2010 Report - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Figure 35 Pennsylvania Electric Company average of deviations in forecasts (%)18151310Industrial8530-3Peak LoadResidentialCommercial-5-82000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Forecast YearPennsylvania Power CompanyPennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), asubsidiary of FirstEnergy, provides service to159,692 electric utility customers in all or portionsof six counties in Western Pennsylvania. In 2009,Penn Power had energy sales totaling 4,237GWh—a decrease of 9.8 percent from the 2008figure. Residential sales lead Penn Power’s marketwith 38.6 percent of the total sales, followed bycommercial (32.3 percent) and industrial (29.0 percent). Average annual use per residentialcustomer was 11,673 kWh at an average cost of 11.72 cents per kWh; operating revenues totaled$261.7 million.Between 1994 and 2009, Penn Power’s energy demand grew at an average rate of 1.5 percent peryear. Residential and commercial sales have maintained relatively steady growth over the periodat annual rates of 2.2 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. Industrial sales have fluctuatedconsiderably, with an overall average annual decrease of 0.3 percent, due mainly to a 23.9 percentdrop in 2009 sales. The current five-year projection of growth in total energy demand is 2.9percent. This includes a residential growth rate of 1.3 percent, a commercial growth rate of 2.3Electric Power Outlook for Pennsylvania 2009-2014 41