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PRINTER'S NO. 781
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 757
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY M. BROWN, PICKETT, GREINER, KUZMA, NEILSON AND
BERNSTINE, MARCH 3, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, MARCH 3, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in natural gas competition, further
providing for consumer protections and customer service; in
restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing
for duties of electric distribution companies; and making an
editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1330(b)(1) introductory paragraph of
Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to
read:
§ 1330. Alternative ratemaking for utilities.
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(b) Alternative rate mechanisms.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including, but not limited to, sections 2806.1(k)(2)
(relating to energy efficiency and conservation program) and
2807(f)(4) (relating to duties of electric distribution
companies and electric distribution suppliers), the
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commission may approve an application by a utility in a base
rate proceeding to establish alternative rates and rate
mechanisms, including, but not limited to, the following
mechanisms:
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Section 2. Section 2206 of Title 66 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 2206. Consumer protections and customer service.
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(g) Limitations on in-person sales of natural gas.--
(1) A natural gas supplier engaged in the sale of
natural gas in person, including the sale of natural gas
door-to-door or in any other public venue, shall have the
following duties:
(i) Engage in the in-person sale of natural gas only
during the hours of 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through
Saturday.
(ii) Provide a retail gas customer with an
affirmative notice of the retail gas customer's option to
verify a solicitation activity by furnishing the retail
gas customer's phone number to the natural gas supplier
and the n atural gas distribution company.
(2) Unless initiated by a retail gas customer, a natural
gas supplier engaged in the sale of natural gas in person,
including the sale of natural gas door-to-door or in any
other public venue, may not enter into a contract with the
retail gas customer for natural gas supply services at an
initial meeting between the natural gas supplier and the
retail gas customer. The execution of a contract specified
under this paragraph must occur at a location mutually agreed
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to by the natural gas supplier and the retail gas customer,
including the retail gas customer's home, the natural gas
supplier's place of business or any other agreed-to location,
after the initial meeting between the natural gas supplier
and the retail gas customer .
(3) The requirements under this subsection shall be in
addition to and, when applicable, supersede the orders and
regulations of the commission.
Section 3. Section 2807 heading of Title 66 is amended and
the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 2807. Duties of electric distribution companies and electric
distribution suppliers.
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(d.1) Limitations on in-person sales of electric power.--
(1) An electricity supplier engaged in the sale of
electric power in person, including the sale of electric
power door-to-door or in any other public venue, shall have
the following duties:
(i) Engage in the in-person sale of electric power
only during the hours of 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday
through Saturday.
(ii) Provide a customer with an affirmative notice
of the customer's option to verify a solicitation
activity by furnishing the customer's phone number to the
electricity supplier and the electric distribution
company.
(2) Unless initiated by a customer, an electricity
supplier engaged in the sale of electric power in person,
including the sale of electric power door-to-door or in any
other public venue, may not enter into a contract with the
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customer for electric power services at an initial meeting
between the electricity supplier and the customer. The
execution of a contract specified under this paragraph must
occur at a location mutually agreed to by the electricity
supplier and the customer, including the customer's home, the
electricity supplier's place of business or any other agreed-
to location, after the initial meeting between the
electricity supplier and the customer .
(3) The requirements under this subsection shall be in
addition to and, when applicable, supersede the orders and
regulations of the commission.
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Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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