An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, further providing for data to be supplied by electric utilities.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Joe Ciresi and 13 co-sponsors

HB 2691 tightens Pennsylvania’s electric utility data reporting requirements to regulators, boosting transparency and oversight through updated data elements and formats.

Summary of HB 2691 (Session 2025-2026, Pennsylvania)

Purpose and intent

HB 2691 amends Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, specifically in the chapter addressing powers and duties related to data to be supplied by electric utilities.

The bill’s core aim appears to modify requirements around data that electric utilities must provide to the state, regulators, or other designated entities. The precise policy objective is to enhance data reporting, transparency, or oversight, though the exact statutory changes are not detailed in the bill’s title alone.

Key provisions and changes (as described by title)

Amends provisions in Title 66 focused on “data to be supplied by electric utilities,” suggesting changes to what data must be reported, the format, frequency, and/or the entities entitled to receive the data.

Likely updates to reporting standards, data accessibility, and possibly privacy or security safeguards related to utility data.

The bill is framed as amending the powers and duties of the public utilities framework, indicating a governance or administrative enhancement rather than a rate change or consumer-focused subsidy.

Affected parties and beneficiaries

Electric utilities regulated under Pennsylvania’s Public Utilities Code, as they would be obligated to comply with revised data reporting requirements.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and other state agencies or stewards of energy information that rely on utility data for oversight, planning, reliability, and policy analysis.

Consumers and ratepayers may indirectly benefit through improved regulatory transparency, more robust data for decision-making, and potentially more informed energy policy.

Procedural and timeline considerations

The bill is introduced with a broad set of co-sponsors, indicating significant legislative interest and a potentially collaborative effort across parties.

As a statutory amendment, it would move through the standard legislative process: committee referral (likely to the PA House Consumer Affairs, or similar committee dealing with utilities), potential amendments, floor consideration, and, if passed, enactment and publication in the Pennsylvania Code.

Effective dates (e.g., immediate, or a specified future date) would typically be defined in the bill text; if not specified, the general default is immediate upon enactment unless otherwise stated.

Potential impacts to monitor

Clarification or expansion of data elements electric utilities must disclose (e.g., reliability metrics, outage data, demand response participation, service quality metrics, infrastructure investments, or cybersecurity-related data).

Data formatting standards, submission timelines, and electronic reporting systems used by utilities.

Privacy, security, and confidentiality safeguards for sensitive data, especially if granular or customer-specific information is involved.

Administrative burden on utilities and the cost of compliance versus potential benefits in regulatory oversight and policy planning.

Implications for energy planning, grid reliability, and policy analysis conducted by the PUC and state agencies.

If you’d like, I can tailor this summary to focus on particular sections of the bill (once the full text is available), or compare it with current data-reporting requirements to highlight exact changes.