Pennsylvania regulators adopt model tariff guidance covering collateral and five-year terms for loads over 50 megawatts
The Public Utility Commission adopted a model tariff for large electric customers on April 30, 2026. It is guidance for each utility's own filing, not a rule, but it points to collateral, a five-year minimum term, 48 months' notice of exit and public interconnection queues.
On April 30, 2026, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("PUC") voted 5-0 to adopt a final order establishing a model tariff framework for large electric customers, at Docket No. M-2025-3054271. The Commission released the revised final order on May 13, 2026. It applies to customers with load over 50 megawatts ("MW") individually, or 100 MW in aggregate, and it addresses who pays for the grid upgrades such a customer causes, what security a utility may require, how long the customer commits to take service, and how the utility reports its queue of large-load requests.
Pa. PUC, Docket No. M-2025-3054271, Final Order (adopted April 30, 2026; released May 13, 2026)