2010 Report - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

UGI is basically a winter peaking utility, although the summer peak has exceeded the winter peakin some years. Peak load on the UGI system occurred on Dec. 29, 2009, and totaled 193 MW, or2.0 percent below the 2008-09 winter peak load of 197 MW. The 2009 summer peak load of 181MW was 7.2 percent lower than the peak load experienced during the summer of 2008. The actualaverage annual peak load growth rate over the past 10 years was 0.4 percent. The five-yearforecast indicates an average increase in peak load of 1.4 percent. Peak load is projected toincrease from 193 MW in 2009-10 to 207 MW in 2014-15. See Figure 50.For Calendar Year 2009, there was one EGS serving 17 customers. UGI does not own electricgeneration supply and acquires supply for its customers through a series of competitivesolicitations. Default service supply for customers with peak loads in excess of 500 kW ispurchased in the spot market.One transmission line project is scheduled to be completed in 2011 at a cost of $3.5 million.UGI offered a Voluntary Load Reduction Program to commercial and industrial customers in2009, and three customers enrolled. However, since no load reduction events were called, theprogram has been discontinued, in favor of PJM’s economic and emergency demand responseprograms. If called upon, the 13 participating customers can provide six MW in total demandresponse reduction.UGI is a member of PJM.Figure 49 UGI Utilities Inc. energy demand (GWh)650Historic600550ForecastsResidential500450400350Commercial300250200150100Industrial502000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Electric Power Outlook for Pennsylvania 2009-2014 55