2010 Report - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Figure 32 Metropolitan Edison Company average of deviations in forecasts (%)12Industrial108642CommercialResidential0-2Peak Load-4-6-82000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Forecast YearPennsylvania Electric CompanyPennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), asubsidiary of FirstEnergy, provides service to589,959 electric utility customers in all or portionsof 29 counties in Western and NorthernPennsylvania. In 2009, Penelec had energy salestotaling 13,575 GWh—down 5.6 percent from2008. Commercial sales led Penelec’s market with37.0 percent of the total sales, followed byresidential (32.9 percent) and industrial (29.8percent). Average annual use per residentialcustomer was 8,844 kWh at an average cost of 10.46 cents per kWh; operating revenues totaled$1.08 billion.Between 1994 and 2009, Penelec’s energy demand grew at an average rate of 0.8 percent per year.Residential and commercial sales have maintained relatively steady growth over the period (1.1percent for residential and 1.9 percent for commercial), while industrial sales have fluctuatedgreatly, with an average annual decrease of 0.6 percent, due mainly to the 12.0 percent drop insales last year. The current five-year projection of growth in total energy demand is 1.5 percent.38Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission