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Date of Data: 2002
Report Released: December 2003
Next Release Date: November 2004
Table 8.2.  Average Operating Expenses for Major U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities, 1991 through 2002
(Mills per Kilowatthour)
Plant Type 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Operation
Nuclear
8.54
8.3
8.41
8.93
9.98
11.02
9.47
9.43
9.79
10.2
10.43
10.49
Fossil Steam
2.54
2.4
2.31
2.21
2.17
2.22
2.25
2.38
2.32
2.37
2.38
2.29
Hydroelectric[1]
5.07
5.79
4.74
4.17
3.85
3.29
3.87
3.69
4.53
3.82
4.33
3.88
Gas Turbine and Small Scale[2]
2.72
3.15
4.57
5.16
3.85
4.43
5.08
3.57
4.58
6.47
10.18
9.61
Maintenance
Nuclear
5.04
5.01
4.93
5.13
5.79
6.9
5.68
5.21
5.2
5.73
5.93
5.5
Fossil Steam
2.68
2.61
2.45
2.38
2.41
2.43
2.49
2.65
2.82
2.96
2.95
2.98
Hydroelectric1
3.58
3.97
2.99
2.6
2
2.49
2.08
2.19
2.9
2.65
3.3
2.89
Gas Turbine and Small Scale2
2.38
3.33
3.5
4.8
3.43
3.43
4.98
4.28
5.39
7.52
12.15
12.93
Fuel
Nuclear
4.6
4.67
4.95
5.17
5.39
5.42
5.5
5.75
5.87
5.88
6.12
6.71
Fossil Steam
16.11
18.13
17.69
15.62
15.94
16.8
16.51
16.07
16.67
17.65
17.49
17.91
Hydroelectric1
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Gas Turbine and Small Scale2
31.82
43.56
39.19
28.72
23.02
24.94
30.58
20.83
22.19
26.39
28.59
30.96
Total
Nuclear
18.18
17.98
18.28
19.23
21.16
23.33
20.65
20.39
20.86
21.8
22.48
22.7
Fossil Steam
21.32
23.14
22.44
20.22
20.52
21.45
21.25
21.11
21.8
22.97
22.83
23.17
Hydroelectric1
8.65
9.76
7.73
6.77
5.86
5.78
5.95
5.89
7.43
6.47
7.63
6.76
Gas Turbine and Small Scale2
36.93
50.04
47.26
38.68
30.3
32.8
40.64
28.67
32.16
40.38
50.92
53.51
  [1] Conventional hydro and pumped storage.
  [2] Gas turbine, internal combustion, photovoltaic, and wind plants.
   
   Notes: Expenses are average expenses weighted by net generation.A mill is a monetary cost and billing unit equal to 1/1000 of the U.S. dollar (equivalent to 1/10 of one cent). Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
   Source: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 1, "Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others."

 

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