FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
State Rep. Mike Sturla D-Lancaster Chairman, Democratic Policy Committee www.pahouse.com/sturla	State Rep. Tom Caltagirone  D-Berks Hearing Co-Chairman www.pahouse.com/caltagirone

MEDIA ADVISORY

Democratic Policy Committee to hold public hearing

on electric reliability Thursday in Harrisburg

PUC commissioners to testify

HARRISBURG, Jan. 17 – House Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster, announced today that the committee will hold a public hearing on electric reliability in Pennsylvania from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 19 in Room 418 Main Capitol Building.

State Rep. Thomas Caltagirone, D-Berks, requested the hearing and will serve as co-chairman.

The hearing will explore the effect weather can have on residential and commercial power, as well as the restoration of utility services to utility consumers.

The current hearing agenda is:

• 10 a.m. – Welcome and opening remarks
• 10:10 a.m. – Panel from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission:

Ø Robert Powelson, chairman

Ø John Coleman Jr., vice chairman

Ø Wayne Gardner, commissioner

Ø Pamela Witmer, commissioner

• 10:40 a.m. – Panel of consumers:

Ø Don Jones, Mohnton

Ø Robyn Apgar, Fleetwood

• 11 a.m. – Dave Karafa, president, Met Ed
• 11:20 a.m. – Carl Segneri, vice president of distribution operations, PPL
• 11:40 a.m. – Sonny Popowsky, consumer advocate of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
• 12 p.m. – Closing remarks

For more information about the Policy Committee, go to www.pahouse.com/PolicyCommittee.

The hearing is open to the public and media coverage is invited.