Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

OPINION BY

Judge BROBSON.

The Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) petitions for review of an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), dated April 15, 2010. The PUC authorized Newtown Artesian Water Company (NAWC) to supplement its tariff for water service with an automatic rate adjustment mechanism to recover increases in purchased water expense, referred to as a “Purchased Water Adjustment Clause” (PWAC). The principal issue in this case is whether the PUC has authority under Section 1307(a) of the Public Utility Code (Code), 66 Pa.C.S. § 1307(a), to allow NAWC to implement the…