Electric Competition in Pennsylvania: EDC Consolidated Billing versus Supplier Billing
September 23, 2015
The 2014 Pennsylvania data shows that retail customers are more likely to receive bills under consolidated billing from the electric distribution company (EDC). But, there is a growing use of supplier billing across the Commonwealth.
It was reported that, as of December 31, 2014, 2,101,254 electric accounts were served by suppliers. 95.32% of those accounts use consolidated billing. Only 4.68% of those accounts use supplier billing. This is likely driven by the fact that Pennsylvania purchase of receivables (POR) programs require participation in the EDC’s consolidated billing option.
That being said, the 2014 data shows a large increase in the use of supplier billing across all customer classes. The number of residential customers using supplier billing increased from 1,632 (in 2013) to 9,175 (in 2014). The number of non-residential customer using supplier billing increased from 39,217 (in 2013) to 89,101 (in 2014).
For customers using supplier billing, the use of autopayment remains small. In 2014, less than 3% of supplier billed accounts use the autopayment option.
The data and the full Retail Choice Activity Reports, which discuss retail electricity choice activity trends in Pennsylvania, are available at https://www.puc.state.pa.us/utility_industry/electricity/retail_choice_activity_reports.aspx.
For more information contact Carl Shultz at cshultz@eckertseamans.com or Dan Clearfield at dclearfield@eckertseamans.com.
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Electric Competition in Pennsylvania: EDC Consolidated Billing versus Supplier Billing
October 10, 2014
The 2013 Pennsylvania data shows that retail customers are more likely to receive bills under consolidated billing from the electric distribution company (EDC). This is likely driven by the fact that Pennsylvania purchase of receivables (POR) programs require participation in consolidated billing from the EDC.
It was reported that, as of December 31, 2013, 2,165,665 electric accounts were served by suppliers. Of those accounts, suppliers reported 40,849 customer accounts in Supplier Billing and 2,096 in Auto Payment. So, slightly less than 2% of supplier customer accounts were using supplier billing. The non-residential class comprised 39,217 (96%) of 40,849 Supplier Billing accounts. The small class had 25,985 (66%) of 39,217 non-residential Supplier Billing customer accounts.
By way of comparison, by December 31, 2012, 1,940,615 electric accounts were served by suppliers. Of those accounts, suppliers reported 41,527 customer accounts in Supplier Billing and 1,445 in Auto Payment. So, slightly more than 2% of supplier customer accounts were using supplier billing.
The data and the full Retail Choice Activity Reports, which discuss retail electricity choice activity trends in Pennsylvania, are available at https://www.puc.state.pa.us/utility_industry/electricity/retail_choice_activity_reports.aspx
This Eckert Seamans Energy and Utilities Blog is intended to keep readers current on matters affecting businesses and is not intended to be legal advice. If you have any questions about the content of this post, please contact Carl Shultz at (717) 255-3742; cshultz@eckertseamans.com.