UTILITY BENCHMARKS
AVERAGE RATE SUMMARY
HIGHEST AND LOWEST BY CUSTOMER CLASS
REGION - NORTHEAST
Annual Data Ending October 1998
Utility Average Rate Mwh Revenues
Commercial      
Lowest      
WEST PENN POWER & LIGHT CO (PA) 5.94 3,793,551 225,167
POWER AUTHORITY OF NY (NY) 6.25 111,554 6,973
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO (DC) 7.49 8,018,806 600,889
PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO (PA) 7.62 9,649,470 735,617
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO (PA) 8.04 5,847,645 470,036
Highest      
PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO (PA) 11.43 6,826,062 780,199
BANGOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC CO (ME) 11.43 514,295 58,789
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH (NH) 11.86 2,388,730 283,293
LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO (NY) 12.63 4,678,687 590,869
CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NY (NY) 12.86 24,195,971 3,111,286
Industrial      
Lowest      
POWER AUTHORITY OF NY (NY) 1.87 4,430,594 82,922
WEST PENN POWER & LIGHT CO (PA) 4.39 7,934,683 348,191
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO (DC) 4.5 255,453 11,497
NIAGARA MOHAWK (NY) 4.84 11,525,498 557,581
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO (PA) 5.35 3,456,743 184,789
Highest      
UNITED ILLUMINATING CO (CT) 8.78 1,168,013 102,553
COMMONWEALTH ELECTRIC CO (MA) 8.86 365,163 32,340
BOSTON EDISON CO (MA) 9.22 1,475,076 136,068
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH (NH) 9.66 1,849,770 178,627
CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NY (NY) 11.47 864,816 99,198
Residential      
Lowest      
WEST PENN POWER & LIGHT CO (PA) 6.97 5,588,288 389,269
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO (DC) 8.06 1,623,560 130,932
PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO (PA) 8.14 10,536,213 857,122
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO (MA) 10.1 5,887,432 594,864
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO (MA) 10.98 1,317,903 144,732
Highest      
BANGOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC CO (ME) 13.52 521,998 70,579
UNITED ILLUMINATING CO (CT) 13.53 1,953,910 264,444
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH (NH) 14.47 2,291,649 331,610
LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO (NY) 16.21 3,873,433 627,886
CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NY (NY) 16.38 11,338,725 1,857,713
Rankings derived from 150 largest utilities by MWH sales in EIA 826.
Source: Utility Query, Analysis & Reporting System, Economic Sciences Corp.
 

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