Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 56 - STANDARDS AND BILLING PRACTICES FOR RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE
Subchapter C - CREDIT AND DEPOSITS STANDARDS POLICY
PROCEDURES FOR APPLICANTS
Section 56.38 - Payment period for deposits by applicants

(a) The due date for payment of a deposit or any installment payment toward a deposit, other than an initial installment or a deposit required as a condition for the reconnection of service under § 56.41(2) (relating to general rule) may not be less than 21 days from the date of mailing or service on the applicant of notification of the amount due.

(b) An applicant required by a public utility to pay a deposit under § 56.32 (relating to security and cash deposits) or an applicant paying a deposit for the reconnection of service under § 56.41(2) may be required by the public utility to pay 50% prior to, and as a condition of, the reconnection of service with 25% billed 30 days after reconnection of service and 25% billed 60 days after the reconnection of service. The public utility shall inform the applicant of the option to pay the deposit in the installments described in this subsection. If the applicant chooses to pay the deposit in installments, installment payments must be paid in full by the due date. Failure to pay an installment by the due date is grounds for termination of service as provided in § 56.81 (relating to authorized termination of service). The applicant retains the option to pay the deposit amount in full before the due date regardless of any deposit installments previously paid.