An Act establishing the Independent Energy Office; and providing for powers and duties of the Independent Energy Office.

PRINTER'S NO. 92
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 114
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY STRUZZI, BANTA, COOPER, GREINER, PICKETT AND
SMITH, JANUARY 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, JANUARY 14, 2025
AN ACT
Establishing the Independent Energy Office; and providing for
powers and duties of the Independent Energy Office.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Independent
Energy Office Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agency." As follows:
(1) A department, departmental administrative board or
commission, independent board or commission, agency or other
authority of this Commonwealth in existence on the effective
date of this definition or created on or after the effective
date of this definition.
(2) The term does not include:
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(i) The Senate or House of Representatives.
(ii) A court.
(iii) A political subdivision.
(iv) A municipal or local authority.
"Office." The Independent Energy Office established under
section 3(a).
Section 3. Independent Energy Office.
(a) Establishment.--The Independent Energy Office is
established within the Independent Regulatory Review Commission.
(b) Energy Advocate.--The office shall consist of a director
to be known as the Energy Advocate. The Energy Advocate:
(1) Shall be appointed by the Consumer Advocate and be
confirmed by the Senate.
(2) Shall serve for a term of five years.
(3) May hire staff to fulfill the office's duties,
subject to appropriations by the General Assembly.
Section 4. Powers and duties.
The office shall:
(1) Be charged with protecting the reliability and
affordability of the electricity grid within this
Commonwealth and promoting the use of energy produced in this
Commonwealth.
(2) Evaluate regulations, policies, documents and
actions of an agency for the purpose of determining whether
the actions may harm energy reliability and affordability
within this Commonwealth.
(3) Notify an agency which takes an action that the
office determines may harm energy reliability and
affordability within this Commonwealth and request that the
agency reverse the action. If the agency does not reverse the
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action to the satisfaction of the office, the office may
reverse or block the action of the agency.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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