Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Utility Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence
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400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Eligibility:
Utility customers with PFAs
Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Phone/FAX Numbers
- (800) 692-7380
Fee Amounts:
Services free of charge
Intake Procedure:
Call. When calling the Termination Hotline, customers with PFAs
should ignore the message at beginning of the call that directs
them to contact their utility company before pursuing assistance
from the PUC. This directive does not apply to utility customers
with PFAs.
Once the customer is connected to a PUC hotline worker, she
should report that she has a PFA.
- The PUC should automatically accept the case, assign an
investigator to work out a resolution, and immediately put a hold
on the pending termination.
- Utility service for a customer with a PFA cannot be terminated while the PUC investigates the case.
Geographical Area:
Pennsylvania
Helpful Tips:
Utility companies should accept emergency, temporary, or final PFA
orders. No other information or documentation should be required of
customers.
Because the law also does not specify whether the PFA order has to be in effect at the time of the shutoff notice, utility companies should accept PFA orders either currently in effect, or orders that were in effect during the time utility service was received, or during any billing dispute.
Because the law also does not specify whether the PFA order has to be in effect at the time of the shutoff notice, utility companies should accept PFA orders either currently in effect, or orders that were in effect during the time utility service was received, or during any billing dispute.
Facility/ADA Access:
Information not available
Additional Services Offered at this Agency:
- Consumer Complaints
- Discounted Electric Service
- Electric Service Providers
- Electric Service Shutoff Suspension Programs
- Energy Information Services
- Natural Gas Service Shutoff Suspension Programs
- Regulations/Standards
- Utility Bill Payment Plan Negotiation Assistance
- Utility Disconnection Protection
- Water Service Shutoff Suspension Programs
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Utility Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Utility Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence