above 150% of the Federal Poverty Level. Duquesne Light shall be permitted to grandfather its existing senior customers so that they will not be removed from the current benefit programs, as long as their income levels are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Docket No. R-2010-2179522 (Final Order Pa. PUC, et al. v. Duquesne Light Company, entered February 24, 2011), Settlement Agreement ¶ 46. As a result of this provision, the senior program was closed to new entrants. Existing enrolled senior customers with incomes between 151% and 200% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (FPIG) were grandfathered in CAP. 2014-2016 USECP proceeding did Duquesne’s Duquesne’s not indicate that there would be any change to the Senior CAP program. In fact, the Final Order in that proceeding detailed the continuing eligibility of grandfathered seniors with household incomes between 151% and 200% of FPIG in CAP. See Duquesne’s at 9. Duquesne 2014-2016 USECP, current 2017-2019 USECP proceeding at this Docket also did Duquesne’s not indicate any changes to the Senior CAP program. In fact, Amended Duquesne’s Proposed 2017-2019 Plan detailed the continuing eligibility of grandfathered seniors with household incomes between 151% and 200% of FPIG in CAP. Amended Duquesne’s Proposed 2017-2019 Plan at 7-8. the See also March 2017 Order. April 24 Compliance Filing at this Docket included what Duquesne’s appeared to be a proposed new policy change: the discontinuation of CAP benefits for grandfathered seniors with incomes at 151% to 200% of the FPIG. The April 24 Compliance Filing further proposed removing these previously grandfathered customers from CAP at recertification. April 24 Compliance Filing at 9. Because this provision was not part of original Proposed 2017-2019 Plan filed on March 16, 2016, Duquesne’s or its Amended Proposed 2017-2019 Plan filed on October 31, 2016, we rejected this change in our May 1 Secretarial Letter.
above 150% of the Federal Poverty Level. Duquesne Light shall be permitted to grandfather its existing senior customers so that they will not be removed from the current benefit programs, as long as their income levels are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Pa. PUC, et al. v. Duquesne Light Company, Docket No. R-2010-2179522 (Final Order entered February 24, 2011), Settlement Agreement ¶ 46. As a result of this provision, the senior program was closed to new entrants. Existing enrolled senior customers with incomes between 151% and 200% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (FPIG) were grandfathered in Duquesne’s CAP. Duquesne’s 2014-2016 USECP proceeding did not indicate that there would be any change to the Senior CAP program. In fact, the Final Order in that proceeding detailed the continuing eligibility of grandfathered seniors with household incomes between 151% and 200% of FPIG in Duquesne’s CAP. See Duquesne 2014-2016 USECP, at 9. Duquesne’s current 2017-2019 USECP proceeding at this Docket also did not indicate any changes to the Senior CAP program. In fact, Duquesne’s Amended Proposed 2017-2019 Plan detailed the continuing eligibility of grandfathered seniors with household incomes between 151% and 200% of FPIG in Duquesne’s CAP. Amended Proposed 2017-2019 Plan at 7-8. See also the March 2017 Order. Duquesne’s April 24 Compliance Filing at this Docket included what appeared to be a proposed new policy change: the discontinuation of CAP benefits for grandfathered seniors with incomes at 151% to 200% of the FPIG. The April 24 Compliance Filing further proposed removing these previously grandfathered customers from CAP at recertification. April 24 Compliance Filing at 9. Because this provision was not part of Duquesne’s original Proposed 2017-2019 Plan filed on March 16, 2016, or its Amended Proposed 2017-2019 Plan filed on October 31, 2016, we rejected this change in our May 1 Secretarial Letter.