Arkansas Public Service Commission orders Summit Utilities to extend hold on disconnection, late fee collection

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Summit Utilities has been ordered to give Arkansans more time pay late fees and avoid disconnection.

The Arkansas Public Service Commission has ordered Summit Utilities to extend the hold on disconnections and late fee collection.

The order from the PSC said that the commission will re-examine whether the extension should continue in 60 days.

Two weeks ago, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a motion with the PSC to stop Summit from resuming their normal collections in July.

“I asked the PSC to prohibit Summit Utilities from resuming late fees, collections and gas shut-offs for Arkansans until we have more information, and I am grateful the PSC has agreed to give Arkansans more time to pay and will re-examine the issue in 60 days while our investigation continues,” Griffin said in a release Tuesday