PRINTER'S NO. 539
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.543
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY YOUNG, McNEILL, MEHAFFIE, PIELLI, ISAACSON, HILL-
EVANS, GUENST, GIRAL, PROBST, KHAN, DELLOSO, HADDOCK,
SANCHEZ, PARKER, HOHENSTEIN, M. JONES, SCHLOSSBERG, KENYATTA,
McANDREW, MALAGARI, NEILSON, BRENNAN AND GREEN,
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility
industry, further providing for energy efficiency and
conservation program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2806.1(e)(2) of Title 66 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and subsection (m)
is amended by adding a definition to read:
ยง 2806.1. Energy efficiency and conservation program.
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(e) Commission approval.--
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(2) The commission shall approve or disapprove a plan
filed under subsection (b) within 120 days of submission. The
following shall apply to an order disapproving a plan:
(i) The commission shall describe in detail the
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(ii) The electric distribution company shall have 60
days to file a revised plan to address the deficiencies
identified by the commission. The revised plan shall be
approved or disapproved by the commission within 60 days.
(iii) The commission may not disapprove a plan
solely due to the inclusion of mechanical insulation
which is demonstrated to be cost effective using a total
resource cost test approved by the commission.
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(m) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection:
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"Mechanical insulation." Insulation materials, facings and
accessory products used for thermal requirements for mechanical
piping and equipment, hot and cold applications and heating,
venting and air conditioning applications.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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