PA PUC asks electric distribution companies for consumption projections and peak demand data
Pennsylvania Act 129, passed in late 2008, requires the state’s electric distribution companies (EDCs) to reduce electricity consumption by 1% by May 31, 2011, and by 3% by May 31, 2013. The Act also requires a 4.5% reduction in peak demand by May 31, 2013.
On January 15, 2009 the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) ordered EDC’s with more than 100,000 customers to submit consumption forecasts (i.e. baselines) against which the mandated 1% and 3% reductions in consumption will be measured. Each EDC must also submit hourly peak megawatt load (MW) data to the PUC, against which the 4.5% reduction in peak demand will be measured.
It’s not clear yet how each EDC will project its expected consumption for the target years, which might be weather-normalized. The 4.5% peak demand savings that each EDC must meet in the year ending May 31, 2013 will be measured against the average of the EDC’s 100 highest peak hours during the months of June, July, August and September 2007.
EDC’s with more than 100,000 customers must submit this information as part of their Act 129 energy efficiency and conservation plans by February 9, 2009.
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