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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

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