Shopping Gains Steady in Pennsylvania During August; PPL Continues To Lose Residential Shoppers

August saw Pennsylvania statewide residential electric migration increase by a similar amount to July's gains, as PPL continues to see declining residential shopping

Statewide, Pennsylvania saw the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply increase by 2,000 accounts from late July to late August. That compares to a net increase of 2,200 statewide residential shoppers from late June to late July.

As noted below, the August net increases at 5 EDCs were smaller than they were during July 2016; however, this was largely offset by a decrease in the rate of the net decline in residential shopping at PPL.

The change in the number of residential customers on competitive supply at each utility from late July 2016 to late August 2016 (reporting date varies slightly by utility) was:

Duquesne Light        (165)
Met-Ed                 396
PECO                 1,890
Penelec              1,520
Penn Power             255
PPL                 (2,073)
West Penn Power        227

For comparison, the change in the number of residential customers on competitive supply at each utility from late June 2016 to late July 2016 (reporting date varies slightly by utility) had been:

Duquesne Light        (228)
Met-Ed                 651
PECO                 2,390
Penelec              1,528
Penn Power             120
PPL                 (2,743)
West Penn Power        554