Pennsylvania Retail Market Loses 10,000 Residential Shoppers In A Single Week

The Pennsylvania retail electric market lost nearly 10,000 residential shoppers in the most recent week, with the number of customers on competitive electric supply declining by over 9,500 accounts from about April 3 to April 9.

This compares to a weekly decline in residential electric shoppers of 6,400 in the immediately prior week, and a loss of 7,200 in the week before that.

Specifically, from about April 3 to April 9 (reporting date varies slightly by utility) the weekly change in the number of residential customers on competitive supply was:

Duquesne Light       (1,229)
Met-Ed               (1,277)
PECO                   (589)
Penelec              (1,449)
Penn Power             (229)
PPL                  (2,549)
West Penn Power      (2,234)

For comparison, the weekly change in the number of residential customers on competitive supply from about March 27 to April 2 at each utility was:

Duquesne Light         (718)
Met-Ed                 (987)
PECO                   (860)
Penelec                (994)
Penn Power              (94)
PPL                    (453)
West Penn Power      (2,290)