2009 Report - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

West Penn Power Company
West Penn Power Company (dba Allegheny Power) provides service to
713,409 electric utility customers in Western, North and South Central
Pennsylvania. In 2008, West Penn had total retail energy sales of about 21.0
billion kilowatthours (KWH) – down 0.9 percent from 2007. Industrial sales
continued to dominate West Penn's market with 38.7 percent of the total sales,
followed by residential (34.1 percent) and commercial (23.4 percent).
Between 1993 and 2008, West Penn's energy demand grew an average of
1.4 percent per year. Sales for all sectors have maintained relatively steady
growth during the period. Residential sales grew at an annual rate of 1.6 percent,
commercial sales at 2.3 percent and industrial sales at 0.9 percent.
The current five-year projection of growth in energy demand is 1.5 percent.
This includes a residential growth rate of -0.2 percent, a commercial rate of 2.0
percent and an industrial rate of 2.6 percent. See Figure 2.16.
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Figure 2.16 West Penn Power Company
Historic & Forecast Energy Demand
9,000
8,000
Gigawatthours
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
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Residential Commercial Industrial
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