West Penn Power Contract with Eaton Corporation as a CSP

Commission should establish for conservation service providers on the registry.
Comments were due November 26, 2008.
The parties who filed comments in response to the November 14, 2008 Secretarial
Letter were: ClearChoice Energy ("ClearChoice"); CPower, Inc. ("CPower");
The E Cubed Company, LLC ("E Cubed"); Energy Association of Pennsylvania
("EAP"); Metropolitan Edison Company ("Met-Ed'), Pennsylvania Electric Company
("Penelec"), and Pennsylvania Power Company ("Penn Power"), (collectively,
"FirstEnergy"); the National Association of Energy Service Companies ("NAESCO");
PECO Energy Company ("PECO"); Pennsylvania Utility Law Project ("PULP");
Positive Energy, Inc. ("Positive Energy"); PPL Electric Utilities Corporation ("PPL");
Reliant Energy, Inc., ("Reliant"); and West Penn Power Company, d/b/a Allegheny
Power ("Allegheny").
On December 22, 2008, the Commission entered a Tentative Order tentatively
establishing the Conservation Service Provider Registry. The Tentative Order was to
become final unless adverse comments were received no later than January 2, 2009.
Allegheny, EAP, FirstEnergy, PECO, Positive Energy and PPL ali filed adverse
comments. These comments will be addressed in the applicable sections below.
DISCUSSION
With this implementation order the Commission establishes a registry of
conservation service providers as directed by Act 129 of 2008. 66 Pa.C.S. § 2806.2. This
conservation service provider ("CSP") registry will be administered and maintained by
the Bureau of Fixed Utility Services ("FUS"). The Commission stresses that the
qualifications established herein are minimum qualifications for registration and that
EDCs will be permitted to establish additional reasonable requirements based on the type
and scope of work to be performed by the CSP.
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