OCA Legislative Testimony
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Electricity
April 24, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Substantive Provisions of Chapter 14 and House Bill 939 (pdf).
April 23, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding House Bill 1047 (pdf).
February 7, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Overview Of The Regulated Utility Industry (pdf).
January 29, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee, Regarding Renewable Energy Legislation (pdf).
May 8, 2012
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Smart Meters, House Bills 2186 and 2188 (pdf).
January 19, 2012
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee, Regarding Electric Reliability (pdf).
November 1, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Chapter 14 of the Public Utility Code (pdf).
August 2, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Status of Competitive Electricity Markets in Pennsylvania (pdf).
April 28, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding House Bill 1294 (pdf).
February 10, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Pennsylvania Electric Industry (pdf).
November 17, 2010
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Municipal Aggregation - HB 2619 (pdf).
September 9, 2010
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Municipal Aggregation - HB 2619 (pdf).
April 13, 2010
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Regarding Electric Rates Issues (pdf).
March 11, 2010
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding LIHEAP and Weatherization (pdf).
March 3, 2010
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Municipal Electricity Aggregation (pdf).
January 20, 2010
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources And Energy Committee, Regarding HB 1909 Pennsylvania Power Authority (pdf).
December 4, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee, Regarding Utilities and Weatherization (pdf).
June 4, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Act 129 of 2008 -- Implementation (pdf).
May 27, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources And Energy Committee, Regarding PA Power Authority (pdf).
March 26, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Electricity Rate Mitigation (pdf)
February 5, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Electric Utility Industry (pdf)
December 18, 2008
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Regarding Wholesale Electricity Markets(pdf)
November 19, 2008
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Regarding Special EN BANC Hearing on Alternative Energy, Energy Conservation and Efficiency and Demand Side Response Docket NO. M-00061984 (pdf)
September 11, 2008
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Regarding Energy Prices and the Need to “Prepare Now” for Winter (pdf)
February 12, 2008
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, Regarding Electric Rate Cap Expiration (pdf)
January 31, 2008
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding House Bill 2200 and House Bill 2201 (pdf)
November 20, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure Committee, Re: Senate Bill 1134 (pdf)
October 9, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: House Bill 824 (pdf)
September 5, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Electricity Procurement, Rate Caps And Electric Price Mitigation Strategies (pdf)
June 14, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding House Bill 1201.
June 5, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committees Regarding Pennsylvania Energy Policy.
May 31, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Majority Policy Committee Regarding Electric Utility Rate Stabilization.
March 15, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding Electric Utilities.
March 21, 2006
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Senate Public Health and Welfare and Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committees Regarding Low Income Energy Assistance.
February 14, 2006
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Regarding Energy Policy for Pennsylvania
March 8, 2005
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding Diversification of Power Generation Resources
June 23, 2004
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources And Energy Committee Regarding Renewable/Advanced Energy Portfolio Standards (pdf file)
March 4, 2004
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding Status of Electric Restructuring in Pennsylvania and House Bill 1841 (pdf file)
December 17, 2003
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Regarding House Bill 2035 (pdf file)
December 10, 2003
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Regarding Senate Bill 901 (pdf file)
September 4, 2003
United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Regarding The Blackout of 2003 (pdf file)
September 17, 2002
Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resoures Regarding FERC Standard Market Design (pdf file)
September 10, 2002
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Regarding FERC Standard Market Design (pdf file)
November 27, 2001
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Regarding House Resolution 100 - Energy Prices
October 30, 2001
Testimony before the House Consumer Affairs Committee Re: Regarding Renewable Energy Initiatives
June 28, 2001
Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Re: Electric System Reliability
June 14, 2001
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Consumer Affairs Committee Re: House Bill 1433, Low Income Households for Affordable Basic Energy Service
March 7, 2001
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee Re: Electric Reliability
October 5, 1999
Testimony before the United States House Energy and Power Subcommittee on behalf of NASUCA Re: Electric Restructuring, H.R. 2944, the Electricity Competition and Reliability Act of 1999
May 27, 1999
Testimony before the Philadelphia City Council Re: Retail Electricity Competition in Philadelphia
May 25, 1999
Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Re: State Progress in Retail Electricity Competition
October 22, 1997
Testimony before the United States House of Representatives on behalf of the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, Re: Legislative Proposals on Electric Utility Restructuring
October 2, 1996
Testimony before the City Council of Philadelphia Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities, Re: Electric Competition
August 19, 1996
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Re: Electric Generation Competition
June 10, 1996
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: Electric Competition
May 15, 1996
Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Re: Electric Regulation -- A Vision for the Future
February 1, 1996
Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Re: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)
Natural Gas
April 24, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Substantive Provisions of Chapter 14 and House Bill 939 (pdf).
April 23, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding House Bill 1047 (pdf).
March 13, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Extention Of Natural Gas Service (pdf).
February 7, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Overview Of The Regulated Utility Industry (pdf).
April 11, 2012
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Center For Rural Pennsylvania, Regarding Extension of Natural Gas Service in Rural Pennsylvania (pdf).
November 1, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Chapter 14 of the Public Utility Code (pdf).
October 27, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Natural Gas Pricing (pdf).
August 3, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Status of Natural Gas Competition in Pennsylvania (pdf).
April 28, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding House Bill 1294 (pdf).
April 16, 2010
Comments Of The Office of Consumer Advocate, Regarding the Marcellus Shale En Banc Hearing (pdf).
March 11, 2010
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding LIHEAP and Weatherization (pdf).
December 4, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee, Regarding Utilities and Weatherization (pdf).
April 23, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding: House Bill 744 Natural Gas Distribution System Improvement Charge (pdf).
February 25, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding: Natural Gas Industry (pdf).
January 31, 2008
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding House Bill 2200 and House Bill 2201 (pdf)
November 9, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: Special Session House Bill 40 and House Bill 41 Natural Gas Issues (pdf)
October 9, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: House Bill 824 (pdf)
June 5, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committees Regarding Pennsylvania Energy Policy.
March 22, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding Natural Gas Utilities, March 22, 2007.
March 21, 2006
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Senate Public Health and Welfare and Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committees Regarding Low Income Energy Assistance, March 21, 2006.
February 14, 2006
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Regarding Energy Policy for Pennsylvania
October 11, 2005
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Philadelphia City Council, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Regarding PGW - Natural Gas Price Increase Resolution 050845 (pdf file)
September 30, 2004
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Regarding Investigation into Competition in the Natural Gas Supply Market, Docket No. I-00040103 (pdf file)
June 1, 2004
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding Status of Natural Gas Restructuring (pdf file)
May 20, 2004
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the House Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding Philadelphia Gas Works Cash Receipts Reconciliation Clause (pdf file)
October 9, 2003
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding Natural Gas Prices
September 18, 2003
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Regarding Natural Gas Price Increases
November 27, 2001
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Regarding House Resolution 100 - Energy Prices
October 4, 2001
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Re: Senate Resolution 75 Natural Gas Issues
April 27, 1999
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: H.B. 937, Natural Gas LegislationMarch 23, 1999
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Re: S.B. 601: Deregulation of the Natural Gas IndustryJuly 15, 1998
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Re: Update on Natural Gas DeregulationMay 28, 1997
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Re: Retail Deregulation of the Natural Gas IndustryMay 27, 1997
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: House Bill 1068, Natural Gas Deregulation
Telecommunications
February 11, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding: Telecommunications, Cable & Wireless Industry (pdf)March 10, 2008
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding: Senate Bill 1000 (pdf)February 7, 2008
Testimony of the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding: House Bill 1490 (pdf)
April 11, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: Telecommunications (pdf)
September 15, 2004
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Senate Communications And High Technology Committees, Re: Voice Over Internet Protocol (pdf file)
October 20, 2003
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Senate Communications And High Technology Committees, Re: Senate Bill 900 (pdf file)
August 21, 2003
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: House Bill 30 Telecommunications Legislation (pdf file)
July 11, 2003
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: House Bill 1669 Telecommunications Legislation (pdf file)
November 19, 2002
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection And Professional Licensure And Communications And High Technology Committees, Re: Amendments To Chapter 30 Of The Public Utility Code (pdf file)
October 2, 2002
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and Communications And High Technology Committees, Re: Local Telephone Competition (pdf file)
September 10, 2002
Testimony before the Communications And High Technology Committee
August 15, 2002
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee
Subcommittee on Telecommunications
June 17, 2002
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate -
Communications and High Technology Committee, Re: Chapter 30 of the Public Utility Code
August 8, 2001
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House - Committee on Consumer Affairs, Subcommittee on Telecommunications Re: Hearing on Area Code Depletion
June 26, 2001
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Telecommunications Re: House Bill 1596 - SlammingApril 28, 1999
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Re: S.B. 667, 668, 669: TelecommunicationsApril 6, 1999
Testimony before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: H.B. 200 and 229: SlammingJuly 1, 1998
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Re: Competition in the Local Telephone MarketSeptember 8, 1997
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Re: Universal Telephone ServiceOctober 3, 1996
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Re: Bell Atlantic's Rate RebalancingApril 25, 1996
Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Re: Telecommunications Deregulation -- Implementation of Chapter 30 of the Public Utility Code
Water
April 28, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding House Bill 1294 (pdf).
March 2, 2011
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: Water and Wastewater Issues (pdf)
February 4, 2009
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: Water & Wastewater Industry (pdf)
April 12, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: Water And Wastewater Utilities (pdf)
Miscellaneous
February 7, 2013
Testimony Of Tanya J. McCloskey before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Overview Of The Regulated Utility Industry (pdf)
November 1, 2011
Testimony Of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Regarding Chapter 14 of the Public Utility Code (pdf)
March 12, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the United States House Of Representatives Committee On Energy And Commerce Sub Committee On Energy And Environment, Re: Consumer Protection Policies for Climate Legislation (pdf)
October 9, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: House Bill 824 (pdf)
September 12, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, Re: Utility Infrastructure in Pennsylvania (pdf)
August 30, 2007
Testimony of Sonny Popowsky before the Pennsylvania House Insurance Committee, Re: H B 1121 (pdf)
