Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 52. PUBLIC UTILITIES |
PART I. Public Utility Commission |
Subpart C. Fixed Service Utilities |
Chapter 57. Electric Service |
SubChapter N. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS |
Section 57.191. Purpose
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Reliable electric service is essential to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this Commonwealth. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish standards and procedures for continuing and ensuring the safety and reliability of the electric system in this Commonwealth. The standards have been developed to provide a uniform method of assessing the reasonableness of electric service reliability.
Notation
Preemption
The Public Utility Code preempted the field of public utility regulation such that townships shade tree ordinance did not control the public utilitys vegetation management practices. PECO Energy v. Township of Upper Dublin, 922 A.2d 996, 1004 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2007)