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Representatives approve bill raising fines for electric utilities, prohibit passing fines to customers
Summary
The House approved Proyecto de la Cámara 268 to raise administrative fines the Negociado de Energía may impose on electric companies to $10,000–$250,000 and to require fines be paid from companies' own funds, not passed to consumers; vote was 48–1.
San Juan — The House of Representatives on Feb. 25 approved Proyecto de la Cámara 268, a measure that raises the range of administrative fines the Negociado de Energía may impose on companies that operate Puerto Rico’s electric system and bars charging those fines to customers. The chamber approved the bill 48–1.
The bill, reported by the Comisión de Gobierno, increases penalties the regulator may impose to a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $250,000 and gives the agency clearer enforcement tools. Víctor Paredes, presidente de la Comisión de Gobierno, told the chamber the measure “busca dar herramientas… para que cualquier compañía que opere en Puerto Rico cumpla con las métricas, cumpla con el servicio y cumpla con mejorar el mismo.”
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