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A

 
TOPIC AREA
Acid Rain U.S.; Census Division; State
Addresses of Electric Companies Company
Ancillary Services Description
Average Revenue per Kilowatthour
(same as Price; Rate)
U.S.; Census Division; State

B

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TOPIC AREA
Biomass U.S.

Blackouts

Specific area affected
Bulk Power Sales U.S.; NERC Region

C

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TOPIC AREA
California Electricity Situation  
Capability, Net Summer U.S.
Capability/Capacity U.S.; State
Capacity Factor, Nuclear Plants U.S.

Capacity Margin

U.S.; NERC Region
Capital Costs U.S.
Cars, Electric   
CO2 Emissions (Carbon Dioxide) U.S.; Census Division; State
CO2 Emissions Rates U.S.; Census Division
Coal-Fired Capability (Capacity)  
Coal-Fired Generation U.S.; Census Division; State
Coal Consumption/Use U.S.; Census Division; State
Coal Cost to Utilities U.S.; Census Division; State
Coal Stocks U.S.; Census Division
Cogeneration U.S.
Combined Cycle, Utility U.S.
Combined Cycle, Nonutility U.S.
Combined-Heat-and-Power Plants Capability U.S.
Combined-Heat-and-Power Generation U.S.
Commercial Use of Electricity U.S.; Census Division; State
Company Names & Addresses  State; Utility Company
Consumption of Coal for Generation U.S.; Census Division; State
Consumption of Natural Gas for Generation U.S.; Census Division; State
Consumption of Petroleum for Generation U.S.; Census Division; State
Cost of Electricity (Same as  Price;  Average Revenue;  Rate)  U.S.; Census Division; State
Customers U.S.; Census Division; State

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TOPIC AREA
Databases  
Demand (Sales to Consumers) U.S.
Demand-Side Management U.S.
Deregulation Status State
Distributed Generation (Forecast) U.S.
Distributed Generation Capability  (Forecast) U.S.
Disturbances Specific area affected

E

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TOPIC AREA
Electric Utility Capability/Capacity U.S.; Census Division; State
Electric Power Capability, Net Summer U.S.
Electricity Generation
(same as Production)
U.S.; Census Division; State
Electric Utility Rate
(meaning Price; Avg. Revenue)
U.S.; Census Division; State
Electric Utility Retail Sales U.S.; Census Division; State
Electric Utility Revenue U.S.; Census Division; State
Electric Utility Sales for Resale
(See also Wholesale Sales)
Electric Vehicles  

Electricity Facts

 
Electricity Losses U.S.
Electricity Outages Specific area affected
Electricity Peak Demand U.S.; NERC Region
Electricity Price
(same as Average Revenue; and Rate)
U.S.; Census Division; State
Electricity Production
(same as Generation)
U.S.; Census Division; State
Electricity Publications  
Emissions from Power Plants U.S.; State
Employees, Electric Department U.S.
Exports  

F

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TOPIC AREA
Fact Sheets  
Flue Gas Desulfurization Unit
(same as Scrubbers)
U.S.; Census Division; State
Flue Gas Particulate Collectors U.S.; Census Division; State
Forecasts, Electricity (U.S.)
Fuel Cost/Expenses/Price U.S.
Fuel Cost/Expenses/Price By Electric Utility and Plant

G

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TOPIC AREA
Gas-Fired Capacity  
Gas-Fired Generation U.S.; Census Division; State
Gas Consumption/Use U.S.; Census Division; State
Gas Cost to Utilities U.S.; Census Division; State
Gas Turbines, Utility U.S.
Gas Turbines, Nonutility U.S.
General Electricity Information  
General Information  For Kids  
Generation
(same as Production)
U.S.; Census Division; State
Geothermal U.S.
Gigawatt Definition
Gigawatthour Definition
Glossary  

H

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TOPIC AREA
Heat Rate U.S.
Heating with Electricity U.S.; Census Region; 4 Largest States
Household Use of Electricity U.S.; Census Division; State
Hydroelectric Capacity  
Hydroelectric Production U.S.; Census Division; State

I

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TOPIC AREA
Imports  
Independent Power Producers Company Names
Independent System Operator  (ISO) Region
Industrial Use of Electricity U.S.; Census Division; State
Installed Capacity  (Net Capability)  
Interruptible Load Definition
ISO  (Independent System Operator) Region

J

 

K

 

L

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TOPIC AREA
Loop Flow Definition
Losses U.S.

M

 
TOPIC AREA
Maintenance Expenses (Investor-Owned Utilities) U.S.

N

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TOPIC AREA
NERC Map
Net Capability U.S.; State
Net Generation U.S.; Census Division; State
New Capacity
U.S.; State
Noncoincidental Summer Peak Load U.S.
North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) Map
NOx Emissions (Nitrogen Oxides) U.S.; Census Division; State
Nuclear Capacity  
Nuclear Generation U.S.; Census Division; State
Number of Customers U.S.; Census Division; State

O

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TOPIC AREA
Oil-Fired Capacity  
Oil-Fired Generation  U.S.; Census Division; State
Oil Consumption/Use U.S.; Census Division; State
Oil Cost to Utilities

U.S.; Census Division; State
Oil Stocks U.S.; Census Division; State
Operating Expenses  (Investor-Owned Utilities) U.S.
Outages Specific area affected
Output  (same as Production) U.S.; Census Division; State

P

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TOPIC AREA
Peak Demand U.S.; NERC Region
Petroleum-Fired Capacity  
Petroleum-Fired Generation U.S.; Census Division; State
Petroleum Consumption/Use U.S.; Census Division; State
Petroleum Cost to Utilities U.S.; Census Division; State
Petroleum Stocks U.S.; Census Division; State
Photovoltaic U.S.

Planned Capacity

Company and Plant
Plants (Units) Retired Company and Plant
Power Marketer Retail Sales U.S.; State; Company
Power Plants, Nonutility U.S.; State; Company; Plant
Power Plants, Utility U.S.; State; Utility; Plant
Price (same as Average Revenue; and Rate) U.S.; Census Division; State
Production
(same as Generation)
U.S.; Census Division; State
Production Costs (O & M and Fuel Costs) U.S.
Publications, Electricity
Pumped-storage Plants U.S.; State
Purchases of fuel U.S.; Census Division; State

Q

 
Qualifying Facility Definition

R

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TOPIC AREA
Rate (meaning Average Revenue;  Price) U.S.; Census Division; State
Renewable Electricity Production/
Generation
U.S.
Reports (Publications), Electricity  
Residential Use of Electricity U.S.; Census Division; State
Restructuring Status State
Retail Sales U.S.; Census Division; State
Retired Plants (Units) Company and Plant
Revenue U.S.; Census Division; State

S

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TOPIC AREA
Sales To Consumers U.S.
Sales for Resale
(See also Wholesale Sales)
U.S.; NERC Region
Scrubbers
(same as Flue Gas Desulfurization Unit)
U.S.; Census Division; State
SO2 Emissions (Sulfur Dioxide) U.S.; Census Division; State
Solar Thermal U.S.
State Profiles State
Stocks of Fossil Fuels U.S.
Stranded Costs State

T

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Transmission Fact Sheet  
Transmission Line Additions  
Transmission Line Costs  
Transmission Mileage U.S.
Transmission Price (Component of End-Use Price) U.S.

U

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TOPIC AREA
Utility Names & Addresses State; Utility Company

V

 

W

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TOPIC AREA
Wholesale Prices Selected Regions
Wholesale Sales
(same as Sales for Resale)
U.S.; NERC Region
Wind U.S.

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Y

 

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