Philadelphia Gas Works Demand-Side Management Plan
Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
Completed August 2010
Synapse assisted the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) with its intervention in the case pertaining to Philadelphia Gas Works’ (PGW) first five-year gas demand-side management plan, submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in 2009. Synapse provided the OCA technical support for the collaborative stakeholder processes, including discovery and settlement processes, and prepared testimony in several key areas, including: program designs, program implementation schedules, budget, coordination with other entities, cost-effectiveness, rate and bill impacts, cost recovery, and lost revenue mechanism.