Table 23. Number of Consumers, Sales, and Operating Revenue for Major U.S. Publicly Owned Nongenerator Electric Utilities, 1996-2000
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Number of Consumers |
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|
|
|
|
Residential |
4,254,841 |
4,138,085 |
3,983,848 |
3,999,330 |
4,033,654 |
Commercial or Small |
647,686 |
622,963 |
605,097 |
606,702 |
559,601 |
Industrial or Large |
18,540 |
16,517 |
14,203 |
18,925 |
54,354 |
Other |
57,575 |
70,446 |
82,531 |
93,741 |
71,370 |
Total Ultimate Consumers |
4,978,642 |
4,848,011 |
4,685,679 |
4,718,698 |
4,718,979 |
Sales for the Year (megawatthours) |
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
56,315,868 |
54,011,974 |
53,309,914 |
50,740,918 |
55,134,265 |
Commercial or Small |
49,447,152 |
47,306,046 |
44,851,792 |
44,185,475 |
25,048,037 |
Industrial or Large |
50,398,780 |
47,654,189 |
46,562,405 |
44,612,430 |
62,401,787 |
Other |
3,292,278 |
3,233,547 |
3,085,737 |
3,010,311 |
2,742,886 |
Total Sales to Ultimate Consumers |
159,454,078 |
152,205,756 |
147,809,848 |
142,549,134 |
145,326,975 |
Sales for Resale |
12,394,494 |
10,959,383 |
10,824,548 |
9,484,447 |
9,079,982 |
Total Sales |
171,848,572 |
163,165,139 |
158,634,396 |
152,033,581 |
154,406,957 |
Operating Revenues for the Year (thousand dollars) |
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|
|
|
|
Residential |
3,693,514 |
3,536,307 |
3,463,024 |
3,207,300 |
3,404,361 |
Commercial or Small |
3,133,255 |
2,993,816 |
2,823,969 |
2,701,248 |
1,592,960 |
Industrial or Large |
2,282,086 |
2,168,033 |
2,111,057 |
1,975,502 |
3,005,299 |
Other |
254,114 |
242,075 |
226,356 |
215,654 |
203,477 |
Total Revenues from Sales to Ultimate Consumers |
9,362,969 |
8,940,231 |
8,624,406 |
8,099,704 |
8,206,097 |
Sales for Resale |
438,092 |
342,889 |
315,625 |
275,985 |
272,677 |
Total Revenues From Sales of Electricity |
9,801,061 |
9,283,120 |
8,940,031 |
8,375,689 |
8,478,774 |
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Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Detailed data are provided in Table 25. The number of publicly owned nongenerating electric utilities for end of period is 281 for 2000, 267 for 1999, 260 for 1998, 299 for 1997, and 284 for 1996.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Utility Report." Data are based on calendar year submissions. |