Press Release

Electric Utilities and Industry Experts to Brief PUC on Electric Reliability for Summer

Published on 5/16/2012

Filed under: Electric

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced its annual Summer Reliability Forum, which provides a snapshot of various conditions that may affect electric supply, price and service reliability for the upcoming summer, will be held in Harrisburg.

The Summer Reliability Forum meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building. PUC Chairman Robert F. Powelson will make opening remarks.  Representatives from the PUC, PJM Interconnection LLC, the Energy Association of Pennsylvania and their member electric companies have been invited to provide information and updates.

Topics that will be covered during the meeting include: forecasted load and capacity; generation and transmission adequacy for the upcoming summer months; the perspectives of electric distribution companies on electric distribution system reliability and the NERC national summer assessment.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission balances the needs of consumers and utilities to ensure safe and reliable utility service at reasonable rates; protect the public interest; educate consumers to make independent and informed utility choices; further economic development; and foster new technologies and competitive markets in an environmentally sound manner.

For recent news releases, audio of select Commission proceedings or more information about the PUC, visit our website at www.puc.state.pa.us.

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