, No.114, eff. imd.) 1986 Amendment.Act 114 added section 526. Section 18 provided that section 526 shall be applicable to all cases pending before the commission or courts, whether on appeal or otherwise.