{"id":187,"date":"2025-01-29T14:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/energyenvironmental\/?p=187"},"modified":"2025-01-29T14:05:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:05:47","slug":"pennsylvania-puc-classifies-landlords-as-gas-pipeline-operators-subjecting-them-to-federal-safety-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/energyenvironmental\/2025\/01\/29\/pennsylvania-puc-classifies-landlords-as-gas-pipeline-operators-subjecting-them-to-federal-safety-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania PUC Classifies Landlords as &#8220;Gas Pipeline Operators,&#8221; Subjecting Them to Federal Safety Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On January 8, 2025, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) reversed its longstanding enforcement stance, holding that landlords will be regulated as a \u201cgas pipeline operators\u201d when furnishing gas to their tenants using behind-the-meter gas distribution systems on their properties. In addition to aboveground and underground pipelines, the commission now claims jurisdiction over gas piping contained entirely within buildings.<br><br>The PA PUC\u2019s unprecedented interpretation will require any landlord\u2014regardless of size and whether they own one building or many in one complex\u2014to comply with federal gas pipeline safety laws, including the federal Pipeline Safety and Hazardous Materials Administration, which have historically only applied to natural gas distribution companies and gas pipeline operators. Further, the PUC held that submetered properties are defined as master meter systems when meeting the other factors of the definition. These new, onerous and costly requirements include registration, operation, maintenance and reporting obligations, undoubtedly resulting in increased costs to landlords.<br><br>Read the full alert at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/alerts\/pennsylvania_puc_classifies_landlords_gas_pipeline_operators_subjecting_them_federal_0125.html\">Duane Morris LLP Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 8, 2025, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) reversed its longstanding enforcement stance, holding that landlords will be regulated as a \u201cgas pipeline operators\u201d when furnishing gas to their tenants using behind-the-meter gas distribution systems on their properties. In addition to aboveground and underground pipelines, the commission now claims jurisdiction over gas &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/energyenvironmental\/2025\/01\/29\/pennsylvania-puc-classifies-landlords-as-gas-pipeline-operators-subjecting-them-to-federal-safety-regulations\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pennsylvania PUC Classifies Landlords as &#8220;Gas Pipeline Operators,&#8221; Subjecting Them to Federal Safety Regulations&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":514,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[147,143,148,64,151,144,145,141,149,150,146,142],"ppma_author":[39],"class_list":["post-187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-apartments","tag-gas","tag-multifamily-housing","tag-natural-gas","tag-pennsylvania-puc","tag-pipeline-regulation","tag-pipeline-safety","tag-public-utilities","tag-public-utility-commission","tag-puc","tag-submetering","tag-utilities"],"authors":[{"term_id":39,"user_id":514,"is_guest":0,"slug":"wpdinnin","display_name":"W. 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