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| Data for
2002 (except where noted) |
U.S. Production
(Net Generation) |
3,858,452
Million Kilowatthours |
| U.S. Electric
Utility Production (Net Generation) |
2,549,457
Million Kilowatthours |
| Share (%) of
Industry Net Generation by Energy Source |
| Coal |
Nuclear |
Gas |
Hydro |
Oil |
Other |
| 50 |
20 |
18 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
|
| U.S. Consumption
(Retail Sales) |
3,462,521
Million Kilowatthours |
| Retail Prices
of Electricity Sold by Electric Utilities |
| Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
Industrial |
Other1 |
| (Cents
per Kilowatthour) |
| 7.21 |
8.46 |
7.86 |
4.88 |
6.73 |
|
| Electric Generating
Capacity |
| Total
|
Utility |
Nonutility |
| (Megawatts) |
| 905,301 |
561,074 |
344,227 |
|
| Number of
Electric Utility Plants, 2000 |
2,776 |
| Number of
Customers |
| Total |
133,363,033 |
| Residential |
116,448,459 |
| Commercial |
15,277,434 |
| Industrial |
595,319 |
| Other1 |
1,041,821 |
|
| Average Residential
Monthly Use |
907 kWh |
| Average Residential
Monthly Bill |
$76.74 |
| Largest Utility
Plants by Capacity |
| Utility |
Plant |
Type |
Mw |
| Bureau of Reclamation |
Grand
Coulee |
Hydro |
7,079 |
| Center Point Energy Houston Elec |
W A Parish |
Coal/Gas |
3,766 |
| Arizona Public Service Co |
Palo Verde |
Nuclear |
3,733 |
|
| Largest Electric
Utility Plant Net Generation (2001) |
| Utility |
Plant |
Type |
Mwh |
| Arizona Public
Service Co. |
Palo Verde |
Nuclear |
28,724,076 |
| Mississippi Power Co |
V J Daniel |
Coal |
21,535,280 |
| Florida Power Corp |
Crystal River |
Nuclear |
20,736,446 |
|
| Number of Electric
Utilities |
Publicly
Owned |
Investor
-Owned |
Cooperative |
Federal |
| 2,012 |
230 |
882 |
9 |
|
| State With
Highest Electricity Price |
Hawaii
(13.39 Cents/ Kwh) |
| State With
Lowest Electricity Price |
Kentucky
(4.26 Cents/ Kwh) |
| Electric Utility
Emissions |
Sulfur
Dioxide |
Nitrogen
Oxides |
Carbon
Dioxide |
| (Thousand Metric Tons) |
| 9,941 |
4,680 |
2,313,294 |
|
| Electric Generators
Fossil-Fuel Costs |
| Coal |
Petroleum |
Gas |
| (cents per million Btu) |
| 125.5 |
334.3 |
356 |
| ($/ton) |
($/barrel) |
($/Mcf) |
| 25.52 |
20.77 |
n/a |
|
| 1/ Includes sales for public street
and highway lighting, other sales to public authorities, sales
to railroads and railways, and interdepartmental sales. |
