PGW v. Pa. PUC, Pet of: SBG Mgt. Srvcs. ( 2020 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS : No. 21 EAL 2020
:
:
v. : Petition for Allowance of Appeal
: from the Order of the
: Commonwealth Court
PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY :
COMMISSION PETTITON OF: SBG :
MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ET AL. :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 23rd day of June, 2020, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:
(1) Whether the Commonwealth Court misinterpreted 53 Pa.C.S.
§ 7106(b), and whether the decision conflicts with the
Superior Court’s decision in Equitable Gas Co. v[.] Wade, 812
A.2d 715 (Pa. Super. 2002), where that court held that a
municipal lien arising out of delinquent bills for natural gas
service constitutes a judgment, such that after a lien is
docketed, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) may only charge
the customer the statutory interest rate applicable to
judgments (6%) (see 42 Pa.C.S. § 8101; 41 P.S. § 202),
rather than its tariff rate on late payments that have not been
reduced to judgment (18%).