Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byOwen Lawrence Modified over 9 years ago
1
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities Energy Outlook: 2008 and Beyond Small Business Development Center Lehigh University November 7, 2007 Tom Stathos PPL Electric Utilities
2
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities Who we are Subsidiary of PPL Corporation Award-winning utility with proud tradition 2,300 people serving 1.4 million customers Hazleton Philadelphia Pittsburgh Erie
3
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities What we do Strictly delivery company 48,000 miles of power lines Nearly 1 million poles 2 million calls answered 10,000 square miles
4
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities What’s important to us Reliability Safety Affordability Customer service Customer satisfaction is our key to success
5
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities Rate changes 2007 adjustment due to court ruling Distribution rate increase for 2008 Cost of energy supply for 2010 Recent and upcoming changes
6
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities 2007 rate change Change effective Aug. 1 Business customers saw bills decrease (2-5%, depending on use) Residential and street light customers saw bills increase (3.8% for average residential customer) Court ruling required cost shift
7
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities Change proposed for 2008 Settlement awaiting PUC decision Residential and street light customers would see increase (4.7% for average residential customer) Businesses would see little change 1.7% overall increase sought for Jan. 1
8
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities Why the increase for 2008? Helps offset rising costs –Transformers up 80% –Cable up 25% –Health care, bucket trucks, fuel all up by double-digit percentages Enables continued investment in our electric delivery system First distribution rate increase since 2005 So we can maintain a high level of service
9
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities Distribution vs. supply Supply Many suppliers Unregulated Distribution PPL Electric Utilities Regulated
10
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities What’s next? Increase expected as generation price caps expire PPL Electric Utilities buying supply now for 2010 One-third purchased to date If remaining supply purchased at same price, average residential customer would see 34.5% increase 2010 and beyond
11
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities Why the generation price increase in 2010? Cost of fossil fuels up sharply since 2000 Compliance with new environmental regulations raises costs for suppliers Alternative energy quotas kick in Costs have risen since rate caps were set Natural gas, ▲250% Oil, ▲100% Coal, ▲55% Uranium, ▲800%
12
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities What we’re doing to help Keeping customers informed Promoting conservation, delivering tools to help customers save –www.pplelectric.com Spreading out supply purchases Investing in technology to support new rate options Increasing support for low-income assistance programs Preparing customers in advance
13
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities e-power, Energy Analyzer
14
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities BUSINESS IMPACT Eliminates costs of manual reading, special reads, installation checks Eliminates estimated bills Call Center cost reduction Improves billing efficiency Enables customer data presentment via internet Improved complaint handing performance Improved outage management processes Improved outage analysis (w/ OMS implementation) Aids customer power quality complaint resolution Enhances field engineering voltage profiling effort Advanced Metering Infrastructure SYSTEM CAPABILITY: PRESENT Capture Monthly, Daily, Hourly billing reads Two-Way Communications Captures Voltage and Momentaries New Technology
15
© 2007 PPL Electric Utilities Our focus Continuing purchases for 2010 Investing $1.4 billion in our delivery system Stepping up tree-trimming, equipment inspections Improving our ability to respond to outages Spending wisely, improving efficiency Developing new tools, programs for our customers Helping customers, improving service
Similar presentations
© 2024 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.