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66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2801 (2026)

 Short title of chapter.

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CHAPTER 28

RESTRUCTURING OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY

 

Sec.

2801.  Short title of chapter.

2802.  Declaration of policy.

2803.  Definitions.

2804.  Standards for restructuring of electric industry.

2805.  Regionalism and reciprocity.

2806.  Implementation, pilot programs and performance-based rates.

2806.1. Energy efficiency and conservation program.

2806.2. Energy efficiency and conservation.

2807.  Duties of electric distribution companies.

2808.  Competitive transition charge.

2809.  Requirements for electric generation suppliers.

2810.  Revenue-neutral reconciliation.

2811.  Market power remediation.

2812.  Approval of transition bonds.

2813.  Procurement of power.

2814.  Additional alternative energy sources.

2815.  Carbon dioxide sequestration network.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 28 was added December 3, 1996, P.L.802, No.138, effective January 1, 1997.

§ 2801.  Short title of chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: Metro. Edison Co. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 767 F.3d 335 (3rd Cir. 2014).
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Metro. Edison Co. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 767 F.3d 335 (3rd Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “That same year, Pennsylvania enacted the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act (the “Electric Competition Act”), 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 2801 et seq., which deregulated the business of electricity generation within the Commonwealth.”
Energy Conservation Council v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 995 A.2d 465 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “66 Pa.C.S. § 2801. [18] In Stone, the Superior Court considered an appeal of a landowner from a determination of the PUC granting a utility, the Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO), approval to exercise a right of eminent domain in acquiring a right-of-way across the…”
Schuylkill Energy Resources, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co., 113 F.3d 405 (3rd Cir. 1997). “10 *416 SER directs our attention to the Pennsylvania Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act, 66 Pa. Cons. Stat.Ann. § 2801 et seq., which was signed into law on December 3, 1996.”
Retail Energy Supply Ass'n v. Pa. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 185 A.3d 1206 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018). “66 Pa. C.S. §§ 2801 -2815. The Choice Act deregulated the generation of electricity.”
Borough of Lansdale v. PP & L, INC., 426 F. Supp. 2d 264 (E.D. Pa. 2006). · cites it 2× “Consumers can now choose to purchase their generation service from electric generation suppliers (“EGS”), other than the local utility previously granted an exclusive franchise.”
Pennsylvania Power Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 932 A.2d 300 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007). “Penn Power is an electric distribution company 3 subject to the requirements of both the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act (Competition Act), 66 Pa. C.S. §§ 2801 — 2812, and the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS Act), Act of November 30,…”
Grays Ferry Cogeneration P'ship v. PECO Energy Co., 998 F. Supp. 542 (E.D. Pa. 1998). · cites it 2× “m breaching and terminating its Power Purchase Agreements with Grays Ferry, compelling PECO to pay the rates set forth in these Agreements, and compelling PECO promptly to file an application with defendant Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“PUC”) for approval of these…”
Green Mountain Energy Co. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 812 A.2d 740 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). “Our duty, however, is to implement the laws administered by this Commission — in this case, the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act, 66 Pa.C.S. § 2801 et seq. Under this law, our primary focus should be upon the impact of the filing on electricity…”
Am. Elec. Power Serv. Corp. v. Commonwealth of PA, 184 A.3d 1031 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018). “The Competition Act defines "electric generation supplier" as follows: A person or corporation , including municipal corporations which choose to provide service outside their municipal limits except to the extent provided prior to the effective date of this chapter, brokers and…”
Allegheny Energy, Inc. v. DQE, Inc., 74 F. Supp. 2d 482 (W.D. Pa. 1999). “66 Pa. Cons.Stat. §§ 2801 et seq. (the “Restructuring Legislation”).”
Duquesne Light Co. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 715 A.2d 540 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998). “66 Pa.C.S. §§ 2801 — 2813. . West Penn supports immediate customer choice of utility generation supplier and choice of retail distribution supplier.”
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. v. PUC (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023). “§§ 101-3316, or the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act (Competition Act), 66 Pa. C.S. §§ 2801- 2815. By doing so, the Commission granted exceptions that had been filed by the EDCs regarding a Commission Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) initial decision,…”
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