West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The petitioner, West Penn Power Company (West Penn), appeals here from a determination by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) that West Penn extended electric service to a new customer outside of its certified territory and that it encroached upon the territory of the respondent, Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Central Electric).

Territory disputes between electric utilities in unincorporated areas are governed by the Retail Electric Supplier Unincorporated Area Certified Territory Act (Territory Act), Act of July 30, 1975, P.L. 113, 15 P.S. §3277…