The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is going paperless, it said...
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is going paperless, it said Monday. The commission no longer has “requirements for parties to submit multiple paper copies of documents, beyond a signed original, filed with the PUC,” according to the announcement (http://xrl.us/bnqaf2). “The…
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PUC also is ending the practice of distributing paper copies of filings throughout the Commission,” it said. “Employees are being encouraged to read documents electronically, think twice before printing, use network printers rather than desktop printers when documents need to be printed, and rely on the PUC Bureau of Administration to print lengthy documents.” Utilities, telcos and other filers are also able to file larger documents now, 10 megabytes up from five, the PUC said. It has also ended internal sharing of printed documents, it said. PUC Chairman Robert Powelson attributed the decision, in part, to “keeping paper costs in control,” in a statement.