Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2156: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for municipal consortium power purchasing.
Status: In committee, January 26, 2026
What the bill says
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for municipal consortium power purchasing.
From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for municipal consortium power purchasing. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: § 2816. Municipal consortium power purchasing. (a) Municipal authority to aggregate.--A municipality may establish a municipal consortium power purchasing program to aggregate the electric load of residential customers within the jurisdiction of the municipality who voluntarily opt in, in accordance with the following: (1) The municipality shall act as an aggregator under the authority of 8 Pa.C.S. § 24A01 (relating to definitions) and this section without requiring a license as an electric generation supplier under 52 Pa. Code § 54.32 (relating to application process). (2) The program shall be limited to residential customers within the same electric distribution company territory to ensure uniform rate applicability. (3) The municipality shall negotiate with one or more electric generation suppliers to procure a rate below the default rate for participants. If no rate below the default rate is secured, participants shall be enrolled in the default rate of the electric distribution company. (4) With written authorization from the governing body of an adjacent or contiguous municipality, a municipality may extend the program …
Sponsors
- Gary Day (R, 187) · primary sponsor
- James Walsh (R, 117)
Latest actions
- : Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, Jan. 26, 2026
Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES
Common questions
- What is HB2156?
- HB2156 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for municipal consortium power purchasing.
- What does HB2156 do?
- In its own words: Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, providing for municipal consortium power purchasing.
- What is the status of HB2156?
- In committee as of January 26, 2026. Latest action: Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, Jan. 26, 2026 (January 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2156?
- Gary Day (R, 187), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2156?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2156
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