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- ↑ "A history of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission" (PDF). www.puc.state.pa.us. 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ "PUC Adopts Net Metering Rules to Connect Small Alternative Energy Generators to Electric Distribution System". www.puc.state.pa.us. June 22, 2006. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Janice Crompton (September 27, 2012). "Resident challenges: PUC to review some local Marcellus drilling laws". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Act 13" (PDF). www.puc.state.pa.us.
- ↑ Christian Alexandersen (December 30, 2014). "Uber speeds past Lyft in Pennsylvania approval process" . Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Kate Giammarise (December 29, 2014). "State survey finds more than 23,000 households in Pa. without heat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Archived from the original on January 1, 2015.
- ↑ Cusik, Marie. "PA Regulators Adopt New Policy, Clearing Confusion Over Electric Vehicle Charging Stations" . Retrieved November 14, 2018.
