PULP’s purposes, set out in its certificate, include
To educate the public about its legal rights as consumers, and the policies, practices, services, rates and prices of utilities, regulated businesses, regulatory agencies, and energy corporations, and about energy in general, through the publication of a newsletter and other materials; the provision of public speakers; the conducting of training sessions for interested members of the public – particularly its low income citizens, the legal community, civic, business, media, and political leaders; and to otherwise disseminate information on such matters... To engage in research and to establish a resource center on the legal rights of consumers, and on energy, public utilities, regulated industries and regulatory agencies... To provide legal representation, including litigation in the public interest with a primary emphasis on the rights of poor and minority consumers
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