Pa. Governor Backs Accelerated Switching Timeline in Rare Letter to PUC

In a rare personal appeal to the Pennsylvania PUC, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett endorsed a faster switching timeline for electric customers.

"One of the most critical elements where we can improve upon, addressed in the PUC's proposed rulemaking, is by accelerating how quickly a customer's choice to select an electric generation supplier is effectuated," Corbett said in a letter to the PUC.

"The current system can result in delays of a month or more, which can discourage customers from selecting a new supplier and too often delays the benefits that originally attracted the customer to select a new supplier. Reducing the timeframe to a significantly more manageable period will result in increased savings and other benefits to consumers, while further encouraging additional electric generation suppliers to enter Pennsylvania's market," Corbett said.