Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission News

Pennsylvania Gas Liquids Pipeline Owner Agrees to Safety Study, New Fine

The heavily fined owner of natural gas liquids pipelines across southern Pennsylvania is agreeing to another $200,000 fine and a study on risks to the Mariner East 1 pipeline. Lawyers for a subsidiary of Texas-based Energy Transfer LP submitted the …

Pennsylvania Allows ETP Mariner East 1 Pipeline to Resume Service

Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted on Thursday to allow Energy Transfer Partners LP’s Sunoco Mariner East 1 natural gas liquids pipeline to return to service, reversing a suspension tied to safety concerns. The PUC stopped flows on Mariner East …

Pennsylvania Utility Worker Killed by Debris from Home Blast

A coroner says a utility worker was killed by flying debris when a Pennsylvania house exploded while he was responding to a reported natural gas leak. The National Transportation Safety Board continues to lead the investigation into Sunday afternoon’s blast …

Pennsylvania Reinstates Uber’s Record $11.4M Fine

A Pennsylvania regulator on Thursday reinstated a record $11.4 million fine against the popular ride-sharing service Uber Technologies Inc. for operating illegally in the state in 2014. By a 4-1 vote, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission rejected Uber’s arguments that …

Lyft Joins Uber in Getting Final OK for Pennsylvania Service

Pennsylvania’s regulators say they’re satisfied with the plan by the ridesharing service Lyft to comply with conditions for a two-year license for experimental service to operate everywhere in the state except Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said Thursday that …

Penn. Public Utility Commission Gives Uber 2-Year License, Except in Philly

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has given ride-sharing service Uber a two-year experimental license to operate anywhere in the state except Philadelphia, where it has been operating despite a local ban. The company connects passengers with drivers — who use …

Lyft Gets Pennsylvania Regulatory Nod, Except in Philadelphia

Ride-sharing service Lyft received regulatory approval on Dec. 18 to operate for two years everywhere in Pennsylvania except for Philadelphia, giving it 30 days to accept conditions required by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. The utility commissioners voted 4-1 to …