Table 9. Composite Financial Indicators for Major U.S. Publicly Owned Generator Electric Utilities, 1996-2000
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| Total Electric Utility Plant per Dollar of Revenue |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
| Current Assets to Current Liabilities |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| Total Electric Utility Plant as a Percent of Total Assets |
87.5 |
91.0 |
89.7 |
87.4 |
85.6 |
| Net Electric Utility Plant as a Percent of Total Assets |
53.0 |
54.3 |
55.4 |
55.7 |
56.3 |
| Debt as a Percent of Total Liabilities |
67.7 |
67.6 |
69.5 |
71.0 |
72.1 |
| Depreciation, Amortization and Depletion as a Percent of Total Electric Utility Plant |
39.5 |
40.3 |
38.2 |
36.3 |
34.2 |
| Electric Operation and Maintenance Expenses as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues |
67.2 |
63.8 |
64.0 |
65.1 |
63.6 |
| Electric Depreciation and Amortization as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues |
10.8 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
11.9 |
| Taxes and Tax Equivalents as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
| Interest on Long-term Debt as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues |
12.8 |
14.2 |
15.2 |
16.2 |
17.2 |
| Net Income as a Percent of Electric Utility Operating Revenues |
7.1 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
| Purchased Power Cents Per Kilowatthour |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
| Generated Cents Per Kilowatthour |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
| Total Power Supply Per Kilowatthour Sold |
2.9 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
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Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. The number of publicly owned generating electric utilities for end of period is 225 for 2000, 226 for 1999, 227 for 1998, 245 for 1997, and 231 for 1996.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-412, "Annual Report of Public Electric Utilities." Individual electric utilities report fiscal year data. Appendix B shows the fiscal year for each electric utility. |
