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August 4, 2006

PUC to hold hearing on shutoff ban during heat waves

PROVIDENCE -- The Public Utilities Commission this morning decided not to establish an emergency ban on utility shutoffs when the temperature exceeds 90 degrees.

Instead, the three-member commission decided to enter a public hearing process on whether to establish a permanent rule that will prohibit utility shutoffs when the temperature is above 90 degrees.

The hearing is expected to take place sometime this month.

-- Journal staff writer Andrea L. Stape

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