How far back Pennsylvania utilities refund overcharges
Excess payments made within four years before the complaint is filed. Here is the rule behind it, what starts or limits the clock, and what it means for a business with a billing error in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania at a glance
| Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Rule | 66 Pa.C.S. §1312(a) |
| How far back refunds go | Excess payments made within four years before the complaint is filed |
| What starts or limits the clock | The filing date of the complaint; a separate three-year limit (§3314) applies to other actions |
| Interest | Interest at the legal rate from each excess payment |
| Regulator | Pennsylvania utility commission |
What it means for a refund claim in Pennsylvania
- Every month a known error goes unfiled is a month that falls off the refund.
- Read the utility's tariff rules on billing and meter error too: tariffs often repeat or extend the commission rule.
- Municipal utilities and cooperatives usually set their own billing rules.
Discovery Energy reviews 36 to 48 months of history on every account and pursues the longest period each jurisdiction allows. See how overcharge recovery works, or compare Pennsylvania with every other state.