Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties
Section 508 - Power of the commission to vary, reform and revise contracts


The commission shall have power and authority to vary, reform, or revise, upon a fair, reasonable, and equitable basis, any obligations, terms, or conditions of any contract heretofore or hereafter entered into between any public utility and any person, corporation, or municipal corporation, which embrace or concern a public right, benefit, privilege, duty, or franchise, or the grant thereof, or are otherwise affected or concerned with the public interest and the general well-being of this Commonwealth. Whenever the commission shall determine, after reasonable notice and hearing, upon its own motion or upon complaint, that any such obligations, terms, or conditions are unjust, unreasonable, inequitable, or otherwise contrary or adverse to the public interest and the general well-being of this Commonwealth, the commission shall determine and prescribe, by findings and order, the just, reasonable, and equitable obligations, terms, and conditions of such contract. Such contract, as modified by the order of the commission, shall become effective 30 days after service of such order upon the parties to such contract.

Cross References. Section 508 is referred to in section 2807 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES

Chapter 5 - Powers and Duties

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 501 - General powers

Section 502 - Enforcement proceedings by commission

Section 503 - Enforcement proceedings by Chief Counsel

Section 504 - Reports by public utilities

Section 505 - Duty to furnish information to commission; cooperation in valuing property

Section 506 - Inspection of facilities and records

Section 507 - Contracts between public utilities and municipalities

Section 508 - Power of the commission to vary, reform and revise contracts

Section 509 - Regulation of manufacture, sale or lease of appliances

Section 510 - Assessment for regulatory expenses upon public utilities

Section 511 - Disposition, appropriation and disbursement of assessments and fees

Section 511.1 - Use of Federal funds under energy program

Section 512 - Power of commission to require insurance

Section 512.1 - Power of commission to confiscate, impound and sell vehicles

Section 513 - Public letting of contracts

Section 514 - Use of coal

Section 515 - Construction cost of electric generating units

Section 516 - Audits of certain utilities

Section 517 - Conversion of electric generating units fueled by oil or natural gas

Section 518 - Construction of electric generating units fueled by nuclear energy

Section 519 - Construction of electric generating units fueled by oil or natural gas

Section 520 - Power of commission to order cancellation or modification of construction of electric generating units

Section 521 - Retirement of electric generating units

Section 522 - Expense reduction program

Section 523 - Performance factor consideration

Section 524 - Data to be supplied by electric utilities

Section 525 - Sale of generating units and power

Section 526 - Rejection of rate increase requests due to inadequate quality or quantity of service

Section 527 - Cogeneration rules and regulations

Section 528 - Use of foreign coal by qualifying facilities

Section 529 - Power of commission to order acquisition of small water and sewer utilities

Section 530 - Clean Air Act implementation plans