Pennsylvania § 7330 Nonprofit operation

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 7330 — Nonprofit operation

Pennsylvania § 7330

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART II

Ch. 73ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS

Subch.POWERS, DUTIES AND SAFEGUARDS

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15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7330 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--Each electric cooperative corporation shall be operated without profit to its members, but the rates, fees, rents or other charges for electric energy and any other facilities, supplies, equipment or services furnished by the corporation shall be sufficient at all times:

(1)To pay all operating and maintenance expenses necessary or desirable for the prudent conduct of its business and the principal of and interest on the obligations issued or assumed by the corporation in the performance of the purpose for which it was organized.

(2)For the creation of reserves.

(b)Disposition of revenues.--The revenues of the corporation shall be devoted, first, to the payment of operating and maintenance expenses and the principal and interest on outstanding obligations and, ther

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(a) General rule.--Each electric cooperative corporation shall be operated without profit to its members, but the rates, fees, rents or other charges for electric energy and any other facilities, supplies, equipment or services furnished by the corporation shall be sufficient at all times:

(1) To pay all operating and maintenance expenses necessary or desirable for the prudent conduct of its business and the principal of and interest on the obligations issued or assumed by the corporation in the performance of the purpose for which it was organized.

(2) For the creation of reserves.

(b) Disposition of revenues.--The revenues of the corporation shall be devoted, first, to the payment of operating and maintenance expenses and the principal and interest on outstanding obligations and, thereafter, to such reserves for improvement, new construction, depreciation and contingencies as the board may, from time to time, prescribe.

(c) Patronage distributions.--Revenues not required for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) shall be returned, from time to time, to the members on a pro rata basis, according to the amount of business done with each during the period, either in cash, in abatement of current charges for electric energy or otherwise, as the board determines, but the return may be made by way of general rate reduction to members if the board so elects.