§ 501 addition to any powers expressly enumerated in this part, the commission shall (“in 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 According to the ALJs, the Commission noted that have been intent thereof”). it’s “powers interpreted broadly to include both the express powers conferred by the Code and those implied powers necessarily implicit in the In this regard, the ALJs stated: Code.” Directing a billing adjustment for an EGS over bill of supply charges is within the Section 501 powers to Commission’s carry out the consumer protections in the Electric Competition Act that are applicable to competitive electricity generation supply service. These consumer protections include the Section 2809(b) requirement that EGSs comply with the Commission’s regulations, including the Chapter 54 billing and disclosure regulations. I.D. at 36-43. With regard to the second aspect of the Settlement, the civil penalty and contribution to hardship funds, the ALJs found these provisions in the Settlement are in the public interest and support adoption of the Settlement without modification. The ALJs explained that the Settlement provides that IDT shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $25,000 to the General Fund and shall not claim a tax deduction for the amount. The ALJs noted that the Settlement further provides that IDT shall make a contribution of $75,000 to the hardship funds and that the contribution shall be allocated by the ratio of IDT EDCs’ customers in the territory to the total amount of IDT customers in Pennsylvania as of EDCs’ January 1, 2014. The ALJs found this provision of the Settlement is also in the public interest and supports adopting the Settlement without modification. The ALJs asserted that this was particularly true because of the strain placed on hardship funds and low-income consumers as a result of the increased bills consumers paid during the months at issue in this
§ 501 (“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”). According to the ALJs, the Commission noted that it’s “powers have been interpreted broadly to include both the express powers conferred by the Code and those implied powers necessarily implicit in the Code.” In this regard, the ALJs stated: Directing a billing adjustment for an EGS over bill of supply charges is within the Commission’s Section 501 powers to carry out the consumer protections in the Electric Competition Act that are applicable to competitive electricity generation supply service. These consumer protections include the Section 2809(b) requirement that EGSs comply with the Commission’s regulations, including the Chapter 54 billing and disclosure regulations. I.D. at 36-43. With regard to the second aspect of the Settlement, the civil penalty and contribution to hardship funds, the ALJs found these provisions in the Settlement are in the public interest and support adoption of the Settlement without modification. The ALJs explained that the Settlement provides that IDT shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $25,000 to the General Fund and shall not claim a tax deduction for the amount. The ALJs noted that the Settlement further provides that IDT shall make a contribution of $75,000 to the EDCs’ hardship funds and that the contribution shall be allocated by the ratio of IDT customers in the EDCs’ territory to the total amount of IDT customers in Pennsylvania as of January 1, 2014. The ALJs found this provision of the Settlement is also in the public interest and supports adopting the Settlement without modification. The ALJs asserted that this was particularly true because of the strain placed on hardship funds and low-income consumers as a result of the increased bills consumers paid during the months at issue in this
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