| PREPARING FOR DEREGULATION |
How can you
prepare for deregulation?
Electricity consumers throughout Pennsylvania now have
the opportunity to shop for electricity suppliers. Complete these steps
before shopping for an electricity generation supplier.
- Document how much electricity you use and when you
use the electricity
- Identify your major users of electricity
- Determine how you could modify your load profile. The
more attractive your load profile is to an electricity
generation supplier, the more effectively you can negotiate with
the electricity provider in order to get a favorable rate.
- Consider the total cost of any alternate forms of energy,
including costs for installation, maintenance and operation.
- Explore options to become part of an aggregated group
for purchasing electricity.
- Study offers that "sound to good to be true"
- Steps for Residential Users
of Electricity
- Steps for Industrial and Commercial
Users of Electricity
After you have carefully documented how and when you use
electricity, then you should be able to select the most appropriate
electricity generation supplier to meet your needs.
Steps for Industrial
and Commercial Users of Electricity
- Calculate the cost of electricity as a percentage of
total production or service costs. For example, if your company is
manufacturing widgets, calculate the cost of electricity per widget
produced. If you operate a commercial venture, calculate the cost
of electricity per customer serviced and per dollar revenue generated.
If you are a farmer, calculate the cost of electricity to produce
100 pounds of milk, a dozen of eggs, one pound of meat, one flat of
bedding plants, or one bushel of fruit. After you have carefully documented
how and when you use electricity, then you will be better able to
negotiate effectively to get the best buy for electricity.
Steps for Residental
Users of Electricity
- Estimate your costs of electricity for various
residential uses, such as heating, air conditioning and water heating.
This recommendation applies to homeowners and renters as well as apartment
dwellers. Consider how you could shift tasks such as laundering and
dishwashing to off-peak hours to reduce you utility bill
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