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 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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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