2009 Report - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
2009 Report - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
2009 Report - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
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PECO Energy Company<br />
PECO Energy Company (PECO) provides service to nearly 1.6 million<br />
electric utility customers in Southeastern <strong>Pennsylvania</strong>. In 2008, PECO had total<br />
energy sales of 40 billion kilowatthours (KWH) -- down 1.0 percent from 2007.<br />
Industrial sales continued to dominate PECO's market with 41.3 percent of the<br />
total sales, followed by residential (33.3 percent) and commercial (21.7 percent).<br />
Between 1993 and 2008 PECO's energy demand grew an average of 1.3<br />
percent per year. Residential energy sales grew at an annual rate of 1.8 percent,<br />
commercial at 3.0 percent and industrial at 0.3 percent.<br />
The current five-year projection of growth in energy demand is 2.0 percent.<br />
This includes an annual growth rate of 2.0 percent for the residential, commercial<br />
and industrial sectors. See Figure 2.14.<br />
20,000<br />
Figure 2.14 PECO Energy Company<br />
Historic & Forecast Energy Demand<br />
18,000<br />
Gigawatthours<br />
16,000<br />
14,000<br />
12,000<br />
10,000<br />
8,000<br />
6,000<br />
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 <strong>2009</strong> 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />
Residential Commercial Industrial<br />
PECO's 2008 summer peak load, occurring on June 10, 2008, was 8,824<br />
megawatts (MW), representing an increase of 3.2 percent from last year's peak of<br />
8,549 MW. The 2008/09 winter peak demand was 6,777 MW or 4.0 percent<br />
above the previous winter's peak of 6,519 MW.<br />
Electric Power Outlook for <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> 2008-2013 47