2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties
501 - General powers.

                                SUBPART B
                   COMMISSION POWERS, DUTIES, PRACTICES
                              AND PROCEDURES

     Chapter
        5.  Powers and Duties
        7.  Procedure on Complaints
        9.  Judicial Proceedings

                                CHAPTER 5
                            POWERS AND DUTIES

     Sec.
     501.  General powers.
     502.  Enforcement proceedings by commission.
     503.  Enforcement proceedings by Chief Counsel.
     504.  Reports by public utilities.
     505.  Duty to furnish information to commission; cooperation in
            valuing property.
     506.  Inspection of facilities and records.
     507.  Contracts between public utilities and municipalities.
     508.  Power of the commission to vary, reform and revise
            contracts.
     509.  Regulation of manufacture, sale or lease of appliances.
     510.  Assessment for regulatory expenses upon public utilities.
     511.  Disposition, appropriation and disbursement of
            assessments and fees.
     511.1. Use of Federal funds under energy program.
     512.  Power of commission to require insurance.
     513.  Public letting of contracts.
     514.  Use of coal.
     515.  Construction cost of electric generating units.
     516.  Audits of certain utilities.
     517.  Conversion of electric generating units fueled by oil or
            natural gas.
     518.  Construction of electric generating units fueled by nuclear
            energy.
     519.  Construction of electric generating units fueled by oil or
            natural gas.
     520.  Power of commission to order cancellation or modification
            of construction of electric generating units.
     521.  Retirement of electric generating units.
     522.  Expense reduction program.
     523.  Performance factor consideration.
     524.  Data to be supplied by electric utilities.
     525.  Sale of generating units and power.
     526.  Rejection of rate increase requests due to inadequate
            quality or quantity of service.
     527.  Cogeneration rules and regulations.
     528.  Use of foreign coal by qualifying facilities.
     529.  Power of commission to order acquisition of small water
            and sewer utilities.
     530.  Clean Air Act implementation plans.

        Enactment.  Chapter 5 was added July 1, 1978, P.L.598,
     No.116, effective in 60 days.
     § 501.  General powers.
        (a)  Enforcement of provisions of part.--In addition to any
     powers expressly enumerated in this part, the commission shall
     have full power and authority, and it shall be its duty to
     enforce, execute and carry out, by its regulations, orders, or
     otherwise, all and singular, the provisions of this part, and
     the full intent thereof; and shall have the power to rescind or
     modify any such regulations or orders. The express enumeration
     of the powers of the commission in this part shall not exclude
     any power which the commission would otherwise have under any of
     the provisions of this part.
        (b)  Administrative authority and regulations.--The
     commission shall have general administrative power and authority
     to supervise and regulate all public utilities doing business
     within this Commonwealth. The commission may make such
     regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary or
     proper in the exercise of its powers or for the performance of
     its duties.
        (c)  Compliance.--Every public utility, its officers, agents,
     and employees, and every other person or corporation subject to
     the provisions of this part, affected by or subject to any
     regulations or orders of the commission or of any court, made,
     issued, or entered under the provisions of this part, shall
     observe, obey, and comply with such regulations or orders, and
     the terms and conditions thereof.

        Cross References.  Section 501 is referred to in sections
     2212, 2806 of this title.