52 Pa. Code § 62.5. Annual residential collection and universal service and energy conservation program reporting requirements.

§ 62.5. Annual residential collection and universal service and energy conservation program reporting requirements.

(a)  Each NGDC shall report annually to the Commission on the degree to which universal service and energy conservation programs within its service territory are available and appropriately funded. Annual NGDC reports shall contain information on programs and collections for the prior calendar year. Unless otherwise stated, the report shall be due April 1 each year, beginning April 1, 2003. When noted, the data shall be reported by classification of accounts. Each NGDC’s report shall contain the following information:
   (1)  Collection reporting. Collection reporting shall be categorized as follows:
     (i)   The total number of payment arrangements and the total number of successful payment arrangements. To ensure that successful payment arrangements are not overstated, NGDCs shall report on the calendar year prior to the reporting year.
     (ii)   Annual collection operating expenses by classification of accounts.
     (iii)   The total dollar amount of the gross residential write-offs and total dollar amount of the net residential write-offs, by classification of accounts.
     (iv)   The total number of residential customers by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
     (v)   The total dollar amount of annual residential revenues by classification of accounts.
     (vi)   The total number of residential accounts in arrears and on payment agreements by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
     (vii)   The total number of residential accounts in arrears and not on payment agreements by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
     (viii)   The total dollar amount of residential accounts in arrears and on payment agreements by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
     (ix)   The total dollar amount of residential accounts in arrears and not on payment agreements by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
     (x)   The total number of residential customers who are payment troubled by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
     (xi)   The total number of terminations completed by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
     (xii)   The total number of reconnections by month for the 12 months covered by the report, by classification of accounts.
     (xiii)   The total number of low-income households. NGDCs may estimate this number using census data or other information the NGDC finds appropriate.
   (2)  Program reporting. Program reporting shall be categorized as follows:
     (i)   For each universal service and energy conservation component, program data shall include information on the following:
       (A)   Program costs.
       (B)   Program recipient demographics, including the number of household members under 18 years of age and 62 years of age or older, household size, income and source of income.
       (C)   Participation levels by month for the 12 months covered by the report.
       (D)   The number of program participants by source of intake.
       (E)   The number of program participants participating in two or more of the NGDC’s universal service and energy conservation programs, broken down by program component.
     (ii)   Additional program data for individual universal service and energy conservation components shall include the following information:
       (A)   LIURP reporting requirements. As established in §  58.15 (relating to program evaluation).
         (I)   LIURP reporting data. Due annually by April 30.
         (II)   Actual number of completed jobs and spending data. Actual number of completed jobs and spending data for the recently completed program year and projections for the current year shall be due annually by April 1.
       (B)   CAP.
         (I)   Energy assistance benefits.
         (II)   Average CAP bills.
         (III)   Payment rate.
         (IV)   CAP benefits.
         (V)   Total cash payments by CAP customers.
         (VI)   Number of full, on-time payments.
         (VII)   Percentage of CAP bill paid by customer.
       (C)   CARES.
         (I)   Energy assistance benefits.
         (II)   Direct dollars applied to CARES accounts.
         (III)   CARES benefits.
       (D)   Hardship funds.
         (I)   Ratepayer contributions.
         (II)   Special contributions, other than shareholder or ratepayer contributions.
         (III)   Utility contributions.
         (IV)   Outreach contacts.
         (V)   Hardship fund benefits.

Cross References

   This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §  62.7 (relating to NGDCs with less than 100,000 residential accounts).

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