Regulators OK PCL&P Electric Service Improvement Pact
MILFORD, PA February 29, 2008 — The Pennsylvania Public Utilities
Commission (PAPUC) yesterday approved the joint settlement of a complaint
case brought by Pike County and a number of other parties against Pike
County Light & Power Company (PCL&P).
The case posed questions about PCL&P's electric delivery service and
electric supply rates that went into place in January 2006 when price
caps were removed in compliance with orders from the Pennsylvania Public
Utilities Commission (PAPUC). The settlement resolves these questions.
As part of the settlement agreement PCL&P has announced a set of far-reaching
plans aimed at substantially fortifying its electric system in Pennsylvania
and improving service to its electric customers in the state over the
next five years and beyond.
Those plans feature the opening of a new customer service office in Milford,
the establishment of a Community Advisory Council, more frequent and aggressive
vegetation management to reduce the frequency and extent of outages caused
by tree-related interference and the construction of several major new
electric service reliability projects, including the possible construction
of a new electric substation in the Milford area and the installation
of a new third main transmission line to feed Pike County.
PCL&P Vice President of Customer Service James J. O'Brien said, "Under
this joint settlement, our system will have more thorough maintenance
requirements, stronger customer support goals and a deeper commitment
to the community it serves."
PCL&P is a regulated utility that provides electric service in Pike
County, Pa. to approximately 4,500 customers in the Townships of Westfall,
Milford and the northern part of Dingman and in the Boroughs of Milford
and Matamoras. PCL&P also serves 1,200 gas customers in Westfall Township
and the Borough of Matamoras.
Pike County Light & Power Company (PCL&P) is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), which is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Consolidated Edison,
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