Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 62 - NATURAL GAS SUPPLY CUSTOMER CHOICE
Subchapter A - UNIVERSAL SERVICE AND ENERGY CONSERVATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Section 62.5 - Annual residential collection and universal service and energy conservation program reporting requirements
Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 62.5
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Each NGDC shall report annually to the Commission on the degree to which universal service and energy conservation programs within its service territory are available and appropriately funded. Annual NGDC reports shall contain information on programs and collections for the prior calendar year. Unless otherwise stated, the report shall be due April 1 each year, beginning April 1, 2003. When noted, the data shall be reported by classification of accounts. Each NGDC's report shall contain the following information:
(1)
Collection
reporting. Collection reporting shall be categorized as follows:
(i) The total number of payment arrangements
and the total number of successful payment arrangements. To ensure that
successful payment arrangements are not overstated, NGDCs shall report on the
calendar year prior to the reporting year.
(ii) Annual collection operating expenses by
classification of accounts.
(iii)
The total dollar amount of the gross residential write-offs and total dollar
amount of the net residential write-offs, by classification of
accounts.
(iv) The total number of
residential customers by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by
classification of accounts.
(v) The
total dollar amount of annual residential revenues by classification of
accounts.
(vi) The total number of
residential accounts in arrears and on payment agreements by month for the 12
months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
(vii) The total number of residential
accounts in arrears and not on payment agreements by month for the 12 months
covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
(viii) The total dollar amount of residential
accounts in arrears and on payment agreements by month for the 12 months
covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
(ix) The total dollar amount of residential
accounts in arrears and not on payment agreements by month for the 12 months
covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
(x) The total number of residential customers
who are payment troubled by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by
classification of accounts.
(xi)
The total number of terminations completed by month for the 12 months covered
by the report, by classification of accounts.
(xii) The total number of reconnections by
month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of
accounts.
(xiii) The total number
of low-income households. NGDCs may estimate this number using census data or
other information the NGDC finds appropriate.
(2)
Program reporting.
Program reporting shall be categorized as follows:
(i) For each universal service and energy
conservation component, program data shall include information on the
following:
(A) Program costs.
(B) Program recipient demographics, including
the number of household members under 18 years of age and 62 years of age or
older, household size, income and source of income.
(C) Participation levels by month for the 12
months covered by the report.
(D)
The number of program participants by source of intake.
(E) The number of program participants
participating in two or more of the NGDC's universal service and energy
conservation programs, broken down by program component.
(ii) Additional program data for individual
universal service and energy conservation components shall include the
following information:
(A)
LIURP
reporting requirements. As established in §
58.15 (relating to program
evaluation).
(I)
LIURP reporting
data. Due annually by April 30.
(II)
Actual number of completed jobs
and spending data. Actual number of completed jobs and spending data
for the recently completed program year and projections for the current year
shall be due annually by April 1.
(B)
CAP.
(I) Energy assistance benefits.
(II) Average CAP bills.
(III) Payment rate.
(IV) CAP benefits.
(V) Total cash payments by CAP
customers.
(VI) Number of full,
on-time payments.
(VII) Percentage
of CAP bill paid by customer.
(C)
CARES.
(I) Energy assistance benefits.
(II) Direct dollars applied to CARES
accounts.
(III) CARES
benefits.
(D)
Hardship funds.
(I)
Ratepayer contributions.
(II)
Special contributions, other than shareholder or ratepayer
contributions.
(III) Utility
contributions.
(IV) Outreach
contacts.
(V) Hardship fund
benefits.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 62.7 (relating to NGDCs with less than 100,000 residential accounts).
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