Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

The issue on appeal is whether a demonstration of public need for water alone is sufficient to require a water company to extend its water lines and service without receiving customer contribution, in an instance where the cost of the extension project would exceed the company’s expected revenue from the extension. Because we find that the Public Utility Commission’s (“PUC’s”) line extension regulations, which authorize a utility to require customer contribution in an instance such as this, are a proper application of statutory authority, we affirm.

On May 3, 2001,…