Links To Utility Resources
The links on this page are provided for your convenience and reference.
General Information
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
The PA Public Utility Commission is the administrative body responsible for regulating utility matters in Pennsylvania. You can make a complaint about a utility problem directly on their site, as well as research Consumer Information and low-income Energy Assistance Programs, including universal service plans and evaluations.
Pennsylvania Office of the Consumer Advocate
The Pennsylvania Office of the Consumer Advocate was established by the General Assembly to represent the consumers of Pennsylvania in matters involving public utility service.
Pennsylvania LIHEAP
You can find out more about the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Weatherization Assistance Program
In Pennsylvania, the Department of Community and Economic Development administers the statewide Weatherization Assistance Program which provides weatherization and energy conservation services at no cost to low-income households.
Utility Companies
You can use these links to find contact information for electric utilities and licensed electric generation suppliers, natural gas utilities and licensed natural gas suppliers, telephone companies, and water and wastewater utilities.
Other Resources
Listed below are web sites containing information about utility regulation, practice, conservation and issues of interest.
- Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
- NCLC (National Consumer Law Center)
- Fisher Sheehan and Colton (law and economics consulting group)
- NASUCA (National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates)
- NARUC National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners)
- NEADA (National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association)
- NFFN (National Fuel Funds Network)
- NLIEC (National Low Income Energy Consortium)
- ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)
- ECA (Energy Coordinating Agency)
- UESF (Utility Emergency Services Fund)
- Dollar Energy Fund
