Utility staff explains Power Cost Adjustment and local assistance programs
Apr 27, 2026
Staff described the PCA as a variable charge that passes through power-supply costs (PJM/AEP), not distribution costs, outlined energy-assessment services, and summarized ARPA-funded HVAC replacements and the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program.
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An agency official briefed the commission on the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) and related customer-assistance programs, explaining the PCA is a mechanism to pass along increases in power-supply costs from regional providers. "It is basically a way to pass along any increases in power costs that we absorb through high demand periods," the presenter said, adding the PCA covers only power-supply costs and not local distribution expenses such as poles or salaries.
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