(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) in Harrisburg yesterday, they took another major step yesterday to ensure stability and predictability for both consumers and utilities by advancing a rulemaking that would formally incorporate key consumer protections into the PUC’s regulations. A 5-0 vote was taken by the PUC so they can approve a motion by PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank to direct staff to develop a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which codifies safeguards that are longstanding related to arrangements for payment, winter terminations, medical certifications, protections for victims of domestic violence and other essential standards.