November Marks Highest Monthly Growth in Pennsylvania Residential Electric Shopping Since Feb. 2014

During November, Pennsylvania saw its largest net growth in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply since February 2014.

Statewide, Pennsylvania saw residential electric shopping increase by an aggregate of 8,800 accounts from late October to late November (reporting date varies slightly by utility), up from growth of 3,900 accounts from late September to late October.

Pennsylvania's net monthly residential shopping growth had not exceeded 5,000 accounts since March 2016.

Of the seven large EDCs, PPL and Duquesne Light continued to see a decline in residential shopping from late October to late November

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

Duquesne Light         (93)
Met-Ed               1,942
PECO                 2,662
Penelec              3,207
Penn Power             900
PPL                 (1,129)
West Penn Power      1,331

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

Duquesne Light        (212)
Met-Ed               1,081
PECO                 1,325
Penelec              1,913
Penn Power             818
PPL                 (1,288)
West Penn Power        283