Vacant properties drag down electricity sales
An increase in vacant homes contributed to a significant slowing Progress Energy Florida's electricity sales, the company said Thursday morning as it discussed first quarter results.
The number of vacant properties increased in February and March, compared with the same months last year, the utility said. The utility defines unoccupied property as a customer using less than 200 kilowatt hours of electricity a month. The average residential customer uses nearly 1,100 kilowatt hours a month.
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-Asjylyn Loder, Times Staff Writer
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The number of vacant properties increased in February and March, compared with the same months last year, the utility said.
Good leading indicator of what is happening in the area.
Posted by: Fuzzy Bear | May 08, 2008 at 12:32 PM